‘What?’ Brangelina was a little taken aback.
Even Blanca, who was standing nearby, turned her head to look at her. What did she mean by that?
‘If the Folsom family hadn’t suffered a massacre, the Folsom family wouldn’t have been so paranoid as to embark on a path of revenge for generations. You and the Fourth Master of the Gustin family’s villa wouldn’t have had such an entanglement, and he wouldn’t have had to die…’
Paige was eager to give Brangelina a reason to live, so she spoke without regard for logic, blaming everything on the massacre a hundred years ago.
On hearing this, Brangelina said bitterly, ‘Do you think your grandfather and I didn’t want to find out the truth? It’s just that we couldn’t find out, otherwise, how could the Folsom family have been so paranoid as to want to provoke another battle between the wealthy families a hundred years ago?’
Fortunately, all this extremism ended with the mistakes of their generation and Jasper’s death.
‘This massacre has always been on the minds of every member of the Folsom family,’
Blanca also spoke up, ‘but our grandfather was the only one who witnessed it. He was young at the time and has been on the move ever since, so even he couldn’t recognise his enemies, so how would we know?’
But we know that they came from various families.
‘What couldn’t be found before may not be impossible to find now.’
Paige stood up from the bench and looked at the two of them, saying, ‘The situation in Country A has changed a lot. The old tycoons who were once at the peak of their power have all fallen. If we interrogate them again, we might be able to find out something.’
‘…’
Brangelina and Blanca listened in silence, lost in thought.
‘Also, I now have the Lautners family’s intelligence organisation in my hands, and Kevin is going to destroy some of the old intelligence. I think there might be something you want in there too,’ Paige said.
In fact, she didn’t know if there was such a part in the old intelligence of the Lautners family. She just wanted to… provoke Brangelina to want to live, even a little, just a little.
Sure enough, Brangelina’s face changed when she heard this, and she looked at her incredulously, ‘You have the Lautners family’s intelligence organisation in your hands?’
You know, the Folsom family also thought about investigating before seeking revenge, but they never got a hold of the Lautners family.
There was nothing they could do.
‘Yes, I have it,’ Paige nodded firmly.
Upon hearing this, Blanca also stood up from her chair, her eyes becoming sharp. ‘I heard my father say that back then, the Folsom family was the leading family in Country A, and no one dared to touch them even during the chaos. Overnight, all the plutocrats banded together, and it must have been an astonishing conspiracy. Who started it, and who else was involved? Grandfather never got an answer to that question before he died.’
Not just my grandfather, but Jasper was also thinking about it before he died.
Brangelina stood there, her hand hanging down her side tightening. She looked at Paige’s fair face and said, ‘Do you really think you can find out the truth?’
‘Do you want to know?’ Paige asked in return.
Of course she wanted to know.
As a member of the Folsom family, these people were trapped in hatred. Both generations had become inhumane, only knowing about plotting and revenge, regardless of the cost…
They hated Jasper for leading them down this path, but in the final analysis, the most hateful people were their enemies who had banded together to destroy the Folsom family. If they could find out who they were, it would solve the problem for everyone in the Folsom family.
‘Okay, I’ll look into it,’
Brangelina said after much deliberation, giving a definite answer.
Hearing this, Paige’s breathing eased, and her legs even felt a little weak. Then she smiled, ‘Okay, then you investigate this matter, and I will have someone send all the old information that the Lautners family wants to destroy to you.’
Investigate slowly.
Investigate for a long, long time.
Brangelina knew full well what idea Paige was playing at, but Paige was right, everything stemmed from this massacre.
Once they have found out, they will be able to give an account to the people of the Folsom family over the past hundred years, as well as the people who have been affected by the Folsom family over the past hundred years.
Seeing that Brangelina had something new to do, Blanca also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She looked at Paige with a sad heart.
Her daughter was only in her twenties, and should be at the best age to be loved by everyone, but she was always worrying about everyone else and taking on everything.
Blanca took out a mint from her pocket and handed it over silently.
Paige took it, tore off the wrapper and ate it, smiling, ‘I’m married, and you still carry candy with you?’
Brangelina stood to the side, smiling and teasing, ‘Don’t worry, you just have a grandchild. Ask her for candy, and she’ll have it too.’
Blanca smiled without saying a word.
Paige gazed at the smiles on their faces. They looked so normal, but one was preparing to die and the other was taking antidepressants.
A tragedy had struck the family, and the tragedy continued to this day.
‘Are you still taking medication?’ Paige asked Blanca.
‘The doctor said I can stop taking it,’ Blanca said with a faint smile.
That’s good.
Paige nodded, and the next second, her hair was rubbed.
She looked up, and Brangelina looked down at her with some guilt, ‘We’re not good, we’re all grown-ups, and we’re still making you worry for us.’
‘…’
Paige smiled, ‘It’s a good thing to have someone to worry about.’
At least you’re not alone.
‘Don’t worry about this, just prepare for your wedding and be the most beautiful bride,’ Brangelina urged.
‘Okay,’ Paige nodded.
…
Paige left the Folsom Group building with mixed feelings. Instead of going home, she went directly to the Gustin Group and told Enrico about it.
In the suite in the office, sunlight poured in through the window and fell on the pure white blanket, casting the shadow of a chair on the blanket.
Paige was lying on the carpet flipping through a book, but she wasn’t reading a single word. She whispered, ‘I know that Aunt Brangelina only agreed to it because she didn’t want to ruin my mood while I was planning my wedding, but since she agreed, she should have looked into it properly.’
‘…’
‘I know what you’re going to say, and it’s still the same after looking into it, but I’ve thought about it, and it’s not that easy to look into. The old man never found out in his lifetime, so it’s impossible for Aunt Brangelina to find out in a short period of time,’ said Paige.
After she had finished speaking, there was a long period of time before she heard a response from him.
‘What are you thinking about? Ignoring me?’
She turned her head a little strangely and saw Enrico sitting on the side of the bed, his long legs casually spread apart, his body leaning forward, one hand holding a glass of water but not moving. His deep-contoured face was handsome beyond compare, and his eyes were staring at her intently.
Enrico’s gaze travelled from her hooked long black hair behind her ear. She was lying on her stomach like a good cat, her white long skirt almost blending in with the blanket, and her skin was so white it was almost dazzling.
She had no qualms in front of him, and the hem of her skirt rested at the base of her legs, revealing a pair of slender and graceful legs that were casually dangling in midair, and the rounded and small toes inadvertently pointed at a ray of light.
He licked his lips, ‘I was thinking, the office is missing a ribbon.’