Grace was thoroughly despaired. However, Grace felt like a warm bowl of soup had been poured into her chest when she heard someone address her as their ' dear girl’. At the same, her tears rolled down her face like a string of pearls.
"Dear girl, dear girl, don't cry, what's wrong, what happened, tell me." The middle-aged man’s tone turned even more gentle.
Her voice hoarse from her tears, she asked, "Can I ask, who are you?"
She had never seen this middle-aged man on the island before. She could feel he was not any ordinary old man. He exuded an aura of absolute dominance between his eyes, like a warrior who returned from battle.
Her guess was accurate. The man she encountered was Old Master Shaw in his prime. Old Master Shaw was in his early 50s back then.
The Shaw family and the Ford family were old family friends. The Fords were businessmen, while the Shaws were military men. Although the two families did not have any business ties, the close relationship between them had been maintained for more than a century.
All the way till Old Master Shaw’s generation. The
Ford family developed the island and lined their pockets well. They then parted ways with the Payne family they practically raised. To ensure the Ford family’s wealth and properties could be successfully transferred to South City, they even called Old Master Shaw, who was in his prime, over to the island for help.
The old man's arrival ensured the island was safely under the control of the Ford family and the Shaw family.
The Payne family did not even dare utter a single word in protest back then.
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