Free Web NovelChapter 299: Chapter 299: Installing a Puppet
Evan Vaughn staggered back two steps, disbelief and pain flashing in his eyes.
"What did you say? I don’t believe it! You must be lying to me!"
His sister hadn’t appeared in Stellerton for three years and wasn’t even willing to call him. Usually, it was Cecilia Vaughn’s friend Mona Summers who looked after him indirectly. No matter how mature Evan was, he was sure to harbor some resentment.
However, after Cecilia Vaughn was released from prison, she insisted that she was recuperating and the doctor advised against emotional stress, hence her absence. Although Evan was disappointed, he accepted this explanation.
Evan had once been curious about Cecilia Vaughn’s illness, but she merely smiled and said it was all in the past. He refrained from probing into his sister’s sad affairs, given that Tyson Law had just broken off his engagement with her at the time.
Moreover, his sister had married Adrian Law and produced a diagnostic report for depression, so Evan simply believed it and didn’t think much more.
After all, nothing is more important than his sister’s health; as long as Cecilia Vaughn is doing well, that’s all that matters.
...
But Fiona Vaughn now claimed that his sister had killed someone and been imprisoned, even having been insulted in such a manner?
For a yet underage boy of just seventeen, this is a devastating mental blow.
"You’re lying. My sister had depression at the time; that’s why she didn’t appear! Fiona Vaughn, you don’t try to deceive me!"
Evan Vaughn glared at Fiona Vaughn, his gaze like two sharp swords, aiming to see right through her.
Fiona Vaughn was unafraid, coquettishly flicking her curly hair and leaned closer to the boy in a school uniform.
"Why would I lie to you? Evan, think about it carefully, if it were just depression, would she simply not appear?"
"For three consecutive years, not only you, even Joan Sinclair, the grandmother, she never visited, not even for New Year. Do you think it normal for someone as filial as her?"
"She didn’t want to come not because she didn’t want to, but because prison restricted her freedom! That’s why she couldn’t step out, nor did she dare to call you!"
Hearing this, Evan Vaughn’s head felt dizzy, his mind went blank, and his hand involuntarily trembled.
Yes... If it was just depression, why wouldn’t his sister appear? His grandmother was old, and yet during New Year, she was alone, it was not like Cecilia Vaughn’s style.
And the more he thought about it, the more it seemed Fiona Vaughn’s words made sense...
"Is... is what you’re saying true?"
The young man’s lips moved lightly twice, sending a burning sensation from the depths of his heart.
"Why would I lie to you?"
Fiona Vaughn pretended to look at Evan with care, coaxing him gently bit by bit.
"Evan, I’m your sister too. Although I can’t compare to Cecilia Vaughn in terms of blood relation, over the years, I’ve kept all your little actions in mind."
—Indeed, the prey has taken the bait. She thought as much, Cecilia Vaughn herself knew her past was too sordid and hadn’t told her brother.
Fiona Vaughn reached out, put her arm around Evan Vaughn’s shoulder, her voice growing more gentle and considerate.
"Do you know? The reason Tyson broke off the engagement with Cecilia Vaughn was because she was fooling around with another man, oh, that was Young Master Trent, the son of the former chairman of Stellerton University. At the engagement ceremony three years ago, their affair was exposed, and Cecilia Vaughn stabbed Young Master Trent to death!"
"A woman so ruthless and promiscuous, how could she truly care for you?"
"Evan, apart from congenital heart disease, you are excellent in every way. As long as you want, team up with me and mother, together we can take back Radiant Group!"
Even though Evan Vaughn was just a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, no matter how shrewd he was, he was still immature. Moreover, his health was weak; cultivating a puppet to control Radiant Group was the most valuable point of use.
Although the will said the inheritance should be kept by Cecilia Vaughn, don’t forget Evan was also the son of Wendy Sutton and Gregory Vaughn. If Evan could stand on their side, the lawsuit would be legitimate, and lawyers would be much easier to find!
...
Evan Vaughn pressed his thin lips tightly; he felt a fire trapped in his heart, yet also a lump of ice, both cold and hot. His mind was in turmoil, utterly confused.
But the overwhelming information surged in, and Evan Vaughn only grasped the most crucial point.
"Fiona Vaughn, I don’t want to deal with Radiant Group; I only ask you to tell me, what’s the matter with my sister and that so-called Young Master Trent?"
"My sister... has she really gone to prison?"
Evan Vaughn tightly clenched his fists, his heart almost unable to breathe.
This foolish kid, why is he focusing only on Cecilia Vaughn’s trivial matters?
Seizing the family assets is the most important thing!
Fiona Vaughn’s eyes flashed with impatience; she put her arm around Evan Vaughn’s shoulder, continuing to gently persuade him.
"Evan, didn’t you understand what I just said? Cecilia Vaughn’s murdering, imprisonment, and promiscuity are all confirmed facts. If you don’t believe, go ask the warden of Stellerton’s prison!"
"Who are you calling promiscuous?"
Evan Vaughn’s body stiffened, but his spirit suddenly cleared.
His gaze intensely locked onto Fiona Vaughn, with an undeniable chill emanating from his still somewhat youthful face.
Fiona Vaughn was shaken at her core by his look, but she wasn’t so afraid of a young boy, she boldly repeated.
"Evan, I’m thinking for your sake. It’s good for everyone to see the true face of a murderer and to ally with me. A woman like Cecilia Vaughn is the modern-day Pan Jinlian!"
"I don’t allow you to speak of my sister like this!"
Evan Vaughn, forgetting Fiona Vaughn was a woman, reached out to yank her arm.
...
Just then, the ten o’clock class dismissal bell of Stellerton First High sounded.
More and more students started walking out from the school gate.
Fiona Vaughn had a brainstorm, taking advantage of the dim lighting on the street to cover her face partly with a scarf, disregarding her image and shouting loudly.
"Help! Evan Vaughn is hitting people for his murderess sister!"
"A promiscuous woman who killed her lover, Evan, why do you insist on defending her?!"
Evan Vaughn, furious, his eyes reddened, now truly angry, wanting nothing more than to punch Fiona Vaughn twice.
But as more classmates emerged, Fiona Vaughn escaped amidst the chaos, leaving those keen on drama to pull at Evan Vaughn’s arm.
"Wow, Evan Vaughn, didn’t you always say your sister was beautiful and kind, a goddess? How come she has a lover?"
"Classmate Vaughn, is your sister really a murderer?"
"Oh my, did you all see that? Evan Vaughn is hitting a woman for his sister!"
"No smoke without fire. I never thought your sister’s character would be so bad, Evan Vaughn!"
