Chapter 225


    Without waiting for Kingsley to ask, Mason continued, "This is your mother''s hometown, so that''s


    why your father decided to settle here."


    "There were threepanies in Cleapolis—Frost Corporation, Awakening Enterprise, and Minor


    Corporation." Mason sighed as hemented, "It''s tragic that all thesepanies have been


    swallowed up by others."


    Kingsley''s fists tightened as he asked solemnly, "Mr. Parker, do you know who killed my father?"


    Mason shook his head and began to recollect the past. "None of us saw iting back then. It


    happened all too fast. When I heard the news and rushed to Nicholson Manor, I was told that there


    was nothing but ckened traces of blood left. No bodies, and no survivors. I thought that you and


    your parents were all killed, so I went back to Awakening Enterprise and nned to halt all business


    dealings while I took revenge on behalf of your family."


    "What happened after that?" Kingsley''s eyes narrowed. "Why did you be insane?"


    "There was a traitor among us." Mason''s expression darkened and his voice was steely as he said,


    "That man said he found your parents'' bodies and lured me to a plot ofnd that was under


    development, owned by Minor Corporation. It was a deserted ce with no one around, other than


    a few workers."


    Hatred swirled in Mason''s eyes. "He acted as if he was trying to dig up the bodies, and when I


    wasn''t paying attention, he mmed the shovel on my head! He wanted to kill me!"


    "Who is he?" Kingsley asked. "Do you remember his name?"


    "Of course, I remember! I will never forget his name and his face for the rest of my life!" Mason cried


    out vengefully. "His name is Jonah Lawson! He was the general manager in charge of construction


    at Minor Corporation. Back then, I was willing to overlook his criminal record for violence and pull


    him up the ranks because of his talent! I never thought that in the end, he would betray me!"


    Kingsley''s eyes glinted dangerously once he heard the name. "I know who that is," he snarled.


    It was a guy named Lawson in charge of construction and he had a record of violence.


    Who else would it be other than the current head of the Lawson Family and the chairman of


    Codrington Construction?


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    "Mr. Parker, you might find this ironic, but do you know who''s currently in charge of constructing the


    Nicholson Family Cemetery?" Kingsley sneered. "It''s Codrington Construction!"”


    "Oh, by the way, you might not know that the general manager, Jonah Lawson, has a whole new


    identity now. He''s the chairman of Codrington Construction, one of the most distinguished men in all


    of Cleapolis." He snorted. "And because his family, the Lawsons, are known to have a close


    connection with the underworld, everyone says that the Lawsons came to power through violence


    and bloodshed!"


    Masonughed bitterly. "Violence and bloodshed, huh? I suppose it includes that shovel I took to


    the head." After mocking his own plight, he grew worried. "Kingsley, are you sure it''s fine to let them


    handle the construction of Nicholson Family Cemetery? I suspect that Jonah Lawson had a hand in


    that incident back then."


    "He probably doesn''t know about the construction of Nicholson Family Cemetery." Kingsley shook


    his head. "His son, Peter Lawson, handles thepany operations right now. Jonah''s retired."


    Kingsley smirked as he added, "Perhaps we are fated to meet as enemies. Peter and I have gotten


    into a tussle or two, and I''ve made him suffer for it."


    "Hahahahaha. You''ve inherited your father''s gall!"


    "By the way, Mr. Parker, how did you manage to survive that day?" Kingsley asked. "Since he lured


    you to a deserted location, it meant that he was hellbent on killing you. Why would he let you


    escape alive?"


    "Someone rescued me," Mason replied. "It was a lucky coincidence that one of the construction


    workers was passing by. His approach scared off Jonah and he rescued me. He patched up my


    wounds and I insisted on heading into the city myself, but I fainted before I could get to the hospital.


    I only regained my senses ten days ago…"


    Kingsley felt guilty toward Mason once he heard all this.


    Mason was a business whiz, but he was dragged into the Nicholson Family''s mess and ended up


    spending seventeen years as a homeless vagabond living in the dirty city alleyways.


    When Mason noticed Kingsley''s expression, he smiled. "Your father was the one who helped me


    achieve the status and glory I enjoyed in the past. I have nothing but gratitude for him, and I''ll


    forever be in his debt! I''m willing to spend the rest of my life in search of revenge on his behalf, even


    if it costs me my life! You don''t need to feel moved by this. It is what I should do."


    All of a sudden, a thought urred to Mason. He tried tracing his memory as he said, "I vaguely


    remember that the guy who saved me was called Joshua Johnson…"