Chapter 302 Murder Attempt
Johnathan covered his cheek and looked at his father in disbelief. His father was stern, but he would never slap him in public or scold him when outsiders were around. Yet his father slapped him before his jinxed sister and with Branden and the others around. It was strange.
Johnathan wanted to retort after he recovered from his shock, but his father scolded him before he could do SO. Korbin stared at Johnathan and cursed like Johnathan was not his son.
“You bastard! Kneel now!”
Johnathan knelt subconsciously after being slapped. Rachael got the news of Catherine visiting their place as soon as Catherine arrived.
She immediately headed back home and saw her son kneeling before everyone. She was pissed and questioned without even caring who was around. “What is going on here?”
Korbin lifted his head and looked at Rachael coldly and in displeasure. Immediately, Rachael realized something was off.
She quickly calmed down and gently said, “Hubby, what’s wrong? What did Johnny do? Why are you punishing him?
Korbin snorted and looked angry.
“Ask your son what he has done!” Rachael approached her son and held his arm as she looked at his swollen cheek, feeling sorry for him.
“Johnny, what’s wrong? Why is your father punishing you? Did you do something wrong?”
Johnathan looked at his mother in grief. He was flustered, but he was not afraid anymore since his mother was with him.
No one could bully him with his mother around. Johnathan looked at his mother, aggrieved. “Mom, I did nothing. I was at home all day. I am so lazy and don’t even like to come downstairs. What would I do?”
Rachael nodded, agreeing to that. She felt sorry for her son.
“Hubby, Johnny is right. He did not even leave the house. Could it be some misunderstanding? Maybe someone is trying to accuse our son of something he has not done.”
When Rachael spoke, she glanced at Catherine on purpose. Korbin sneered upon hearing this. Hmph, why would Mr. Duncan come here if that was the case?”
They were putting on an act and played well. Rachael looked at Branden. Deep down, she was displeased with Catherine, thinking that Catherine was only bringing trouble to the Swanns.
Although she was unhappy about it, she had to smile because she was facing Branden. She did not even care to bother about Catherine’s existence. “Mr. Duncan, maybe it’s a misunderstanding?”
Branden sat on the sofa with Catherine beside him. Feeling bored, Catherine was already playing games on her phone with her earphones on.
Hearing Rachael’s question, Branden sat upright and glanced at her. Then, he scoffed. “Looks like you don’t know your son well.”
Rachael was taken aback and only reacted after a while. She suppressed her anger and spoke, Mr. Duncan, what do you mean by that?
The next second, Branden leaned back against the sofa lazily. He gave an annoying response this time, rejecting to communicate with Rachael. With that, Paxton took over communicating with them, indicating Rachael had no right to speak to him.
Since Rachael disrespected his girlfriend, she had no right to talk to him. Paxton handed Rachael the document he had given Korbin.
“Rachael, an hour ago, Mr. Duncan was attacked. The mysterious man who attempted to murder Mr. Duncan has been arrested. They have arrested one of the masterminds, Dayton. I’m sure they will discover the rest of the culprits.
“Since the Duncans and the Swanns were family friends, and Catherine is dating Mr. Duncan, Mr. Duncan decided to pay you all a visit. However, it seems that you and Mr. Swann do not appreciate this chance.”
Rachael took a few steps back in shock when she heard what Paxton mentioned.
Murder attempt?
It was shocking news, and the person they wanted to murder was Branden.
She was dumbfounded. Johnathan reacted quickly. “I don’t know Dayton. Why would you look for the culprit here? I warn you not to accuse me of what I haven’t done. Otherwise, I’ll sue you for accusation without proof.”
He would never admit this.
It was purely an accusation. He had never wanted to murder Branden!
He wasn’t a fool!
He would never offend the Duncans!
Johnathan shouted, yet Paxton glanced at him coldly, ignoring his threat. “Mr. Johnathan, the Duncan Corporation’s legal team will await your lawyer’s letter.”
Those words were enough to shut Johnathan up. The Duncan Corporation’s legal team was famous in Casier. It would be impossible to win them in a court trial.
They would be lucky enough not to lose more. Paxton’s phone happened to ring at that moment. He chuckled upon seeing the caller ID.
Paxton was famous for his cold expression. It was creepy when he chuckled like that. After answering the call, Paxton placed his phone on the table and put the call on speaker mode.
“Mr. Duncan, we’ve uncovered new evidence in the case, and it’s a significant breakthrough. The confessed culprit, Dayton, has implicated Johnathan Swann, stating that this man instigated him.”
Johnathan panicked upon hearing his name being mentioned. “Stop talking nonsense! You are accusing me of what I haven’t done!”
Paxton hung up the call and looked at Korbin as he spoke coldly, “Mr. Swann, I think the police will be here soon. This is a murder case, and I am sure your son could explain himself since he seems to be a good talker.”
Korbin’s expression turned serious, and he knew what Paxton meant. Johnathan was involved in a murder case, which could not be dealt with by bribing the police.
Rachael was also shocked and did not expect this. The police had investigated and found out Johnathan was involved. This would be troublesome to deal with. Paxton looked at the expression on the Swann couple and told them the latest law.
“If the police have evidence about this matter, Mr. Johnathan would be sentenced to prison for ten years, and it would be worse if he were found guilty for some other thing. I am sure you understand what I mean.”
