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Josiah nodded firmly.
“I was fishing at a creek last week. I happened to see him. I was shocked! Z, Marcus really looks like
you…”
Zephyr’s expression was turning grimmer.
“But apart from your looks, there’s nothing else that’s similar between the two of you.” Josiah
continued. “I was suspicious, so I got someone to investigate. I can’t believe we found out that Marcus
didn’t die at all.
“He offended a few gangs in Jangasas after getting out of prison. He even had a finger chopped off for
not paying his debt. He was chased out of Jangasas.”
Zephyr said nothing while Fredric widened his eyes in shock.
“So…” Fredric snapped back to his senses. “Does that have something to do with Nicholas?”
“Z! Perhaps he found out from the beginning that you’re not Marcus!”
A fierce gleam flashed through Zephyr’s eyes.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThat was what he was worried about. He noticed that Nicholas was weird from the few encounters
before, so perhaps he knew something.
Josiah licked his lips and stuttered, “C-Can it be that he’s your second uncle’s subordinate?”
“We can’t rule out that possibility!” Zephyr lifted his eyes. “But there are too many suspicious factors.
We can’t just conclude this just like that.”
He recalled the last time when he went to the hot spring hotel with Cordelia. She had been startled by a
homeless person at the beach.
Now that he thought about it, that man should be Marcus!
Zephyr clenched his fists, his eyes looking ferocious. “Since he’s still alive, let’s capture him
immediately! If we let him loose on Splendor Mountain, we don’t know what troubles he might stir!”
“Yes!” Josiah nodded. “I’ve secretly contacted my family to get them to keep this a secret, but we’ll do
the best we can!”
Zephyr nodded and patted his shoulder.
After they left, he sat behind the counter alone quietly. His mind was in chaos.
He took out Marcus’ ID, staring at that face that was similar to his.
What Fredric said suddenly became clear to him.
“Z, you replaced Marcus to marry Cordelia. By law, she’s his wife, while you’re still single… Your
relationship with her isn’t protected by the law at all!”
He held tight to the ID, almost crushing the fragile card.
Cordelia was Marcus’ wife…
And that jerk was still alive!
His heart was pounding, and it was hard to breathe. He felt terrible, as if there was a rock pressing on
his chest.
…
When Nicholas arrived in Centrolis on the first plane in the morning, the sun had just risen. Yale had
sent his men to wait at the VIP exit.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHe nodded courteously, getting into the luxurious MPV that Yale had arranged for him. Soon, he arrived
at the Hamertons’ private club.
Yale was having breakfast.
Blood oozed when the fork and knife cut through the almost raw steak. His eyes lit up. He dipped his
finger in the blood immediately and sucked it.
Nicholas frowned, and a hint of disgust flashed through his face.
“Hah, come eat with me?” Yale said in a playful tone.
Nicholas rejected flatly. “Thank you, sir. I’ve eaten.”
“Let’s have a drink, then.” Yale got his man to pour him a glass of red wine. It was handed to him.
Nicholas sat across the long table. That was not what he was used to. If he was to have a discussion
with someone, he would sit somewhere that was best for talking, unlike what was happening now,
where he sat as far as possible.
Yale wiped his mouth with a napkin. He scoffed and signaled his subordinate to pass Nicholas an
envelope.
He hesitated before opening it. There were only a few photos in it.
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