Ernest narrowed his eyes as he looked at Theodore like a panther ready to hunt.
He shouted, “Break through the siege!”
At the same time, he killed a bodyguard of the Turner family in front of him.
Then he walked directly towards Theodore with flaming eyes.
Theodore was in panic, “Ernest, what are you doing?”
It seemed as if Ernest wanted to kill him.
Ernest did not answer him and went forward with a big step, quickly nearing the distance between them.
Without even looking at the bodyguards who tried to stop him, he simply slashed them one by one.
He was just like a devil from the hell at this time.
Theodore was so frightened that his blanched at him in disbelief. He did not expect that Ernest would truly make a move at him under such urgent situation.
A sense of fear surged in his heart.
Finley was also completely blind to this situation. He even asked his men to help Stanford and the other two break free.
What was a favorable situation to Theodore now turned into a trap for him.
His eyes were reddened with anxiety, but he refused to change his decision. He wanted to kill Stanford using this great opportunity.
Though being well protected, Stanford was seriously wounded and could not afford any more injuries.
Even a slight accident might kill him.
If Stanford died, the situation would become easier for Theodore. And Ernest would not fight with him again because of a dead man.
However, before Stanford was taken down, Theodore’s bodyguards fell one by one on the ground.
Theodore felt a sharp dagger held against his neck.
The blood smell stimulated his nose.
He looked at Ernest in consternation and shouted at him, “Ernest, I am your grandfather!”
“Ha, is there any family love between us?” Ernest asked in reply.
He sneer, “Theodore, if I kill you now, I will be the head of the Turner family.”
Since he was the only heir, and he had support from the Second Elder, it was not impossible for him to become the next Master right after killing Theodore.
Theodore never expected that he would be so ruthless.
He got tensed up so much that he even stopped breathing.
In the decades since he took charge of the Turner family, this was the first time he had been threatened by someone like this. He even felt death approaching him.
Besides this, he also knew that Ernest would never make things difficult for the Fraser family in the future as Master.
So it would be simply impossible to get back the cure from the Fraser family.
The descendants of the Turner family would still be subject to the Fraser’s.
So he couldn’t die. Not today.
He snarled, “Ernest, what do you want from me?”
He knew he still had a chance to negotiate.
If Ernest wanted his life, he would have done it long ago. But since he chose to put a dagger on his neck, it meant that he wanted to negotiate and talk.
If the negotiation went smoothly, Theodore would live. If failed, he would die
Theodore knew it clearly in his heart.
Ernest glanced at Stanford and the other two.
Finley shouted, “Stop it, all of you!”
Only then did all the bodyguards of the Turner family looked towards Ernest’s side. And they saw their Master was being held by Ernest with a dagger.
Instantly they gasped and stopped on a dime.
The two teams of bodyguards immediately scattered around, confronting each other.
Seeing that Stanford was still standing on his feet, Ernest then looked coldly at Theodore.
“Let them go.”
Theodore frowned, feeling so unwilling to do so.
Killing Stanford was a perfect way to strike the Fraser family. And he did not want to miss this opportunity.
But faced with Ernest who dared even kill his own grandfather, he was helpless because there was no way out for him.
He said in a deep voice, “Ernest, think about it clearly. Now that the Turner family was an enemy of the Fraser family, and if you let Stanford go, his family will come at us. What you did today seriously inflicted damage on our family interests. Even if you are Young Master of the family, you will be in a difficult situation after you take charge of the family.”
The Turner family was big and had many different forces inside the family in addition to the current force.
Ernest seemed impassive.
“Let them go,” he said again.
He was so determined to do so.
Theodore gritted his teeth with hatred and waved his hand unwillingly.
“Let them go.”
He looked at Stanford with glum eyes, wanting so much to kill him right away.
The bodyguards of the Turner family stepped backwards and made way for them.
Stanford stood in the middle of the bodyguards and looked straight at Ernest.
He whispered, “Ernest, where is my sister?”
He wanted to take his sister away.
Ernest’s eyes flickered and he said, “You go first and I will take good care of Florence.”
“It’s dangerous for her to be with you,” Stanford said.
“It’s also dangerous for her to go with you,” Ernest retorted.
Stanford moved his lips but did not say anything.
Ernest was right. It was really dangerous for Florence to go with him.
Although Ernest forced Theodore to release them, Theodore won’t let go of them so easily. After they left, he would definitely send more people to go after and kill them.
By then, it would be impossible for Ernest to lend a helping hand.
Since Stanford and Collin were wounded, it was a very challenging thing for them to get put from here, not to mention that they had to bring Phoebe who was in a bad condition with them.
If Stanford insisted on taking Florence away, he might have her get hurt.
Thinking of this, Stanford had to say, “Take good care of her and I will take her away later.”
“Okay,” Ernest nodded.
With him around, he would never allow Florence to get hurt or be in danger.
Today’s incident was only an exception. He would not be fooled by Theodore again and nobody was allowed to hurt his friends in the future.
“Just go.”
Stanford instantly held Phoebe and walked ahead quickly.
Timothy followed him closely behind, holding Collin.
They were followed and protected by several bodyguards.
Theodore stared at their figures sullenly, his knuckles clacking.
As Master of the Turner family, this was the first time he failed when trying to kill someone.
Though Stanford walked out of here alive, he had to die in the future.
Ernest knew what Theodore was thinking, but he no longer paid attention to him. He simply threw the dagger on the blood-stained ground.
Theodore felt relieved instantly and stepped backwards quickly.
He looked at Ernest coldly with murderous intent.
But he knew they could not kill each other yet, at least not now.