The Return of the War Legate

Chapter 225

Harold suddenly realized that this young grandson of his was now a fully grown man.

“I’ve already lost your father. I didn’t want to lose my other two sons,” Harald answered in a trembling voice.

Adrian found Harold’s remark amusing. He got on his knees and pulled out the weeds that were growing around Henry’s grave. “You used my mother, my sister, and seven years of my life to exchange for a luxurious life for Lennard and Wilfred’s

families.

“Harold, you did well. You did very well inderd.”

“W–Will you forgive me?” Harold asked, “Adrian, Cedric, and Jacob are already injured from you beating them up. I admit that I shouldn’t have done what I did, but 1 only did it for your two uncles.

“Can we pe back to the way we were before?” Harold pleaded.

“I always thought that your father died from an illness. I only learned today that someone caused his death. If I had known, i would’ve looked into it. Rue didn’t tell me about any of this.”

Harold was still trying to defend himself.

He suddenly realized that he failed his long–dead son

Adrian stood up and looked at Harold. “What’s done is done. You don’t have to make up p excuses for yourself anymore. Ask yourself if you’re worthy of being my father’s father in his presence.

“I shall leave now. I hope that you and your family will look out for yourselves.”

Upon saying that, Adrian turned around and walked out of the graveyard,

Harold was at a loss for what to do as he lacked at Adrian’s departing silhouette. He looked toward the headstone and felt as if his son was watching him with hateful eyes.

In fact, he felt as if he could hear Henry questioning him, “I entrusted my children to you. Not only have you not taken care of them, but you also bulbed them in every way possible

“You should be ashamed of yourself, Father!

“You should be ashamed of yourself!”

It felt as if there was a raging voice verberating through his head. Harold’s lenees buckled and he collapsed to the ground as cold sweat dripped down his forehead.

While Harold was condemning hunself in the graveyard, the other Xanders were having a meeting.

Wilfred’s wife, Faye, looked at Leonard and Cecilia as she said, “Did you guys notice Father’s change in expression? Moreover,

he went out on his own

“If I’m not mistaken, he’s now at Henry’s grave.”

Cecilia said, “I think you’re right. He must ‘ve been triggered upon learning that Henry was murdered. Father was close to Henry in the past.”

“After this incident, I think Father will be overwhelmed with thoughts about how he had let down Adrian’s family. If that happens, he’ll start thinking about what he can do for Adrian’s family.

“We may lose Paraiso,” Faye said.

Leonard and Wilfred exchanged glances.

Faye made a good point. They were convinced that Harold’s conscience had been awakened by the news of Henry’s cause of death.

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I Harold were to now realize that he had mistreated Adrian’s family, it was possible that the situation within the family would change drastically.

Leonard said, “What you said is possible. Father was very fond of Henry.”

“If that’s the case, Father might pass the Xander Group and Paraiso to Adrian. If that happens, these companies won’t be ours anymore,” Cecilia said anxiously.

“The only option we have now is to make him hand over his shares and pass down the Xander Group and Paraiso separately to you and Wilfred. This way, he won’t have the right to hand over the companies to Adrian.” Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

“You’re right. This is a serious matter.”