chapter 12 It seems I misunderstood him

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With exertion, Lachlan's face turned pale, and he coughed incessantly, unable to even catch his breath! He was expected to surrender without a fight, but instead, he grabbed Christian's hands and, through gritted teeth, said, "If I tell you, my whole family is done for." "Christian, I'll remember you." "Even if I become a ghost, I will never let you go..." Hearing this, Christian felt a bad premonition. But before he could act, it was already too late! Lachlan bit down on the poison hidden in his teeth, spreading the venom throughout his mouth! In just three seconds, his head drooped, and he had dropped dead. He held a look of unwillingness and anger in his eyes! "Thud." Christian let go, and the body collapsed to the ground. With Maryjane's support, Tut stood up, kicked Lachlan, and said with a sinister look, "He preferred to die rather than speak." "It seems that the person behind this has a tight grip on his life." "Unfortunately, we were just one step away..." "Grandpa!" Maryjane solemnly said, "No matter who it is, I will find a way to uncover them." "I won't let them go for attempting to poison you!" "That's right, we must expose the mastermind behind this and make them pay!" added Shirou. He hadn't expected Christian to be not only skilled in medicine but also in combat! Christian caught Lachlan in a flash – a real talent! Unfortunately, he wasn't one of their own, and he belonged to Maryjane. Now, with no more thoughts of holding power, he just wanted to preserve himself for future plans. But Maryjane wouldn't give him this chance, immediately turning cold and mocking, "Uncle, that's easy for you to say." "The man was brought by you. As the introducer, don't you think you owe an explanation?" "What do you mean by that, Maryjane?!" Saskia Keller protested, being unable to bear it, and scolded, "Do you think we father and daughter are the masterminds?" "We are also victims, completely unaware." "If we had known he was such a scoundrel, I would..." "Shut up!" Before she could finish, Tut interrupted sternly, "Even if you weren't behind this, you can't escape blame!" "At least, Lachlan had malicious intentions, and as members of the Keller Family, my children and grandchildren, you failed in your duties!" "Until this matter is thoroughly investigated, suspend all your duties in the Group and revoke all benefits!" "Stay at home quietly, don't even think about going anywhere!" "What?" Hearing this punishment, the father and daughter looked at each other, instinctively protesting, "No, Dad, we were deceived too." "Yes, Grandpa, you can't just listen to Maryjane's side, please give us another chance..." "If you talk back again, you will be expelled from the family, breaking all ties with the Keller Family!" Seeing that the father and daughter still wanted to argue, Tut's words silenced them! In a major family like this, what they lack the least are heirs and descendants. Today's incident was significant. If not for Christian, the Keller Family might have faced a major crisis! As the Family Head, he had to set an example and punish severely! Otherwise, wouldn't anyone dare to make a move against them in the future? "Divine Doctor West, I can't thank you enough for today!" Seeing the father and daughter dare not speak further, Tut coldly huffed, turned to Christian, and gratefully said, "If not for you, my old bones would probably have been left here, as Maryjane said, you are now a distinguished guest of the Keller Family!" "Maryjane, aren't you going to thank Divine Doctor West?" Hearing this, Christian waved his hand and said indifferently, "President Keller, you are too kind. As I said, it was a small effort, not worth mentioning." "Moreover, before coming, Miss Keller had already paid the consultation fee." Remembering the invitation to the Olson Family's investment fund, Christian felt a bitter taste in his heart. At that time, he only wanted to support Timila's rise to power, to take the Olson Family to greater heights, but who would have thought that she actually wanted to divorce him? However, the invitation had already been given before this, and now it seemed unreasonable for him to want to back out. "Divine Doctor West, your words are not quite right." Tut laughed, saying, "The previous consultation fee was for saving my life." "But now, paying a new fee is for your help in uncovering the truth, at least in finding Lachlan as the culprit." "So, it is indeed necessary to pay a new fee!" Being afraid that he would refuse, with a glance from Tut, Maryjane understood immediately and respectfully took out two items from her handbag, handing them to Christian, "Mr. West, this is the Dragon VIP Card from the Keller Family. With it, you can consume at any of the Keller Group's properties without restriction." "And this key is for the villa at 101 Green Dragon Courtyard. I will transfer the villa to your account later, and from then on, it will be your private property. Please accept it!" Looking at the Dragon VIP Card and key handed to him, Christian could only smile wryly. It was hard to refuse such generosity, and after his divorce from Timila, he indeed temporarily had no place to stay. This villa could solve his immediate problem. If he refused again, it would seem too pretentious. "Better to comply than to be overly respectful." "I shall accept them then." Christian nodded, putting the items in his pocket and instructed, "However, Old Master Keller has indeed spit out the poisoned blood." "But there are still toxins in his body, and his organs have been damaged. To fully recover, he will need medication." "I will write a prescription now, get the medicine according to it, and I will come back for a follow-up visit after it's finished." "Thank you, Divine Doctor West!" Subsequently, after writing the prescription and exchanging a few simple pleasantries, Maryjane escorted Christian out. Just then, Timila and Ludolf also drove to the hospital! Arriving at the ward, seeing the mother and daughter with bruised faces, Timila asked anxiously, "Mom, Aislin, what did the doctor say?" Seeing Timila, the mother and daughter, barely hanging on, began to cry, "Timila, you're finally here!" "Sister, look at what that trash did to Mom and me." "Not only did he beat us, but he also said he would retaliate against the Olson Family!" "This time, you must avenge us at all costs, we can't let him off lightly!" "I want him to kneel before me and admit his mistake, otherwise, even if it's not just about smashing the spirit tablet and urn..." Aislin, too agitated, almost revealed the truth. Realizing her mistake, she quickly shut her mouth. But Timila still couldn't help frowning and asked suspiciously, "Spirit tablet? Urn?" "Aislin, tell me honestly, what exactly did you and Mom do?!" Aislin didn't speak, just looked at her mother. Hortense, unapologetic, scoffed, "Just say it, what's there to be afraid of?" "It's just smashing that useless brat's dead mother's spirit tablet and urn, what of it? Compared to him beating us, this is nothing!" "Once I recover from my injuries, I'm going to dig up his mother's grave!" Hearing this, Timila was dumbfounded, never expecting things to be like this! No wonder Christian had reacted, he was driven to desperation! She knew very well what his mother's belongings meant to him. If he couldn't even protect his own mother's spirit tablet and urn, what wouldn't he be capable of doing? "It seems I misunderstood him." Timila murmured, suddenly regretting making that phone call.

chapter 12 It seems I misunderstood him

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