NovelApexChapter 1259: Her gaze remained steady, but a slow, dangerous smile curved her lips.
"Do you takefor a fool?" Barry's breath hitched. His eyes flickered with unease.
She leaned back slightly, her voice calm yet cutting. "Years ago, when your parents died suddenly, you were still young. You couldn't protect your enormous inheritance. In your frustration, you dragged your relatives to court, hoping to reclaim what was yours." She tilted her head. "But the law didn't see it that way, did it? The ruling was clear. You had no rightful claim. When your parents passed, their estate legally went to your grandparents, their closest living relatives. Since you were a minor, they also becyour legal guardians, responsible for managing your portion of the assets. And when they died, the inheritance naturally passed to their children." Corrine's eyes turned cold. “No matter how bitter you feel, the law is the law. You lost—not because of Jayden, but because that's how the system works. You have no one to blbut reality." Last night, after a long conversation with Jayden, Corrine realized his favoritism toward Barry stemmed from deep-seated guilt.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtJayden had always prided himself on his fairness. He never let emotions cloud his judgment. Despite his pity toward Barry, he had handled the case about his parents' estate according to law.
But seeing Barry again after so many years had passed, he felt the need to make it up to him.
Seeking revenge over past grievances was nothing new.
Yet Barry had climbed the political ladder, carving out a solid reputation. Was it really worth throwing it all away over past grudges? It was obvious-he wasn't telling the truth.
Your imagination thrives at puntBarry took off his glasses, a smirk playing on his lips. “Looks like you've put the pieces together.” "Only the ones you wantedto." Corrine met his gaze, absentmindedly twirling the voice recorder in her hand.
"So tellwho's pulling the strings? The deputy director who got relocated six months ago? Brannon Stevens, your old mentor? Or maybe someone closer, the woman you've trusted for years?" Barry's eyes widened the moment Corrine named those three people.
He feared two of them, but even more than that, he feared Corrine herself.
She was far harder to read than he had expected.
He had assumed she would be easy to handle. He couldn't have been more wrong.
"Barry, when I took you, I didn't go out of my way to keep it quiet. Yet twelve hours have passed, and no one has for you. Wh cWhat does that tell you? Are you really that clueless?" Corrine raised an eyebrow, her gaze sharp and icy.
Barry lowered his eyes, masking the unease creeping To them, already knew the hugh him Han the è answer. To them, he no longer had any value. And when that happened, there was only one outcome.
"I promise you this-tell the truth, and I'll make sure you stay alive."
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