At that time, they were in the Richards Manor courtyard. It could be considered a special training ground where they seldom went.
Back then, he stood outside while Hansen played with his two sons in the room. He didn't know what they were playing, but it must have been interesting.
He was curious and went to have a look, and Alvin did not stop him from doing so.
He saw the father and son trio confronting each other. Jepherson stood in front of Santiago, defending his brother. Back then, Santiago was young. He poked his head out to glance at Hansen.
The father and son faced each other for a while. Hansen called the two children over and told them something as the two children glanced at each other. Before Jepherson could speak, Santiago said, "As long as Jepherson is well, I'm willing to do anything."
Later, the two sons of the Richards family changed. The eldest son, Jepherson, became calmer and more reserved, turning into a man from a noble family in Capital City. He was well-
behaved and never got into trouble with others.
While the other sibling continued to run amok outside, causing chaos in Capital City.
Stuart did not understand the meaning of it when he was a child, but after Alvin's explanation, he understood one thing.
In a place like Capital City, it was common to see the powerful oppressing the weak, However, that was not the scariest thing that could happen. In fact, it was even more terrifying when there were conflicts between parties and feuds between affluent and powerful families.
Alvin said that if one wanted to have a stable foothold in Capital City, then one had to have certain abilities. It seemed like one had to climb up to the heavens to be able to reach the ground.
Back in the day, the Richards family was not the most powerful family in Capital City. As they continued to expand their operations in Capital City, they did not win each and every one of their matches and were just lucky. With Hansen's shrewdness, few could defeat him. Thus, the title of the wealthiest family in Capital City came to the Richards family.
However, the more powerful and influential one was, the more one was envied by others. The wealthier the family, the more they were afraid of experiencing a downfall.
If something happened, then no one would have lent a helping hand.
People were selfish. Only blood relatives would be willing to help out.
One could only yield what one sowed. Only if could one give in could one maintain peace in the world.
As the saying went, the higher one stood, the more miserable one would be if one fell.
Alvin had mentioned that it was too heavy of a burden for one person from the Richards family to bear the weight of Capital City, so they would have two members of their family dominating it.
With that, Capital City belonged to the Richards Family.
Stuart didn't understand those words at the time, but he knew that Hansen was a really terrifying man.
Stuart gradually knew what Alvin had meant. He implied that one couldn't bear the responsibility of overseeing the whole of Capital City, meaning that Jepherson couldn't withstand a stable hold of it alone, with Santiago backing him up, as one stood in the light while the other guard in the dark. Who would dare to challenge the two siblings sitting on the throne?
To put it nicely, the Richards family raised a second son, who was ignorant and incompetent, and the first one, who was a shrewd and strong young man. In other words, they raised a devil in the chaotic world who feared no one, and a dark and scheming Jepherson.
The two brothers guarded each of their territories. Who dared to provoke them if they were to join forces?
That day, Stuart understood that the Richards family wanted to dominate Capital City in its entirety. They had to keep Capital City within their grasp in the future.
Besides, Stuart had known since he was young that Jepherson's temper was worse than Santiago's. Santiago had suffered a loss since he was a child. It was late autumn when Santiago climbed over the wall to find someone to play with but was stopped by a group of people from the Moore Family when he had been outside.
He was beaten up. Truthfully, it was not serious as he only had a slap on the face. Santiago held a grudge after he returned home.
Stuart didn't notice anything serious about the wound. Santiago himself got into a fight with others and had them suffer from worse injuries.
As a result, Jepherson got dressed and left
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