Chapter 1519 The Truth
“Study these documents carefully and prepare to take over Seet Group.”
“Dad, what do you mean? These documents are for you to exchange for the antidote!”
“Silly girl, Dad was never poisoned to begin with.”
Sally froze when she heard that.
She had personally witnessed the anguished state Steven was in when the poison was in effect. His entire body trembled and his agonizing wails were as if someone was slicing his flesh.
It was because of that that Sally was willing to take the risk and get into Seet Group.
After doing so much just to get the antidote, Sally had a hard time accepting the fact that Steven was not poisoned after all.
Seeing the perplexed look on his daughter’s face, Steven explained, “Sally, you’ve never liked violence. If I had told you that we held Nicole hostage in order to obtain the treasure from Evan, and that the reason I had asked you to obtain the confidential documents of Seet Group is such that we can take over the company after we get rid of everyone in the Seet family, would you have worked so hard to complete the tasks? Your brother is right. You’re a filial daughter. You would only be willing to risk everything to succeed if my life is at stake.”
Sally was speechless when she heard that. It was only then that realization struck her.
No wonder! Even after using Nicole to exchange for half of the antidote, she still ended up back in Dad’s hands.
Sally had been wondering all along who had poisoned her dad and what kind of person the perpetrator was.
It turned out that both the antidote and perpetrator were non-existent.
Sally finally understood that Steven had been lying to her all this while. He had only pretended to be poisoned in order to make use of her to achieve his goal!
“Dad, so you don’t just want to get revenge? You are also planning to wipe out the Seet family and take over Seet Group, enjoying the fruits of their many years of labor?”
Steven laughed and replied, “You’re my daughter indeed. I shall not beat around the bush then. That’s exactly my plan. If not for Evan, I would not have lost one arm which almost cost me my life. He was also the reason for our Maupay family’s downfall! Since that’s the case, it’s perfectly reasonable for me to annihilate his family and seize everything that belongs to him!”
Sally was at a loss for words as she looked at Steven, whose eyes were bloodshot. Gripping tightly onto the edges of her clothes, she said, “Dad, there’s something I don’t understand. Over the years, you kept claiming that Evan had hurt you, but what’s his reason for doing that? I don’t think anyone would hurt someone else for no reason, right?”
“Sally, what do you mean by that?”
“I don’t mean anything. I just wanted to know the truth.”
“The truth is that Evan is just a petty and narrow-minded man who could not tolerate the presence of competitors who were stronger than Seet Group.”
“If that’s the case, why was he able to tolerate Muir family, who’s just second to Seet family, as well as the other three most prominent families? Why is it that the Maupay family was the only family he wanted to get rid of? Why was he so against you?”
“Sally, how can you say that? What is it that you’re trying to get to?”
“Dad, I just wanted to know if you had done any harm to Seet Group and had brought trouble upon yourself.”
“That’s absolute nonsense!” Steven yelled as he lifted up his hand, slapping Sally across her face.
Due to the force of the slap, Sally almost lost her balance and staggered a few steps back, half of her face numbed from the pain. After steadying herself by holding onto the table for support, she said, “Dad, this is the first time you hit me…”
“You’re my daughter. How dare you speak up for Evan? Do you really think you are Kyle’s girlfriend? That’s just your cover for you to accomplish your tasks smoothly. Are you treating Evan as your future father-in-law already? I’ll kill you if that’s what you’re thinking!” Steven bellowed, his ferocious glare fixated on Sally.
Sally simply stayed silent as she stood in a daze. Even though tears were starting to form in her eyes, the look on her face was stubborn and unyielding.
“Dad, we have to be reasonable. Even though you’re my dad, you should still tell me what happened back then. If you were the one who harmed Seet Group and Evan first, then you’re also at fault. If that’s the case, you shouldn’t continue hurting others!”
