Vincent acknowledged her valid point and refrained from arguing.
"You're right; she's worthless. It's not worth getting involved with someone like her…" Martha held Vincent's hand and spoke softly.
"But I can't just leave like this. We went through all this trouble to bring down Lawrence and his wife. If we leave now, it means we failed." Vincent let go of her hand and looked into her eyes. "Wait a little longer. My contacts will bring back news soon."
"Okay, then. Let's wait a little longer." Martha agreed with what he was saying.
Vincent pondered for a moment and continued, "Martha, take Molly and go bother Abigail soon. I will privately make arrangements for going abroad. Even if we fail, we won't let Lawrence and his family off easily. I won't let it go, and he shouldn't think he'll have it easy either."
"We can just leave! We've come this far, so why do you still want to fight with him? He has no grudge against you. There's no need to fight to the death!" Martha genuinely believed he had become obsessed with his dignity.
"No! Before we leave, I want to deal him a heavy blow too!" Vincent said fiercely.
Martha couldn't persuade him, so she remained silent.
…
A week later, Sean returned to Capitalis.
As soon as he arrived, Josh brought Luna to L.Moon.
In the restroom of L.Moon, Josh whispered to Sean, "Vincent is secretly making arrangements to go abroad. I suspect he intends to give up on Lily."
Sean raised an eyebrow in surprise. "He doesn't even want his daughter?"
"On one hand, he's still investigating, and on the other hand, he's hoping for a turnaround. Molly Watts from the Davidson Family has been coming to our house frequently. She still hopes for a marriage alliance between the two families." Josh leaned against the sink, his face filled with seriousness.
"Even if there's a marriage alliance, it's been dragging on for so long, and even if they get married, it won't make a difference. The Davidson Family will only suffer along with them. It won't have any effect," Sean calmly stated.
After all, it was very difficult to wash away one's sins. No one knew how much dirty money he actually had.
Sean now realized that Vincent was truly pitiful. He lacked a big-picture perspective and made poor decisions, yet he still wanted to compete with Lawrence.
Even if he won this competition, so what? Who was he trying to prove himself to?
People were strange sometimes. Even though their obsession did not affect others, they still felt like the whole family was watching them. Once they messed up, they would lose their reputation within the family and feel inferior to others.
"Is Lily really here with you?" Josh couldn't help but ask.
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