Chapter 1568 The Truth
“I will tell you the truth! I will also pay for my mistake! But, please, I beg of you. Leave my family out of this! I’m willing to take full responsibility for everything!”
“Take full responsibility? We will have to see how many evil deeds you have done. Your life alone may not be enough to atone for all your sins!”
Desmond, with a head full of perspiration because of the pain, remained silent before saying, “My life alone is sufficient! Because I am not the one who pretended to be your daddy, defiled Steven’s wife, and hurt Steven! I was just an accomplice!”
“Who is the mastermind?”
“Mastermind? The mastermind is someone who hates Steven to the core! That’s why he made sure that Steven was tortured terribly! It is someone close to him.”
“Who is it?”
After Desmond revealed the mastermind’s identity and the reason for doing everything, he sneered, “Actually, this is an internal battle within the Maupay family. I happened to know about it and helped to gather information on Evan’s whereabouts. After much discussion, we came up with a plan to ensure a successful and convincing impersonation so that Steven will have no doubt at all. That’s about it.”
“That’s about it? What is your motive for doing that? What good does it do you to help them?”
“Motive? Back when Evan monopolized the business world of Y City, my company suffered tremendous losses. Can you blame me for it? I had hoped for nothing but bad luck for Evan! I had hoped for bad things to happen to him! When the opportunity arose, I decided to lend a helping hand as a way to vent my frustration.”
Juan felt that Desmond was telling the truth. After all, the business world was akin to a battlefield. It was not strange to have such intentions.
However…
“Since it was only an internal battle among the Maupay family, why did the mastermind only chop off Steven’s arm? Even if he had missed, he could have finished off the deed throughout these years. Why didn’t he? Or, the mastermind had purposely cut Steven’s arm off and let him live so that he would go after my daddy for revenge? Once Steven has had his revenge, the mastermind will then get rid of him, right? This way, everything that belongs to the Maupay family and the Seet family will go to him. Is he trying to kill two birds with one stone?”
“Juan, you are a smart man indeed. The hatred he has for Steven runs deep! Yet, he doesn’t want Steven dead because death will be too easy for him! That’s why he cut off his arm, defiled his wife, and threatened to annihilate his entire family so that it will be hell on earth for Steven! Once Steven has taken his revenge on the Seet family, the mastermind intends to reveal the truth to Steven. He wants Steven to know that he has been toyed with for the past decade. He wants Steven to know that the real killer has made use of him. He wants Steven to regret his actions and blame everything on himself! He wants Steven to hate himself so that he cannot die in peace! Only an act of revenge of such degree will be satisfying enough. Don’t you agree?”
“What exactly has happened that caused him to hate Steven so much?”
Juan was pretty surprised.
This is truly horrible! The mastermind is undeniably vicious! Seems to me that the internal family strife of the Maupay family is really intense.
“I have no idea about that. I only know whatever I have told you.”
Juan glared at him. “Did you only become an accomplice because of your hatred? Once his plan comes to fruition, and Seet Group collapses, do you not get a share of the acquisition?”
At the current juncture, Desmond felt that it was pointless to hide anything else.
“It’s every man for himself! Naturally, I have negotiated my piece of the pie with him. But, now that things have gone to this extent, I cannot enjoy any benefits no matter how much I get! I have told you everything I know. Juan, be a man of your word. I hope you will not make things difficult for my family!”
He struggled to finish his sentence before passing out as a result of severe blood loss.
Juan stared at him in shock. Thinking that he might be useful in the future, Juan ordered the bodyguard to send him to Caring Hospital for treatment. He then returned to the company with Davin.
