Chapter 48 :Not taking the blame.
With that, Chasel Mills took Suzaku and left the villa.
At the Shen family estate, Mason Sims had already brought Clark Sims' body back home. The upper management of the Shen family gathered together, their faces somber.
Pearl Nguyen was holding Clark's lifeless body, crying uncontrollably. "Mason Sims, if you don't help Clark get revenge this time, I won't let you off the hook!"
Pearl's once-beautiful face was now twisted with grief and anger. This time, Mason didn't scold her. Instead, his expression was a mix of sorrow and deep gloom."Big brother, we must avenge Clark," said Graham Sims, Mason's younger brother and the vice president of the Shen Group. He gritted his teeth, his fists clenched tightly.
Yet, deep down, Graham felt a flicker of satisfaction. With Clark dead, his son might have a chance to become the rightful heir of the Shen family. He couldn't compete with Mason directly, but now, fate had presented him with an opportunity.
"We must crush Chasel Mills to ashes! Anyone who dares to touch a member of the Shen family will surely regret ever being born!"
"The authority of the Shen family cannot be challenged!""We must avenge Clark!"
The high-ranking members of the Shen family were filled with rage. In Verdant City, the Shen family held immense power, overshadowing all but a few other wealthy clans. Who would dare to provoke their authority?
Even among the major clans, after years of open and covert struggles, a balance of power had been established, leading to peaceful development with little conflict. They often even allied for greater mutual benefit.
In Verdant City, the Shen family represented unmatched authority and power, second only to the government itself.
But now, someone had dared to lay a hand ontheir heir. This was a blatant slap in the face to the Shen family.
Whether out of familial loyalty or the need to uphold the family's dignity, Chasel Mills had to be dealt with severely.
Mason Sims listened to the heated discussions, his face dark and brooding. After a long silence, he turned to the trembling housekeeper and Sebastian Sims, who were kneeling before him.
"You two, recount what happened that day again."
The housekeeper was now trembling in fear, her body shaking uncontrollably.
He quickly recounted everything that hadhappened since Sebastian Sims arrived, especially the words spoken by Clark Sims just before his death.
After the nanny finished speaking, Mason Sims turned to Sebastian Sims, who nodded in fear.
"Have we obtained the hospital surveillance footage?"
Mason took a deep breath, suppressing his anger as he looked at the others again.
"All the cameras outside Clark's room during that time were deliberately turned off," someone reported immediately.
"Big brother, since Clark said that before he died, it must be true. We need to make Chasel Mills pay, skin him alive as a tribute to Clark!"Graham Sims exclaimed, his face filled with rage.
"What about the old man?"
Mason remembered Norman Sims's warning and asked again.
"The chairman is on his way," someone replied promptly.
"Good, we'll make a decision once the old man arrives."
Mason waved his hand decisively. He was not the kind of person who acted solely on emotions; he was capable of taking over Old Master Norman's position and leading the Shen family.Even though Mason Sims was furious, wanting nothing more than to grab Chasel Mills and kill him in the most brutal way possible to avenge his son, he was, after all, a man of great ambition. Every decision he made required careful consideration. Especially after Norman Sims had specifically warned him not to go against Chasel Mills, he knew he couldn't act impulsively.
Just then, the security chief responsible for the Shen family estate rushed in, breathless.
"Mason, Chasel Mills is here."
At this announcement, the room full of Shen family elites fell silent in shock.
"What? He dares to come to the Shen family uninvited?"
"Seize him immediately and bring him here!"
"He killed Clark and still has the guts to show up? Today, we'll make sure he doesn't leave!"
Voices erupted in agreement, each one more furious than the last.
"I advise you all to think this through carefully," a calm voice interjected.
As the words hung in the air, several figures appeared before everyone.
The leader among them was none other than Chasel Mills.
"You little bastard, how dare you come here?"Pearl Nguyen nearly went insane upon seeing Chasel. "Are you all dead? Get rid of him!"
Pearl Nguyen shouted frantically at the guards and security personnel in the Shen family estate.
"Hold on!"
However, just as Pearl issued the command, Mason Sims stepped in to block her.
"Chasel Mills, how do you explain this?"
Mason was the first to step forward, facing Chasel Mills with a cold glare.
Chasel Mills, on the other hand, remained remarkably calm."This is the answer!"
As soon as Chasel finished speaking, a figure suddenly flew out, landing right in front of the Shen family members.
Sebastian Sims, who was kneeling nearby, felt his heart drop as he recognized the figure in white. His pupils constricted, and he began to tremble uncontrollably. "What do you mean by this?"
Mason sensed an unusual atmosphere and asked in a low voice.
Chasel Mills raised his hand and waved it lightly. Instantly, a man in black, who had been slightly behind Suzaku, pulled out a voice recorder from his pocket and tossed it. The recorder landed perfectly in Mason's hands.
"I fear no one's retaliation, not even the Shen family. But I will not take the blame for anyone else."
Chasel Mills spoke calmly. His tone was indifferent, yet even in the presence of a powerful figure like Mason Sims, he exuded an air of superiority that suggested Mason was beneath his notice.
Mason Sims didn't pay any attention to Chasel's disdainful tone. Instead, he turned on the voice recorder in his hand and pressed play.
Suddenly, a chilling scream pierced the air. Then, a terrified and trembling voice came through, "I confess, I confess! It was Sebastian Sims from the Shen family who hired me to kill Clark Sims. He instructed me to frame Chasel Mills first, and to leave Clark alive just long enough for him to say Chasel's name. He gave me a deposit of five hundred thousand and promised another million once the job was done!"
As the recording played, everyone from the Shen family fell silent. The atmosphere in the room turned heavy, enveloped in an eerie stillness!