Chapter 245 Adventure To The An''s Manor
Ca felt the unusual silence as soon as she stepped into the East Yard.
Nichs was there; though old, he still looked respectful and dignified. He was sitting with his back
straight and his hands on his crutches. He had a calm expression on his face. Edmund was sitting on
the chair beside Nichs looking very serious.
Marcus was sitting on the other side of Nichs.
Marcus looked desperate. He clenched his fist and cried out, "Father, Grandpa! It''s all my fault! I know
it! If I persuaded Terence not to go then this ident wouldn''t have happened.
I am responsible for this project and the ident. I didn''t know that my subordinates were smuggling
the funds. It''s all my fault! I will ept my punishment willingly! I''m his brother! I should''ve protected
him! It''s all my fault!"
Marcus banged his fist on the ground, angrily. His eyes were also full of sadness. Suddenly, he fell on
his knees in front of Nichs.
"Grandpa, it''s all my fault! I failed you! I knew Terence was a little stubborn but I didn''t expect that he
would get into an ident inside my territory. It''s all my fault. I''m willing to take the responsibility."
It seemed as if Marcus was really ming himself for not protecting his younger brother. He pretended
that he was taking all the me to himself and said sadly, "Grandpa, if you refuse to forgive me, just hit
me! I deserve as much. I will not say anything even if you decide to hit me until I die!"
Nichs closed his eyes slowly because he was unwilling to look at Marcus who was kneeling on the
ground in front of him. He had been deeply disappointed with this grandson.
Edmund felt bad because his son was kneeling on the ground so he said, "Marcus, stand up."
"It was not your fault. I also know Terence''s temper. No one could change his mind once he decided on
doing something."
When he heard Edmund''s words, Marcus stood up. He looked at Nichs who was still unwilling to
look at him and said, "Grandpa, do you still think it was my fault?"
"Grandpa, I would not do anything to harm Terence! I made a fool of myselfst time andmitted
such a terrible crime. I couldn''t possibly make the same mistake again!"
"Terence and Rhys are my bothers. Father already taught me a lesson and I would never dare forget it.
After the incidentst time, I decided to help Terence to make our home prosperous instead! I would
never do anything that stupid again!"
Edmund waved his words away and said, "It''s alright, Marcus. No one is ming you. You don''t have
to me yourself any longer!"
Meanwhile, Ca couldn''t help butugh at their conversation outside the door.
Ca finally understood why Terence allowed her toe here.
As the elder, Nichs sometimes had a really hard time saying something harsh to his grandson.
However, Ca was different.
She was Terence''s girlfriend and as his woman, she had some advantages. Even if she said some
excessive words, others would only think that she was distraught over Terence''s "death".
Moreover, Ca met with Nichs and Edmund before.
The two elders were aware of her presence.
"Grandpa Nichs, Uncle Edmund!"
Ca called the two elders and walked towards them.
Edmund frowned unconsciously when he saw Ca and asked, "Why are you here?"
"I called her here," Nichs suddenly said while opening his eyes. Then he looked at Ca and said,
"She is Terence''s girlfriend. Terence brought her to visit me before. If Terence didn''t get into that
ident, they might have gotten married by now."
"Now that Terence is gone, I think it''s only appropriate that shee here."
Marcus was stunned when he saw Ca barge into the room. He thought that he must have had met
this woman before but he couldn''t figure out where he had seen her face.
When Ca got back, she dyed her hair and changed her appearance back to what it was before.
Marcus had seen so many women before so it was only natural that he would forget Ca''s face.
"Yes, Uncle Edmund. I was here in JA City while waiting for Terence toe back but I heard that he
got into an ident. I can''t believe it so I begged Grandpa Nichs to let mee here to hear what
happened,"
Ca said while tears were falling from her eyes. She stepped towards them slowly.
"Ca, please sit down." Nichs pointed to the seat beside him.
Ca nodded her thanks and sat down next to him.
"Marcus? Marcus?" Edmund called his son loudly.
Marcus took his eyes off Ca''s face when he heard his father''s call and responded, "Father."
"Marcus, no one wanted that ident to happen but we need to face this tragedy as a family. It already
happened and we need to support each other and think of what''s best for our family''s future."
Edmund turned his eyes to Nichs and continued, "Father, the AJ Group should have a leader. We''re
old and I think that Marcus is old enough to step up. I think it''s time for us to train him to take over."
The intention in his words was clear.
The AJ Group was managed by Terence before.
Now that Terence "passed away" and Rhys only focused on women, it was only natural for Marcus to
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take the position.
Ca opened her mouth and said, "Uncle, isn''t it too early for that? Even if they informed us that
Terence got into an ident, there was no evidence that could prove that he''s already dead."
"Moreover, I don''t believe that Terence died. Maybe he got injured and was trapped somewhere?"
Ca deliberately nced at Marcus.
"Shut your mouth! This is our family''s business. You''re not qualified toment on our affairs! If you
want to listen, just sit there and listen quietly! Don''t open your mouth!"
Edmund shouted. He mmed his hand on the table and looked at Ca coldly.
Ca decided to ignore Edmund''s words. Her mission was to disturb them and get in the way of
Marcus'' n. If she kept quiet, she wouldn''t be able to achieve her mission.
"Uncle... How could you say that to me?"
She slowly lowered her head. When she looked up at them again, there were tears in her eyes and it
was pouring down heavily on her face.
"Terence is your biological son. His whereabouts are currently still unknown. We also don''t know
whether he is still alive or not. Why do you want to rece him so quickly? Terence, Terence! You
always told me that you respect your father very much. You hoped to be recognized by him. But now..."
Ca cried aggressively and it made her look soft and helpless.
Edmund turned his head away from Ca and looked elsewhere when he heard her words. He couldn''t
help but sigh deeply.
"And... Marcus!"
Ca''s tearful eyes suddenly turned to Marcus.
Ca stood up and walked quickly in front of Marcus, "Why did Terence get into that ident? Wasn''t
he in your territory? How could you let that happen to your own brother?"
"I heard that the ne crashed but why did it happen for no reason at all?"
"Why is there no life-saving equipment on the ne? I heard that all the life-saving equipment that was
retrieved from the river cannot be used. Why could none of them be used?! Why? Please give me a
proper exnation!"
"Marcus, tell me, please. Tell me what happened to Terence!"
"Why did this ident happen? Was Terence set up by other people? Was he targeted?" Tell me the
truth, please, I beg of you! Please!"
Ca shot all of her words at Marcus. Edmund was shocked at some of the questions that was asked
by Ca, as he had never heard about them at all.
Ca''s tears poured down when she was finished with her words. The pain of losing a beloved that
was deeply rooted in her heart made her grieve so much.
She was not acting at all because she had experienced that pain before she found Terence. She was
just resurfacing the feelings that was stored in her heart when she first heard of Terrence''s "death".
Marcus was stunned when he heard Ca''s words. He pushed her away from him in a hurry. There
were panic in his eyes. "How could she possibly know that?" Marcus thought.
Nichs finally spoke when he saw the panic in Marcus'' eyes.
Nichs pretended to be shocked at that discovery and looked at Ca.
"Ca, what did you just say? Are you saying that someone wanted Terence dead?"