“Who is it?” Levi asked.
Shaking slightly, Emma asked, “Could it be Dexter?”
If there was someone in the Garrison family whom Levi owed his life to, it had to be Dexter, the Garrisons’ butler.
Back then, Dexter had treated Emma like his own daughter.
He had helped her numerous times, often secretly.
Hence, he had a huge role to play in the fact that she was still alive today.
After Emma gave birth to her child, the child was taken away by Tyrone Garrison.
She had feared for her child’s life and wondered if he could live on.
However, Dexter promised her that he would find a way to ensure that her child lived.
“Right on the first try! Yes, it’s Dexter.”
Vincent laughed coldly. “I’ll tell you guys the truth. Initially, the Garrison family had no plans of letting Levi Garrison live. They took him and abandoned him in the mountains, leaving him to die. However, Dexter, that old hag, secretly left him on the streets of North Hampton instead. If not for him, Levi would have died a long time ago!”
A hush fell over the room. Emma felt as though she had just been struck by lightning.
The Garrison family had been lying to her all along!
Tyrone had tricked her!
They never had any plans to let Levi off the hook.
Back then, Tyrone hadn’t had the heart to kill off his son by himself, so he simply abandoned him in the wild. But how was this any different from committing murder with his own two hands?
The Garrison family had never planned on letting Levi live from the beginning.
Emma had thought that Tyrone would at least feel some sort of affection for his son and let him live. However, things had not gone the way she imagined they would.
How could a clan as prestigious as the Garrisons go back on their word like this?
How could they simply break their promises whenever they wanted to?
What she failed to comprehend was that for a family like the Garrisons, personal benefits came above everything else.
When it came to personal benefits, nothing else mattered.
Besides, Tyrone had gone behind everyone else’s back to do this.
“Tyrone, I’ve finally seen you for the brute you are! So much for tigers not eating their own children! You’re the worst savage I’ve ever had the misfortune to meet!”
Zoey clenched her hands into fists as her body began to shake with rage.
This is saddening, awfully saddening!
She finally experienced what it was like for trust to evaporate in an instant.
Levi felt extremely stunned by the news of his father’s cruelty too.
Had he really tried to kill me when I was a child?
He finally understood everything.
This was why it had always been the Garrison family’s servants who were sent to deal with him in the past.
Apparently, everyone in the Garrison family already thought he was dead!
Tyrone Garrison, how cruel of you!
As a father yourself, how could you have done something so horrible to your own flesh and blood? What a father you are!
Vincent snorted derisively. “You have that stupid Dexter to thank for all this! If not for him, there would be less trouble for all of us. As for you, Levi Garrison, you can decide for yourself whether you want to save Dexter! I’ll give you three hours. If you don’t come by then, I’ll make sure to bleed out every last drop of blood from his body!”
Vincent gave one last cackle before he turned around and left.
Levi turned to Emma and asked if what Vincent said about Dexter was true.
“My son, it seems that it’s really true! Dexter was the one who saved you from dying!” Emma said confidently.
Levi said coldly, “Alright, then. Since he was the one who saved my life and he’s now in trouble because of me, I must save him! I’ll get going now.”
“My son…”
Emma wracked her brains to think of how best to deter her son from going to Dexter’s rescue.
She understood what Damien’s plan was. He meant to lure Levi straight into his trap, where he would have the perfect opportunity to kill him off.
This way, the Garrison family would escape the consequences of his murder.
If Levi were to walk straight into Damien’s trap, he would be putting himself in great danger.
Besides, he had just gotten married today! There was no need for him to put himself into this sort of situation immediately.
As his mother, Emma was very reluctant to let him do it.
On the other hand, however, she wished for Levi to be a man who knew the value of courage and gratitude. Since Dexter was the person who had saved his life, Levi should go ahead and rescue him.
“Don’t worry, Mom! Damien and I are bound to meet each other before long anyway.”
With that, Levi turned and left to search for Damien.
Dexter was somebody he had to save.
Nobody, not even his mother, could hold him back from doing so.
