This farce eventually disturbed the Hayes family patriarch, Walter Hayes, who had been resting in the back courtyard.
The Old Master was the rock of the Hayes family. Though advanced in years, his commanding presence remained undiminished.
Supported by the butler, he leaned on his dragon-headed cane and entered the banquet hall.
After he had finished reviewing all the evidence and hearing the full story of what had happened, he trembled with rage.
"Ungrateful brats! Idiots!"
He swung his cane hard, striking it fiercely across John's back.
"How dare you two team up and lie to the whole family about something this huge!"
John and Brandon knelt on the ground, trembling violently, and did not dare utter a single word.
Linda had already been revived by acupressure on her philtrum. She k
