"Justin, you still have the appetite for food? If I were you, I couldn''t even take a bite."


    Axel drank the iced water in his cup in one go, then mmed it on the table heavily. "Shannon''s case will officially go on public trial next Friday."


    Upon mentioning Shannon, who had not appeared for a long time, everyone''s expressions fell.


    "I know. I counted the days."


    Justin''s brows furrowed slightly, his voice tight and hoarse, trying to suppress the pain that felt like a blunt knife cutting into his heart. "There isn''t one day that I have forgotten how my mother died, nor have I forgotten to avenge my mother and those innocent lives taken by Shannon."


    Be''s heart skipped a beat, and her eyes shone with glistening tears. She slowly extended her warm hands under the table, holding Justin''s trembling palms tightly.Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org.


    As if he had gotten hold of the only beam of light in the night sky, Justin immediately intertwined their fingers, deeply staring into her clear eyes.


    "Tsk, I was curious and asked around about Shannon''s situation in jail a few days ago. She''s adjusted quite well inside, getting special treatment with her identity as a business tycoon''s wife. She even has followers. It seems she''s living a great life. I heard she''s getting the highest level of food and skincare products, even cigarettes."


    Ralph''s teeth clenched as he sneered. "It looks like your father has notpletely given up on Shannon, and he''s still protecting her dignity. He probably intends to bail her out."


    "Ha, food and skincare products? She can have that." Be raised an eyebrow. "Just make sure to take away her diapers."


    "Gregory is not my father." Justin''s eyes were bloodshot. "From the moment my mother took herst breath, he ceased to be my father."


    "Justin..." Be''s breath hitched in her chest.


    "These years, I only stayed at the Salvador Corporation because that was my mother''s dying wish. She hoped I would never get bullied by anyone and earn Gregory''s attention, wishing would grow up to be a sessful man and be Grandpa''s biggest pride. After that, I wanted to surpass my brother like a madman, doing everything I could to prove myself, and trying to fight for power in the Salvador Corporation. But that had nothing to do with them. I only hope to fulfill my mother''s dying wish, to be stronger, so that my mother would be proud of me."


    Justin closed his dimmed eyes, an immense pain targeting his chest like an invisible hand punching his beating, heavy heart. "But in the end, I''ve be a clown, living under the he roof as my mother''s murderer so many years and working tirelessly for that man. If it wasn''t for Be''s persistence and Linny sacrificing herself to obtain crucial information, my mother would never


    same


    for


    rest in peace."


    However, even so, Justin felt ashamed to stand before his mother''s grave as long as Shannon was still alive.


    "Justin, what do you mean by that? You aren''t thinking of giving up on the Salvador Corporation and relying on our family, right?" Axel blurted out.


    Axel sized him up, frowning. "My sister hasn''t enjoyed a single good day being with you. Do you still want her to start from scratch with you?"


    Ralph was also displeased. "Exactly. If you want to marry our sister, how can we agree to it without a billion-dor dowry? We don''t mind living in poverty, but we won''t let our sister suffer!"


    Be was speechless.


    Her brothers were expert troublemakers. She did not even need a DNA test to confirm that they were definitely Wyatt''s flesh and blood.


    Ryan patted his shoulder


    indignantly. "Justin, I know better


    than anyone else how much you suffered to be the president of Salvador Corporation. If you''re really mad, you should take thepany from your father. Why are you such a pussy? I suggest you learn from Christopher. Look at his heartless and ruthless determination! Don''t keep considering this and that. Just take everything!"


    "You haven''t experienced the struggles to survive in his family, so don''t talk as if you do." Be''s sharp gaze swept across Ryan''s face. "Did you even hear yourself? Christopher loves to prey on his brothers. Should I ask Justin to use you as practice?"


    Ryan immediately shut up, feeling a lingering fear.