"What's wrong?"
Samuel became serious as he felt that Joseph was a bit strange.
"Nothing. Nothing."
Joseph shivered slightly, trying to free himself from Samuel’s hand. However, he did not succeed. He
knitted his eyebrows. It seemed that he was in a lot of pain.
Suddenly, Samuel rolled up Joseph's sleeve.
His arm was bruised. It was so severe that Samuel couldn't bear to look at it.
"Vincent! What the hell is wrong with you? It's your son!"
It had only been a while since Samuel saw Joseph last time. And now he was covered in bruises, many
of which were caused by whipping. Samuel was shocked.
The child, who was just four years old, had been tortured.
Joseph looked much healthier and his face was not pale now, but the bruises under his clothes irritated
Samuel.
He rolled up Joseph's shirt.
His belly was also black and blue. Samuel pulled Joseph aside. Then he grabbed Vincent's collar and
shouted, "He is your son, not your soldier! He was only four years old! Vincent, what were you doing
when you were four? Do you remember? You were playing in the mud! Look at the bruises. The old
days have gone. Do you still believe that beating makes a dutiful son?"
"Samuel, he is my son. Don't worry. I know how to educate him. A boy won't make progress without
punishment. Besides, I was wasting time when I was four years old, so I struggled when I grew up.
Look how successful you are. What about me? We are at the same age. What have I achieved? My
son should not be as ordinary as me. He's suffering a little now, but he'll be grateful to me when he
grows up!"
"Nonsense!"
Samuel has raised Joseph for four years and he was very affectionate to the child. It was painful for
him to see Joseph badly treated by Vincent.
"Listen, from now on, I will take care of Joseph. You can do anything you want, but you should not vent
your anger on the child. You were not educating him at all! Have he done anything wrong? Why did you
beat him so bad? Mom and Lucas had wondered why they didn't see Joseph recently. It turned out that
you had locked him up and abused him."
Vincent was a little angry.
"What do you mean by abuse? I only asked him to stand at military posture and practice horse stance.
But he failed. There are so many children in the base. All of them can do that. Why can't he? Why can’t
Vincent Green's son do that?"
Vincent pushed Samuel away.
Samuel finally knew where Vincent had taken Joseph. He stared at Vincent doubtfully.
"You took Joseph to the base? Where did those children come from? Don't you know? They are all
orphans! And the youngest one is at least ten years old, right? How old is Joseph? How old is your
son? He's only four years old!"
Samuel felt that Vincent was crazy.
What had he gone through in the past five years?
Why did the gentle and elegant Vincent become so violent?
Joseph was his own flesh and blood!
How could he do that?
Joseph was so frightened that he trembled. He was not as innocent and outgoing as before.
Samuel felt sorry for Joseph.
"Vincent, Joseph has been raised by me. You are his biological father. But if you maltreat Joseph
again, I won't forgive you."
As Samuel finished, he picked up Joseph to leave. However, Vincent coldly said, "Samuel, five years
ago, I took the woman you abandoned. Five years later, you want to take my son away from me. Do I
have to back down and hand everything you like to you?"
Samuel stopped.
"What did you say? What do you mean?"
Samuel found that Vincent had changed.
What exactly happened in the past a few days that he left? He felt that Vincent was rather distant.
Vincent stared coldly at Samuel and said word by word, "You abandoned Riley, didn't you? You married
Nicole. Riley was so heartbroken that she left Seapolis. She met me in Yunnan. I thought she liked me,
but it turned out that I was just a substitute for you. She didn't even tell me that I had got a son. Instead,
she came back to Seapolis City to find you. She had my son raised under your name for four years.
Samuel, don't you feel that I have been cuckolded? Now you are even taking my son away from me.
What else do you want?"
Samuel was shocked by what he said.
"There's nothing between me and Riley. Mind your words."
"Who knows? You are so concerned about my son. Perhaps he is your child."
"Vincent!"
Samuel was about to explode.
He put Joseph at the door and whispered, "Go find your Mommy. I have something to say to your
daddy."
Joseph was afraid of Vincent, but he held Samuel's hand and said, "Uncle, don't quarrel with my daddy.
It's all my fault. I have let him down. I didn't meet Daddy's requirements."
Looking at Joseph, Samuel felt rather uncomfortable.
"It's not your fault. Just go to your mommy. Don't worry."
As Samuel finished, he shut Joseph out of the study.
He turned around to look at Vincent and said solemnly, "You have kept these words in your heart for
five years, right? Tell me everything you want to say. I'll listen to you. I want to know what my brother
has been thinking of me all these years."
Vincent loosened his collar, as if he had been suppressed by it for a long time. Then he sat down on
the chair.
"Samuel, just don't interfere in my business, okay? Joseph is my son. I know how to educate him.
That's it."
"You know how to educate? You beat him! He’s your son. How could you bear to abuse him?"
"It's for his own good! I just don't want him to be as mediocre as me! Lucas is so outstanding. Both of
them are Greens and they are four years old. Joseph is even three months older than Lucas. What can
he do? He eats, drinks, and has fun every day. He laughs when he sees people. What else can he do?"
Samuel was puzzled by what he said.
"Why do you compare Joseph with Lucas? Joseph is an ordinary child. You can't expect him to become
a genius overnight!"
"Right. Lucas is a genius, and Joseph is a mediocrity. However, even if he is ordinary, I will make him
great with strict discipline. It's for his own sake."
Vincent was so stubborn that Samuel got angry.
"I don't want to argue with you. Just remember, your parenting method is wrong. Joseph is covered in
bruises. You are abusing him! It’s right to train the child, but you have gone too far. Anyway, from now
on, Joseph will stay at home. He won't go back to the base with you!"
Samuel turned around and left.
Vincent said coldly, "Samuel, we're not children anymore. I'm almost thirty, and you still want to make
decisions for me and even my son. Are you the only one who has a say in the Green family?"
"What did you say?"
Samuel turned around and saw the resentment in Vincent's eyes.
Hatred?
Vincent hated him?
He was astounded.
Samuel never expected his brother to hate him.
"Vincent, do you know what you're talking about?"
"I know. What about you, brother?"
"What do you mean?"
Samuel stared at Vincent as if he was a stranger.
Vincent suddenly took off his coat, rolled up his sleeves, and said coldly, "I have never defeated you
since childhood, so you feel that you are superior, right? We were born to the same parents. Why did
you get all the good genes? Why am I so ordinary? Now you've got a happy family. You have wife and
children. What about me? What do I have? Riley has died, and my son is suffering now. Shouldn't you
take the responsibility?"
"Responsibility? What responsibility should I take? Riley ate her own bitter fruit. Joseph was beaten by
you. And now you blame everything on me. Vincent, what’s wrong with you?"
Samuel couldn't understand.
Vincent sneered and said, "What? Perhaps you feel that I have changed, but it doesn't matter anymore.
Fight me. If you win, you can decide how to educate Joseph. If I defeat you, you should not interfere in
anything about Joseph anymore."
He looked at Samuel aggressively.
Samuel had never thought of fighting with Vincent one day.
It was his twin brother!
"Don't be ridiculous. I won't fight you."
Samuel felt that Vincent might have encountered something unpleasant, and he was just venting his
anger.
Just like childhood, Samuel didn't take it serious. He turned around to leave. However, he felt a fist
coming after him.
"Do you still take me as a child?"
With hostility, Vincent tried to punch Samuel.
To protect himself, Samuel had no choice but to dodge. He had no intention of fighting Vincent.
"Vincent, calm down!"
"I'm calm. I just want to have a fight with you!"
Vincent was so aggressive that Samuel could only retreat again and again.
However, Vincent had improved a lot in the past five years.
Samuel could no longer win him by defense only.
Suddenly, Vincent's fist directly hit Samuel's face.
It was a heavy punch. Samuel felt pain in his eyes. He was irritated.
It seemed that Vincent was serious, and he had made a deadly move.
Samuel's face clouded over with anger and he began to fight back.
They fought violently in the study.
Joseph heard them fighting inside, but he could not open the door. He was so worried that he almost
cried.
Then he thought of Nicole.
"Mommy, help! Daddy and Uncle are fighting!"
Joseph ran towards Nicole's bedroom. He was so anxious that he fell over and his hand bled. However,
he didn't feel any pain and immediately got up. He ran all the way to Nicole's room and knocked on the
door.
It seemed that Vincent was serious, and he had made a deadly move.
Samuel's face clouded over with anger and he began to fight back.
They fought violently in the study.
Joseph heard them fighting inside, but he could not open the door. He was so worried that he almost
cried.
Then he thought of Nicole.
“Mommy, help! Daddy and Uncle are fighting!"
Joseph ran towards Nicole's bedroom. He was so anxious that he fell over and his hand bled. However,
he didn't feel any pain and immediately got up. He ran all the way to Nicole's room and knocked on the
door.
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