Nicole was delighted.
Stephen was familiar with the spots that Nicole targeted and understood that Levant was simply knocked out temporarily.
However, that was still a great opportunity for Stephen to fight back.
He stepped up and glared at the men surrounding them before announcing, “Levant is dead, and I will remain the duke and the master of this house. Those who dare to come after me will share the same fate as him!” The guards bought the lie. They turned to Levant, who was lying on the floor, and began weighing their options. Compared to staying loyal to a dead man, it was much more important to save themselves.
After turning to one another, the men knelt down simultaneously and admitted defeat. “Sir Musgrave,” greeted the men.
“Leave us,” ordered Stephen. The men backed out of the study room right away.
And just like that, Levant fell into their hands.
Stephen understood that Levant owed Evan a life, but as Levant’s foster father, Stephen still wished that Evan would spare Levant’s life.
Displeasure bubbled up in Evan’s eyes.
If Evan hadn’t been alert when the plane crashed, he would have long been dead.
Being the infamously merciless Lucifer, Evan really wanted to kill Levant.
However, Evan also understood where Stephen was coming from and how the latter must be feeling at this moment.
After deliberating for some time, Evan turned to Nicole and said, “Actually, you are the one who knocked him out at the crucial moment. You should be the one to decide if we should let him go.”
Nicole struggled with that decision. She saw how sad Stephen was and sighed internally.
“He may live, but he really shouldn’t remember certain things.”
Both Levant and Evan caught Nicole’s meaning.
Greed and desire overwhelmed Levant, so it would be to his own benefit if he could forget everything. This way, he would no longer crave power and would become an ordinary man leading an ordinary life.
Stephen couldn’t speak for a moment there, but he ultimately agreed by saying, “I will send him away.”
“Yes, that’s for the best. If he remembers any of this, your position will remain threatened and he will just end up committing even more sins.”
“I know.”
Stephen took out the silver needles and used them on Levant like the professional he was.
Stephen sighed internally. Back then, I learned acupuncture because I thought I could use it to save lives. Who would’ve thought that I will end up deliberately giving someone amnesia?
Despite the situation, Stephen took comfort at the thought of Levant spending the rest of his life as an ordinary man. Giving him amnesia is equivalent to saving his souls and stopping him from committing sins again.
“It’s done.”
Nicole was Wesley’s student as well, so she could tell that Stephen didn’t cheat and that his method was accurate. She shot a look at Evan after the needles were taken out.
Evan immediately ordered, “Take him away!”
“Understood, Mr. Seet.”
Jeremy and his men took Levant away via the secret tunnel they used to get into the estate.
Stephen wanted to transfer everything to Nicole after he regained his title as duke, but Nicole rejected his offer.
“I have to hurry back to my country. My kids have all gone home and I have to deal with a lot of important issues once I get back. I honestly don’t have the time to stay here and be a duchess. Besides, I won’t be able to hold onto this title anyway. Aren’t you worried about the Musgrave family going berserk after they learn about you handing everything to me?”
Stephen turned to Evan, who had been standing aside the entire time.
Stephen was certain that the other members of the Musgrave family wouldn’t be able to riot if Evan were there to help Nicole.
“Then come back once you have settled everything on your side. Nicole, everything here belongs to you!” insisted Stephen.
Nicole frowned. She didn’t understand why Stephen was so hellbent on getting her to be the heir.
Still, she nodded to delay any plans of inheritance. She prayed that Stephen would end up choosing another, more capable member of the Musgrave family to inherit everything.
The door to the room suddenly flung open. Portia had rushed over anxiously after she heard about Levant’s demise.
“Where’s Levant? How could you kill him?” demanded Portia as soon as she barged in. She growled at Stephen with raging eyes.
“Levant had it coming. He has nobody but himself to blame!”
Stephen was fuming as well. He blamed his wife for everything because Levant wouldn’t have turned out that way if Portia hadn’t been brainwashing the boy. Levant wouldn’t have to suffer if she never spoiled him and told him that he would be the heir.
Portia kept quiet. Her eyes were as sharp and as deadly as a dagger when she asked, “Do you know who Levant really is? Do you know who you have been raising as your own son for the past twenty years?”
Curiosity donned Stephen’s face as he asked, “Who is he?”
Portia’s thin lips curved into an evil grin that got Stephen to tremble.
