Chapter 1393: Chapter 1387: The Truth + Pressuring the Quinn Family
Robert Lancaster poured himself another cup of sake, lowered his eyelids and continued, "You were still young then. We shared a room, and in the middle of the night, I was awakened by the sound of sobbing. Being curious and barefoot, I ran down the bed, following the sound of the crying... At that time, the door to Mom and Dad’s room wasn’t locked, and little me turned the doorknob and pushed it open a crack..."
"What did you see?" Evander Lancaster tightened his grip on the table corner.
"I saw..." Robert stopped after saying just three words, picked up the cup again and looked at it, the corners of his lips trying hard to smile, reflecting how a son sees his mother being bullied yet is powerless to protect her, mocking himself.
"Mom was naked on the carpet, Dad had a whip in his hand, and every time he struck, he’d say something nasty to Mom, while she, worrying about waking us two up, would..."
Robert bit his lip, his voice somewhat strained, "She bit down on her hand tightly."
"Could it be that Dad knew about Mom and Uncle, and that’s why he treated Mom like that?" Evander still refused to admit that the father he held in high esteem could be the scoundrel Mom described.
"No." Robert shook his head firmly, staring at the sake in his hand, pursing his lips.
"How do you know?" Evander still refused to believe it, his own wife and brother involved—no man can tolerate such a thing.
Robert didn’t answer, but after downing his sake, he exhaled deeply, saying, "Dad isn’t a complete man; he can’t father children."
Upon hearing this secret, Evander was shocked, the father he idolized turned out to be...
"Mom told you? Is she misleading you on purpose?"
Did she say this to cover up her affair with our uncle?
"Evander," Robert sighed, "At this point, how can you still not believe?"
Robert placed the cup on the table, looking at Evander, "At first, I didn’t believe either. Later... One day when Dad was showering, I pretended not to know and barged in. At that moment, Dad had just stood up from the bathtub, and I could see clearly."
A small one, barely different from nothing, unsure if it’s congenital or man-made, even Mom and Uncle Joseph didn’t know.
Perhaps, the entire Lancaster Family was kept in the dark because they never doubted if us brothers were really Father’s biological sons.
"So what if he can’t have children? Why did Dad force Mom to be with Uncle?"
"Ha!" With a light laugh, Robert laughed exactly like Joseph Lancaster, all Lancaster men are born with good looks, always attracting the pursuit of countless women.
In Evander’s confused gaze, Robert continued, "How naïve are you? Dad is the Family Head of the Lancaster Family. Back then, the uncle of the Quinn Family always wanted to overthrow him, but he couldn’t succeed. If he knew, wouldn’t he make a big fuss about this secret?"
"But why did he force Mom to be with Uncle rather than find other men..." Evander lowered his gaze, murmuring, unable to get over this fact.
"Silly boy, Uncle is Dad’s biological brother. Even if Mom had his child, it would be pure Lancaster Family blood." The Family Head’s eldest son is the heir apparent. How could Father allow an outsider’s child to succeed him?
So, Uncle Joseph was the best choice.
Evander unconsciously turned the cup in front of him, "Bro, don’t you blame him?"
"Blame who? Uncle or Father?" Robert retorted, then without waiting for Evander’s answer, continued, "What wrong have they committed? If blame is to be cast, we can only blame the Lancaster Family’s status not being ordinary. If they were an ordinary couple, infertility would lead to divorce. But Father can’t, for the sake of preserving his position as Family Head and the family’s enterprise, he could only do this!"
Robert sighed and also picked up the cup in front of him, turning it, "Uncle is a pitiable figure, spending his life for Mom and us, still single to this day."
He remembers once asking Joseph, "Dad, every night when it’s quiet and you can’t sleep, don’t you feel aggrieved?"
At that time, Joseph curved his lips and said, "When I can’t sleep, I think of you brothers and your mother. As long as I think of you living not far from me, I am satisfied."
"Why doesn’t he seek out someone?" Evander murmured, Robert suddenly laughed.
"Brother, Dad’s heart can only hold Mom and us two; he has no room for anyone else in it!"
Driving back to the apartment, Evander’s ears rang with these words.
Dad’s heart holds us, and has room for no one else...
He was resentful to discover that it was his biological father who has been mocked so grandly by the heavens.
...
The next day, Nathan Moore received a call from Dominic Quinn, "Director Moore, have I offended you in some way? Why did the funding for our collaboration get withdrawn?"
Nathan Moore leaned languidly in his executive chair, toes spinning on the desk, curves at his lips, laughing, "Mr. Quinn, you might want to ask your daughter about that."
"Vivian? What’s wrong with her?" Mentioning his daughter, Dominic Quinn got restless, quickly asking, nerves taut.
"Mr. Quinn, we’re all familiar here, stop pretending to be clueless!" Nathan Moore chuckled again, "My fourth brother, Evander, is the talk of the town for his affair. This isn’t the time for you to push your daughter into that situation, isn’t it a bit unethical?"
"Haha, Director Moore, so it’s about this," Dominic Quinn laughed off, then said in slight restraint, "Director Moore, as you know, Chairman Zhang has taken a liking to my daughter, I have no say in this matter."
Dominic Quinn shirked all responsibility, as if he too was forced, Nathan Moore chuckled inwardly, old fox, taking advantage and still pretending!
Since he was "helpless," then I am too—
"Mr. Quinn, Evander is my brother, we’ve been close since childhood, for over thirty years he hasn’t asked me for a favor, now he does, I also have no choice."
Dominic Quinn...
"Director Moore, you mean..."
"Isn’t it obvious? If your daughter continues down this path, the next cancelation will involve other companies!"
"Director Moore, have you thought it through? If your company unilaterally withdraws, the previous 20 million investment would..."
Dominic Quinn’s voice came from afar, leaning on the Lancaster Family seemed fearless, though he forgets, the other half of the city’s hold is with Nathan Moore.
"Ha!" Nathan Moore laughed lightly, "Mr. Quinn, my money isn’t so easy to take!" Hence, he’ll find another way to get it back!
After warning Dominic Quinn, Nathan Moore hung up with a snap, the feigned smiling expression vanished, replaced by a cold look.
Withdrawing funds was just a minor warning, if this old fox continues clinging onto the Lancaster Family’s favor, then all companies with business ties will cancel their agreements one by one... As for whether the old fox chooses to save his own company or continue holding onto the Lancaster Family’s favor, that will depend on his attitude.
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