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"P-Police? Those lowly pawns are back again?"
The days David spent in the detention center were hell for him. He never wanted to go back to those
days of eating poor food and enduring the stench. He was scared out of his wits. "Dad! Josh! You have
to stop them!"
Victor's face darkened as he paced back and forth in anxiety.
"David, don't panic."
Josh walked over and patted his trembling shoulder. "I've got people keeping a close eye on those two
girls. So far, there's been no contact with the police, indicating they don't plan to testify. As long as they
stay silent, we might be able to minimize the impact on your case.
"Tatiana's livestream yesterday gained so much attention, so the police have to at least put on a show
and investigate you. Or else it'd look like they're not doing their job. Let's go see what they want first."
The Schmidts descended the stairs. The moment they saw the newcomer, they were stunned.
In the living room stood Cyrus and two of his subordinates. His presence was imposing, exuding an air
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Victor's face turned even uglier, and he even felt a twinge of jealousy.
Winston's children were not only incredibly good-looking but also highly capable. Even the youngest
son of his second wife, Cyrus, a mere police officer, had such an outstanding presence.
Generally speaking, children would always look adorable in their parents' eyes, but when David
recalled the dirty deeds Daisy and David did, he felt enraged.
In front of Cyrus, he felt utterly ashamed that he wanted to find a place to hide.
But in comparison, Jameson was a promising son. His look, bearing, and abilities were all outstanding
— enough to rival the Taylors.
Yet, the most ironic thing was that Victor had forgotten that Jameson used to be the one he despised
the most.
When he sent Lily and Jameson to Kontina, he declared in front of the entire Schmidt family, "Consider
them dead!"
Later, due to the fervent pleading of the young Jameson on his knees, David reluctantly agreed to send
them money annually for their living expenses.
Apart from that, everything related to the Schmidt family—the family fund, power, and shares—had
nothing to do with them anymore.
And all of this began because Lily "betrayed" Victor. She was dating a lowly bodyguard and was caught
in the act.
After facing severe punishment, that bodyguard was banished overseas. But Lily, who had no defense,
suffered unbearable mistreatment. Her condition gradually worsened. Along with her son, she was
despised and expelled from the Schmidt family.
Up to this point, Victor had never envisioned that the supposedly spontaneous "caught in the act"
scenario was entirely orchestrated by Josh, and the wife he had harbored resentment toward for years
genuinely loved him.
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Furthermore, he never envisioned that the youngest son, whom he had started to trust, would come
back after all these years, not to revive their strained father-son relationship, but to seek revenge
against both him and Josh.
Jameson aimed to take possession of the Schmidt Group—the thing they cared about most—from their
hands.
Jameson stood behind them. His eyes were dark and cold as he stared at Cyrus with a sinister smirk.
Although he hated everyone in the Taylor family except Alyssa, he couldn't wait to see what surprises
Cyrus would bring to David.
"Mr. Cyrus, David's case has been closed. Why are you here today? Is our coffee better than your
station's? Doesn't Uncle Winston give you pocket money to buy coffee?" Josh mocked while squinting.
Uncle Winston?
The two police officers stared at Cyrus in astonishment.
It couldn't be Winston Taylor, could it?
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