"If you ever gamble again, I'll cut off both of your arms myself!" Henry snapped through gritted teeth.
"Why are you snapping at him? He just woke up! How could it be possible for him to lose all of that money by himself? I'm sure it was that brat, Cassandra Tate!" Olivia cried, then walked out of the room and called Cassandra over. 1
Cassandra walked into the room, took one look at Cole on the hospital bed, and hung her head in guilt. 1
"Mom... Why are you blaming Cassandra? Someone deliberately set me up last night, or I wouldn't have lost that much money!"
Cole's voice was weak, but he was more lucid now.
"It was Uncle Elliot... Nobody else could have done this! He found out that I used to date Avery Tate and hates me to death now!"
"I know it was your uncle! He doesn't care about you or your father!" Olivia cried hysterically. "There's something wrong with him. He's not normal. We shouldn't provoke him!" 3
Henry shoved his wife aside and yelled, "What are you saying in front of an outsider?! Elliot and I don't get along because of our huge age gap! If your son had a backbone, Elliot wouldn't be able to squash him like a bug! Take a look in the mirror and figure it out for
yourself! Just looking at the two of you is giving me a headache!" 4
He then turned and stormed out of the room.
Olivia burst into tears.
Cole felt like his head was about to explode.
"Don't cry, Mom! It's all my fault. I'm a useless! Why did you save me? You should have just let me die!"
"Elliot! Don't be like that... You might not be as business-minded as your uncle, but you're way better than him in my eyes!" Cassandra said as she held Cole's arm. "Focus on recovering, for now, then we will come up with a way to take our revenge on him! Once he's dead, your father won't compare you to him again! " 16
Cole suddenly calmed down.
Olivia's wailing also came to a halt.
"Cole, you've seen Avery's true colors now, right? She's on your uncle's side now, so you should let her go completely! We should get rid of both of them! Once they're dead, your uncle's fortune will be ours." 1
Cassandra was revealing her ambitious character. 2
Olivia walked over and stared coldly at her, then said," What do you bring to the table? I heard your mother took a fortune from the Tate family. Why didn't she help out with the loan sharks last night?!"
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