Serina fell silent.
She did not know how to answer.
…
In the Crystal Palace.
Lauren, who had recovered from Rafael’s sudden appearance, was like an ant on a hot pan.
In just two days, Lauren seemed to age overnight.
Walking back and forth in the living room, Derek sat on the sofa and said nothing.
“Derek! Why did you agree? You should be on my side and identify Rafael as an impostor!” Lauren accused.
“You and I are both well aware that she is real,” Derek said as he leaned against the sofa, and his eyes were unfocused.
“So what if it’s true? Only we are from the Maynard family. As long as you and I identify her as a fake, the will in her hand will be invalid! You are so muddled!”
Lauren shouted, “What should we do now? In a few days, Ernest will become the president. What should we do?”
“Mom, Dad said in his will that he wants me to assist Ernest and appoint me as the vice president. I will do as Dad says.”
“Derek! How can you be so silly! You are the only heir of the Maynard family. Ernest is an outsider!”
“Outsider? I have never treated Ernest as an outsider.”
“Bastard!” Lauren slammed the table, “how can you think that way? The Saint Group can only be owned by you!”
“In my opinion, it’s the same for me and Ernest to inherit!”
“Nonsense! Do you think you will be fine? Look at how aggressive Ernest and his mother are. When the time comes, they will kick you out of the management. Not to mention the vice president, I’m afraid there is no place for you in the Saint Group!”
“Sister and Ernest won’t do it.”
“Derek, how did I teach you since you were young? Don’t believe anyone! Have you forgotten? If they don’t try to vie for the company, why would they suddenly appear?”
“Mom, I want to ask you, why did they suddenly appear? What happened to the car accident back then? What happened to Ernest’s car accident? Why did sister come back to life?”
Derek raised his head and looked at Lauren.
He knew that he couldn’t just listen to others’ judgment. After all, Lauren was his mother.
Lauren was stunned for a moment. She took a deep breath and said, “I did this for your sake.”
“For my sake?” Derek stood up, “You killed my best sister and brother-in-law. And you even want to kill Ernest.”
“If we don’t get rid of them, how can you own the Saint Group?” Lauren roared.
“So, you killed them.” Derek also began to roar.
“Yes! I will kill anyone who obstructs you from becoming the heir! The Saint Group must be yours!” Lauren shouted as if she had lost her mind.
Derek narrowed his eyes. At this moment, he felt that he did not know his mother at all.
He originally thought that she was only doing things a little extreme, including the matter of killing Marco, but Marco was an outsider.
As for Rafael and Ernest, they are their families!
“Is the Saint Group that important to you? I am already very rich. What can I do with more money?”
“How did you become so lacking in ambition? How did I teach you?” Lauren gritted her teeth.
“Mom, you’ve taught me since I was young that I have to be brave and fight for the first place…” Derek said as he lowered his head.
“I am the future heir of the Saint Group. No one is qualified to be my friend. As the heir of the Saint Group, I have to be an omnipotent man.”
When he was young, Derek remembered Lauren’s earnest teachings very clearly.
“So, I’ve never been your son. I’m just a puppet, a puppet to take the Saint Group, is that so?” Derek looked up at Lauren.
Lauren trembled in anger, “What nonsense are you spouting. Everything I did was for you!”
“Isn’t that so? Have you considered my feelings?”
“I have been learning all kinds of things that you asked me to learn since the beginning. Have you ever thought that I might not be willing to learn them at all?”
“Like I said, I did it for your own good!”
“For my own good? You know that my relationship with my sister is the deepest. You killed her for my own good.”
“Derek! Don’t be emotional! I told you from a young age that love is the easiest thing to restrain a person!”
Lauren pointed at Derek and roared.
“Feelings? Then what about the mother and son relationship between you and me? Is it also a fetter? If one day mother gets in my way, should I also follow your way of doing things and kill you?”
Lauren was so angry that she trembled and could not speak. She sat down on the sofa.
“I don’t know what you are thinking at all. I only know that if I have a son, I will not force him to do anything! And I will not teach him to hurt others to achieve his goal!”
“Derek! Who am I doing this for? It’s all for you!” Lauren shouted, and her sound was breaking.
“For me? You’re doing this for yourself. I never thought of becoming the heir! This is not the life I want at all! From the moment I was born, every step I took was not what I wanted!”
Derek shook his head, and his eyes were filled with tears, “You want to satisfy your own vanity! You want to be mighty, so you married my father, but you are still not satisfied. You want more, so you transfer your hope to me!”
Lauren looked at her son with her mouth wide open, as if someone had revealed her secret.
Derek closed his eyes in pain.
“Mom, because you gave birth to me and raised me, there are some things I don’t want to say anymore. In short, I have decided that the Saint Group will follow my father’s will.”
Derek stood up and walked up the stairs.
Lauren sat on the sofa, lost in thought.
What should she do now?
She couldn’t just give up like this!
What happened to Derek? Why did he suddenly become like this?
At this time, Lauren’s phone suddenly rang. She didn’t have the mood to answer the phone.
However, she glanced at the phone screen. It was Zoe calling.
She frowned and answered the call.
“I don’t have the mood to talk to you right now.”
“Ms. Yolanda, don’t hang up in such a hurry. I’ve heard about the matters of the Saint Group. Now I have a good idea to turn the tables. Are you interested?”
“Do you have any idea?”
“That’s right. Come out and have a meet.”