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    Steve’s eyes were filled with tears as he shook his head in confusion.


    With an icy re, Charlie directed his focus back to Walter. “Come on, Walter, share your glorious history with your father,” hemanded.


    “I…” Walter suddenly found himself at a loss for words.


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    Feeling the weight of Charlie’s anger, Walter trembled and quickly replied, “I’ll tell you.”


    With tears in his eyes, he looked at Steve and choked out, “Dad, it’s all my fault. I take full responsibility.”


    Walter then recounted his obsession with Doris Young and his interest in the Emgrand Group. He confessed that, in a misguided attempt to achieve his goals of both winning over Doris and undermining Emgrand, he had poisoned Doris Young’s father. As Steve listened, he felt his world crumble around him. The son he thought was well-mannered and promising was, in reality, a person of poor character. It was his son’s reprehensible actions that had led to their current predicament.


    Ovee with anger, Steve pped Walter across the face and shouted, “You idiot! You’ve not only destroyed your own life but mine as well!”


    Walter wept as he pleaded, “Dad, I’m so sorry. I never intended for things to escte like this.” He turned to Charlie, his voice breaking, “Mr. Wade, I was wrong. I’ll ept my punishment. Please, let my dad go back to the United States.”


    Charlie couldn’t help but chuckle. “Walter, do you really think I’m that naive? If I let your dad go now, he’d just rush back to find help to rescue you. That would only create more problems for me.”


    He continued, “And don’t forget, since you involved Doris Young’s father, I can certainly involve yours as well. Starting now, your dad will remain here for the next ten years, serving as your caretaker and atoning for your mistakes!”


    Walter looked at Steve, tears streaming down his face, and cried, “Dad, I’m so sorry.” Steve, equally heartbroken, couldn’t believe how a trip to China had led to the destruction of their futures and even their freedom.


    Charlie pointed to the empty cage next door and remarked to James, “Mr. Banks, this will be your new room. If you feel lonely, you can always have the father and son next door to keep youpany. Soon, I’ll arrange for your dad to join you, and you two can have a game of Mahjong together.”


    A chill ran through James as he processed this. “Charlie has made me record so many videos. If this gets out, my father will undoubtedly despise me. And if he ends up here, it will be humiliating for us both.”


    “Moreover, if Charlie really brings my father in here, wouldn’t that mean my eldest brother would inherit the title of Family Patriarch?”


    As these thoughts swirled in his mind, James felt a deep sense of unease. He had thought that if his older brother Zayne was sidelined, he would naturally ascend to the position of Patriarch. Yet here he was, in a small ce like Aurous Hill, facing an unexpected downfall.


    Suddenly, Charlie recalled something and asked, “Hey, Mr. Banks, when you first met in that hotel room, who was it you spoke with?”