CHAPTER 115: CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN: BROKEN ILLUSIONS (2)

Kendrick’s POV

Lauretta slowly walked over and sat on the chair opposite grandfather.

"Why would you think that I want to hurt my own son?" she asked him again but his face only grew paler by the second.

"You... You all have been scheming against me!" he growled angrily and I finally got serious.

I pulled out a few files from my drawer and handed them to him, he collected them with a hesitant expression.

"At first, I thought my mother was the evil mastermind but after thinking through everything, I realized that she was the one that actually suffered the most.

She told me everything the day I rescued her but I couldn’t bring myself to believe her as I had so much trust in you." I began as soon as he opened the first file.

"You were very smart and made sure everything was well taken care of and every trace wiped.

Every one of your moves were always deadly and you never leave a way out for your victims.."

"So you chose to believe the woman that abandoned you when you were a child rather than me that raised you?" He glared at me with so much hatred that made my heart feel like it was being squeezed by an invisible hand.

" I didn’t believe her at first but after the incident with Lydia, everything started to make sense.

Lydia was scared that you would also hurt Mira, so she told her to stay away from Lauretta, that way, everyone would think that Lauretta was the mastermind.

But her call record showed that you were the last person she called before her death, so that made me start doubting you" I replied calmly and his eyes flashed with anger.

I have gotten used to calling my mother by her name and she had no issue with it as well.

"Father, you have always underestimated me, you felt that I was weak and useless but I came back just to prove you wrong!" Lauretta yelled angrily at him.

"Keep quiet... When is it your turn to yell at me?!" he growled at her and she could only glare at him with hatred.

What a family!

I laughed inwardly as I looked at them, as they stared at each other with so much hatred and anger.

"What if I did all those things? She is still the reason that you would never be with the girl you love... I saw how much she hated you and I only went to see her to confirm that she really did not want anything to do with you ever again" he sneered at me with a mocking voice.

"At first, I also thought she was the one responsible but when you suddenly intervened and bailed her out, I became suspicious.

So I started investigating all your movements prior to the incident and I found out something quite interesting" I walked closer to him and looked him directly in the eyes.

"You were so desperate to end my relationship with Christy because you were scared that if we got married, I might go against you with the support of the Lancaster family.

So you got someone to look exactly like my mother, through plastic surgery and it was that person that pushed Christy down the stairs and killed our child" my breathing became rapid and short as I was doing my best to not hit his old face.

How can someone be so evil?!

"Plastic surgery? What nonsense are you talking about? You can’t just accuse me without evidence!" he got up furiously but I pushed him back on the chair.

"Kendrick!" Lauretta immediately panicked and called out to me.

"You can’t let him off so easily, you would only cause trouble for yourself if you kill him and that would render all of our hard work useless" she said anxiously.

I took a deep breath and looked at the wicked old man in front of me and I couldn’t recognize him at all.

He was nothing like the grandfather that I remember and it seemed like I never really knew him.

"You thought your plan was perfect but you forgot one tiny detail and that’s the fact that Lauretta doesn’t have a tattoo.

The woman you paid has one on her wrist and I noticed it after thoroughly going through my apartment surveillance record.

Lauretta was not in that vicinity at the time of the incident and she was at the beauty saloon, the saloons CCTV were enough evidence to prove her innocence.

And you had personally gone to the police station to bail her out and take her away in your car. That was another suspicious thing as you have been acting nonchalant and didn’t want to get involved in her matters." I paused to take a sip of wine to moisten my throat.

"So, you are telling me that all of you have been playing me? You and Christy are still together?!" he yelled while holding his chest and breathing heavily.

"You have your people everywhere, monitoring our every move, so we have to make you believe that your plans are working perfectly" I replied to him with a mocking smile and he calmed himself before picking up the files again.

His face kept changing as he flipped through them.

BANG!

He slammed them on the floor angrily while trying to catch his breath again.

"How dare him betray me! I gave him everything!" he yelled furiously and looked like he would pass out any moment from now.

The door opened again and his assistant walked in with a serious expression.

"Harold, haven’t I been good to you? Why would you betray me, you ungrateful wretch!" grandpa immediately walked forward and questioned him while holding his collar.

"Get away from me!" Harold shoved him angrily and I had to support him to make sure he didn’t fall.

I didn’t want to give him an easy escape, he must face everything that he has done and all the people he has hurt all these years.

"I gave you everything you ever wanted" grandpa glared at him with hatred. His voice carried a hint of hurt and it seemed like he really cared about Harold.

"No, you took everything from me! Let me remind you who I am. My name is Matthew Vanzica... Does the name ring a bell?" he asked and grandpa’s face turned white in shock.

"You ordered for my family to be killed because my father refused to sell his land to you. The land where the Black Corporation building stands belongs to my family and my father refused to sell it.

You tried to negotiate with him severally but he didn’t agree, so you ordered for him and his family to be killed to avoid future troubles.

Fortunately for me, I was out with friends that night and when I returned, my mother and younger sisters were already dead and my father was barely alive.

His last words were that you were the one responsible, so I dedicated my entire life to working hard and gained your attention.

But who would have thought that you didn’t even spare your own flesh and blood?" he laughed mockingly and the old man seemed to have recovered from his initial shock and seemed less pale.

I must admit that I have never seen someone so prideful in wickedness.

"It seems like I won’t escape this time," he suddenly laughed and I frowned in disgust.

He pushed my hands off and steadied himself, before walking back to the chair he had been initially seated.

"I have never regretted any of my actions. I do everything with the growth and prosperity of this family in mind. There is no decision I have made without ensuring that it won’t affect the Black family name.

And I don’t have many years left to live, so jail wouldn’t be such a bad place to spend the rest of my life, as I have tasted every kind of luxury that this life has to offer" he said with a triumphant smile.

"You disgust me!" Lauretta yelled angrily at him and I couldn’t hide my disgust either.

"I hope you also have the same thoughts towards your lover, Sameen, because she would definitely go to jail for her crimes" I said coldly and his face changed slightly.

"Leave innocent people out of this, they are innocent!" he said protectively while glaring at me.

" I must say that you are both a perfect couple, because she has been crying and urging the police to find her darling husband, Raymond, while she has already killed and disposed off his body.

Your son is equally vicious and helped her without batting an eye" his face froze and I saw a flash of panic before he quickly adjusted his emotions again.

This level of evilness is really scary.

"There are so many people that want to see your end, so even if we let you go, the Lancaster family won’t let you go for Lydia’s death" I said before walking towards the door.

As soon as I stepped out, I saw Mason and others waiting outside. Christy was busy consoling Mira who was crying while Raina was also sobbing in Gary’s arms.

All the acting has taken a toll on everyone, pretending for months is not an easy thing to do but it was all worth it in the end.

"You can arrest him now" I said to Mason and he gestured to his people to take action.

"Have you ever felt any fatherly love for me since I was born?" Lauretta’s sad voice came from the office.

"A daughter is useless and can’t carry on the family name, you were even more useless and weak like your mother. If I get another chance, I will definitely choose the same path!" Grandpa’s emotionless and cold voice followed.

I sighed and slowly pulled Christy into my arms.

It was finally over.