“After Noah had the accident, Joseph kept Noah near him. An investigation was done but there was no
clue. It was just that the nanny played hooky from work to go out at that time and it was not the first
time she played hooky from work. Noah had been obedient so nothing really happened. However, the
day before Noah encountered the accident, he suffered a cold fever and he felt really uncomfortable
and that was why he would have the accident.”
Kevin could remember clearly the matter that year because after knowing Joseph for long, it was the
first time he saw Joseph become so angry. After all, Noah was his biological son. Although he said he
did not care and he simply got a son for himself as a way to deal with Harrison who wanted him to
settle down and have a family, he was more anxious than anyone else if Noah really encountered an
accident.
“What happened to the nanny afterward?” Benjamin asked.
“Of course, she was sacked to go back to her hometown. After Joseph kept Noah near him, all the
maids were picked by him. If it was possible for him to bring Noah along when he went on a business
trip, he would just do so. Even if he did not bring Noah along, Viola would also go to take care of Noah
at that time. After all, she wasn’t the only woman who wanted to become Noah’s stepmother but she
was the only one who was able to approach Noah. So, she definitely dared not neglect him.”
“Not necessarily.”
Benjamin’s face was indifferent, “If Viola is only able to approach Noah after Noah encounters the
accident so that she can have the opportunity to approach Joseph, then Viola is obviously the
beneficiary of the accident.”
“Yeah, she’s the beneficiary.” Kevin did not understand the hidden meaning in his words, “Isn’t that
what I mean?”
Hayden, however, understood it.
“You mean that Noah’s accident may have something to do with Viola?”
Everyone at the table froze.
Benjamin’s face still did not show any emotion. He said unhurriedly.
“I’m just speculating. After all, in the past, Joseph was well-known for not liking women and Viola was
the only woman who occasionally appeared around him but the attitude he had towards Viola was so-
so only. But if everything is based on what she can do by making use of Noah, it makes sense.”
Hearing this statement, a chill went down their spine.
What could be done by making use of a child?
Hayden quickly thought of cases of childhood intimidation that led to mental illness.
After some children suffered severe psychological trauma when they were young, it might leave a
shadow in their life so they would refuse to communicate with others from then on…
“How can it be?” Kevin was stunned, “You guys are too focusing on conspiracy theory. Even if Viola
has a hundred guts, she won’t dare to play tricks in front of Joseph. You guys have to know that she
was still an unpopular actress who had no backup at all two years ago. She was quite satisfied with her
position at that time and this was the reason Joseph let her become his fake girlfriend to cheat
Harrison.”
“Desire is endless. She manages to have a great accomplishment like now in two years. Joseph has
given her quite a lot of assistance, right?”
Benjamin suddenly changed the subject, “Let’s eat, it’s cooked.”
“…”
After the meal, Kevin and Joseph were cleaning up the dishes in the kitchen. He asked bluntly.
“Why do you know so much?”
“Is it hard to know?” Benjamin glanced at him, “Search the Internet and you’ll know. It’s already 21st
century, bro.”
“What is your purpose for deliberately searching these things?” Kevin became even more alert.
“I want to find my memory.”
Benjamin shrugged his shoulders very relaxedly, “Maybe it’s because I’m a student of police academy
so I’m born sensitive to the things around me. I’m just chatting casually, why are you so concerned?”
Kevin frowned, “You better stop here.”
“Oh?” Benjamin looked at him curiously, “You seem to have a lot of information wrapped up in these
words.”
“No information at all. If you don’t want to get into trouble, you better don’t mention this matter again.
Do you really think that everyone else is stupid and doesn’t know anything? It’s a matter that involves
huge financial interests; it isn’t as simple as what you think.”
“…”
Benjamin raised his eyebrows with a non-committal attitude.
Of course, he knew that huge financial interests could drive people to insanity.
Kevin thought that his warning could more or less let Benjamin restrain himself but before leaving,
Benjamin told everything he said afterward to Hayden, word for word.
After closing the door, Hayden did not even know how she came back to her room. She only felt that
her mind was muddled as if a few ropes were tangled together and could not be untied.
So, what Kevin’s words meant was that Joseph actually knew what happened that year?
But, why did he keep acting as if he did not know and kept saying that Noah could not talk because he
had a high fever due to the reason that the nanny did not take good care of him?
To have financial interests, could a person really use his or her child as a bait and bargaining chip?
Benjamin’s words kept lingering in her ears.
“Shortly after Noah had an accident two years ago, Joseph’s cousin handed over the position of chief
financial officer of the ST Group. Even the shares owned by him were all taken back by Harrison using
a legal way and he was struck-off from the board of directors. The only rival in the Beckham family who
was eligible to compete with Joseph just left like this. This enabled Joseph to safely remain in his
position as the CEO of the ST Group.”
Up to the current generation of the Beckham family, Joseph was indeed the only son but there were
many cousins of the side branches. In the past, many of these people were either on the list of board of
directors of the ST Group or holding important positions in various departments.
Back then, Harrison did say that if Joseph did not get married, he would not give him the right to inherit.
In order to get the right to inherit, he was even able to something like finding a surrogate mother to give
birth to a son for him. At that time, Noah was just a little life that he did not really care about.
The more Hayden thought about it, the more she felt a chill went down her spine. She did not dare to
look deeper into it.
Perhaps everything was just because she had overthought.
…
Late at night, in an out-of-the-way jazz bar, the voices of people chattering in the booth were mixed with
the slow-rocking music. A slender woman walked past the public area and went directly to the box on
the second floor. When she pushed the door, her face under the sunglasses obviously tightened
slightly.
In the box, there was only one young man sitting by the window while watching the jazz performance
downstairs. A glass of whiskey was being placed on the table with an industrial design style.
Seeing his side face, Viola held her handbag tightly and walked over.
“You’re Lachlan?”
“Since you’re already here, why do you still ask despite knowing the answer?” Lachlan glanced at her
contemptuously, “Have a seat, take it easy. Even if I want to charge you with attempted murder, I don’t
need to do so now as I still have a lot of time.”
Viola’s face turned pale. She looked around in panic and lowered her voice, “I’ve already said that I can
give you whatever amount of money that you want. Let the matter drop.”
“I do like money but this time, I want to play a different way.” Lachlan curled his lips and there was a
trace of coldness in his eyes, “I want to get back what belongs to me. If you help me, I’ll just pretend
that the matters before in which you harmed me and the life you killed never happened.”
“What do you want me to help you with?”
“Joseph’s son is really an eyesore to me. You help me to get rid of him.”
Viola’s face changed, “You want me to kill someone?”
“What’s the problem, you’ve done it before anyway.” Lachlan coldly glanced at her.
Viola shivered violently.
“Aren’t you always thinking to be the young female owner of the Beckham family? Get rid of that little
kid who is in the way then you’ll have a chance. It’s just nice that I’m holding a grudge against Joseph
too, just as simple as that.”
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