Owen let out a bitter laugh. He then shook his head repeatedly.
He did not deny Ralph’s words. Instead, he regretted the three years he had spent serving Christopher without question. He felt a deep sense of remorse, realizing just how unworthy it all had been.
At that moment, overwhelming regret consumed him.
It was not for the mistakes that had cost him the honors he had worked a lifetime to gain. He was devastated that a man who once lived with integrity and honor had become a mere pawn of the devil in his later years.
“Do you have anything else to confess besides what we found in your home?” Ralph asked directly.
“Yes.”
Owen lowered his gaze. “I was also involved in Aaron Larson’s case. Christopher directed me from behind.”
Ralph’s eyes widened in shock. “You killed Aaron Larson? Didn’t he die from a suicide?”
“It was a suicide. But Christopher drove him to it. He even forged a suicide note and sent a lawyer to deliver it to Aaron, who carried it with him after that. After Aaron’s death, I abused my power to ensure the police quickly closed the case as a suicide.”
Ralph shook his head, still perplexed.
“Aaron Larson was the heir to the Larson family’s businesses. How could he have been so easily manipulated by you all?"
“Because Christopher had a deadly piece of leverage over him.”
Owen’s eyelids twitched as he explained, “Aaron was a key partner for Christopher in Savrow. Christopher deceived Aaron into believing he was trafficking a new, highly profitable soft drug. Christopher initially presented this as an opportunity to lure Aaron into the trap. However, Aaron didn’t realize he was merely assisting Christopher in conducting live human experiments for the drug. Christopher never intended to profit from it. He only wanted to achieve his goals. The conditions he offered were so tempting that Aaron took the risk and partnered with him.”
Since the Larsons were related to Mila, who had now taken full control of the Larson family’s business, Ralph was naturally more concerned about this matter.
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