Marcus was speechless. He looked at the man on the bed and did not know what to say.
However, the man on the bed smiled in relief. "I am already very satisfied. I am dying soon, and my only father, my only loved one in this world who is the best to me, is finally willing to speak to me and forgive me. I am already very grateful. Dad, I kept feeling that this matter is not that simple. You guys... you guys certainly have to be extra careful. Dad, I... I'll be taking my leave now... I'm leaving..."
Upon saying those words, the man suddenly was not able to breathe. His arm that was raised suddenly dropped down.
Vincent was speechless. After a long while, he suddenly burst out crying. "Son..."
After all, the man was a child Vincent had raised for a couple of years. He had also truly taken this child as his own. So many years had passed. Vincent had never expected that the child would die right before his eyes. How could this not be a huge blow to Vincent?
Vicent leaned on the bed and cried miserably. However, he also knew that at that moment, no matter how much he cried, it would not help the case anymore. At that moment, the most urgent thing was to take care of the funeral arrangement for this adopted son of his. Vincent personally selected the burial place for the deceased. He personally watched the people from the crematorium sort out the remains and watched him being pushed into the cremation chamber.
After his "illegitimate son" was buried, which was just three days later, Vincent was completely out of shape and lost a lot of weight. During that period, Yvonne and Marcus had been accompanying Vincent and his wife. It was after the entire matter was over that Vincent and Yvonne returned to the Shaw Residence.
"It’s no longer possible even if the three of you want to stay in the country and South City! I will buy your tickets for you to go back abroad. This is the only way I can save your lives. If you insist on staying in the country, I can't be sure what other troubles you can come up with. If you make another move again, Sebastian alone could get rid of all of you until there is not even a single trace of you left!"
The three brothers hung their heads with immense shame and were unable to utter a single word. Eva was still looking at Marcus eagerly. At that moment, Eva still thought that she could be the Shaw family's young lady. She called out. "My dear brother..."
"I'm sorry!" Marcus, however, looked at Eva coldly. "I am not your brother. I am Shaw and you are Yerbury. We don't share the same last name, much less any blood relations at all. How could I be your brother? Miss Yerbury, please don't address me in such a nonsense manner!"
"My brother... Mar... Master Marcus.." Eva said.
"Miss Yerbury, if we were to say that my grandparents owed it to your grandfather, that's also the matter between them. The people of that generation had long been buried. Even my grandfather, who had lived the longest, has already passed away.
Therefore, the Shaw family no longer needs to repay any of the kindness anymore. Even if we wanted to repay your grandfather's kindness, we had already done that with our methods for so many years in the past. Miss Yerbury, both of our families no longer have anything to do with each other anymore in the future. As for whether you are to return abroad or continue staying in the country, that is no longer something the Shaw family and I need to consider. If you want to go abroad, buy your own ticket. If you wish to stay in the country and in South City, please leave the Shaw family!"
Eva was so shocked that she instantly feared up. Where could she go if she were to leave the Shaw family? She had never been well-behaved when she was abroad and had only studied at a diploma mill. If she was not able to rely on the Shaw family within the country, she may not even be able to support herself.
"Marcus... I-I can forgo marriage. I... I just want to be by your side..." Eva cried.
Yvonne was so angry that she laughed. " Eva Yerbury! Could it be that you want to be my husband's mistress?"
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