On the other side of the line, Bailey simply could not believe what she had heard, her hands trembling.
Gage set up the car accident and wanted to take over the Langdon Group. He had been plotting in secret. Not only that, but Gage also had a pair of twins with a mistress.
In Bailey’s eyes, Gage was a fool, a loser without ambition. He went abroad every year to gamble.
Although Gage was silly, he was easy to control and obedient. Therefore, Bailey was very satisfied with Gage. As smart as Kayden was, he was manipulated too by a woman and they had an illegitimate child, who kept causing endless trouble.
It didn’t matter if a man cheated on their wife since they were born into a wealthy family. They were almost the same.
Moreover, it was not just about men. Bailey’s female friends who played cards with her often went to the club for fun. A young body was always better than a man whose body was drained because of alcohol and sex.
They lived their own lives. This was already a secret that everyone knew.
Bailey was okay with it as long as Gage did not have an illegitimate child or affect her children. That was her bottom line.
But Gage was so scheming that he got a mistress and had illegitimate twins with her.
And Bailey did not know anything about it until eighteen years later.
Bailey could not calm down and did not know what to do.
Asking Kayden for mercy would not work. Kayden had made a plan before he sent Gage to prison.
“Bailey, I’m not capable. That was the only information I could find out.”
As soon as the news came out, Gage’s family got destroyed, and the dates of Claudia and Mike also broke up with them because of this.
Bailey was anxious and angry, asking around for information, but no one was willing to help, and they all urged her to go to the police station to check it out for herself.
For the past three days, Bailey tried to call her friends but none of them answered the phone. Only Marina, who did not like her, was willing to help her inquire around.
Bailey returned to her mother’s home. Her parents and big brother wanted her to divorce Gage because Gage was implicated. Otherwise, the family would disown Bailey.
In the rich and powerful families, there was only interest, no kinship. As a middle-aged woman, Bailey thoroughly experienced the coldness and warmth of the family.
“Mom, I will go with you to see Dad. I don’t believe that he was a murderer.”
Claudia knew that Gage was not capable. But her father had accompanied her to grow up and had never put on airs.
Gage was good to her, so Claudia couldn’t believe Gage would betray her family, have illegitimate children with another woman, or be the one who killed her uncle.
Claudia did not believe it. She wanted to ask him in person.
“Alright. I’ll take you there.”
No matter what, Bailey thought that they had to give Gage a chance to explain.
If Gage didn’t commit the murder, she was willing to hire a lawyer to defend him even if it meant they would go bankrupt. They had been a couple for so many years and she could not sit there and did nothing.
The mother and daughter discussed it and agreed to visit him.
At the police station, Bailey and Claudia met Gage.
Having not seen each other for a few days, Gage had long lost his high-spirited attitude and now sat in a chair in decadence.
“Dad!”
Claudia instantly cried out.
“Claudia.”
Gage raised his head and saw Bailey, hesitated to speak.
The couple had been married for many years, and with just a glance, Bailey knew it was true that Gage had a mistress with twins.
“Claudia, wait for me outside. I need to talk to your father alone.”
Bailey calmed down and said to Claudia.
“But…”
Claudia looked reluctant as she also had something to say to her father.
“Be good. I’ll call you to get back later.”
Bailey didn’t take no for an answer. Claudia was always obedient and did not dare to refuse her mother. In the end, Claudia dawdled out.
“Bailey, I’m sorry. I’ve let down Claudia and Mike.”
Gage admitted that he had a mistress and the twins were not the outcome of an accident. He had planned to have more babies long ago.
Gage had always been ambitious about the Langdon family’s properties and wanted to have more sons, but Bailey refused to cooperate.
Mike wasn’t bad, but he was too soft-hearted. Moreover, in personality, he wasn’t like Gage at all.
In comparison, Gage taught the twins very well and sent them to the best universities abroad, spending a lot of money on educating them.
“What’s the point of apologizing now?”
Bailey smiled bitterly. She didn’t know if she was sad for herself or her children.
It turned out that her children had shared a father with the others. They were not the only people to have the so-called paternal love.
Bailey did not have much to say about Gage having a mistress because she did not like Gage much back then and felt coerced by the marriage between the two families.
“Let’s not talk about this now.”
Bailey interrupted Gage. It was too late and meaningless to apologize.
The time of the visit was limited, and she just wanted to make it short and learn about the truth.
“Did you have anything to do with Peyton’s car accident?”
Bailey stared at Gage and said, “If it had nothing to do with you, I’ll get the best lawyer to help you with the lawsuit.”
Even if it wasn’t for herself, she had to consider her children. Claudia and Mike couldn’t accept that their father was a murderer.
“Yes… I did it.”
Gage smiled bitterly. Back then, he had done it very secretly. It had been so many years and no one had detected anything about it. Gage thought that he had long been safe.
Therefore, when Kayden and Mark plotted against Ryder, Gage watched from the side, waiting for both sides to destroy each other. Then, Gage would take the opportunity to take over the Langdon Group.
Unexpectedly, when Mage was thinking about collecting the trophy, there was another big threat coming behind and destroying him.
The evidence was concrete, and it was too late to find someone to take the blame. Kayden was ruthless as expected.
Therefore, Gage was destined to be locked in this place.
“Bailey, let’s get a divorce.”
Gage understood his current situation and had consulted a lawyer. Gage would be sentenced to at least twenty years in prison. Gage could not implicate Bailey and her children.
Gage had made arrangements for the twins and their mother overseas. He would not have much money left.
Fortunately, Bailey had some investments and shares. Even if she got divorced, she would stay in the same social sphere.
“Claudia’s and Mike’s marriage were canceled because of you.”
Bailey sighed and gave Gage a meaningful look. After being married for so many years, she found that she did not understand this man at all.
“I am sorry to have hurt our children. I did not expect it would go this way.”
Gage smiled bitterly. Kayden was capable of leaving no chance for his rivals. Gage was uncertain he could get out of here alive.
“Ryder looks ruthless on the surface, but he’s actually a good person.”
Gage rarely talked about Ryder like this. Unfortunately, the two brothers were destined to become enemies for the sake of the family properties.
Now that Gage was defeated, only Ryder could compete with Mark.
“Bailey, do you think Peyton is that innocent?”
Gage snorted coldly. He had caused the death of Peyton, but Peyton was not innocent. In the past, in order to monopolize the family properties, Peyton was involved in many manipulations of accounts. It was just that Kayden did not know about it.