Seeing the panicked crowd, Alexei led Natasha to the sofa.
He said, “You sit here. I’ll go up and check it out.”
Natasha obediently nodded.
In just a few minutes, the Turner family crowded upstairs.
Once it was quiet, she realized that Minerva was surprisingly still there.
In the huge living room, only the two of them remained.
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With a calm expression, Minerva poured some water and pushed the cup in front of Natasha.
“Have some.”
“Thank you.” Natasha took it, but did not touch it.
Minerva smiled, and in a gentle, unemotional voice, as if making small talk, said, “The men of the Turner family all possess an extreme obsession.
“Miss rk, you are young and beautiful, and the world is vast. You actually have better options.”
Natasha didn’t know what Minerva meant by saying that in this situation, but she returned a smile, her tone firm.
She said, “But Alexei is my best choice.”
She answered too quickly<i>, </i>too decisively, almost without thinking.
Minerva’s hand paused while pouring water, and her expression froze for a moment.
Looking at Natasha with what seemed like surprise and regret, she said, “But the Turner family is not a good ce.”
She thought, ‘Everyone living in the Turner Mansion has the soul of a wicked ghost.
‘Everyone who enters will be corrupted by it.’
She said, “A family storm won’t subside because of the will of one or two people.
“Miss rk, why wade into these troubled waters? If you’re only seeking shelter, even a grand building has its day of copse.”
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Natasha replied, “If there’s a storm, build a boat. If the building falls, we can rebuild it. You’ve got one thing wrong, Minerva.
“I’ve never waded into the Turner family. I’m only here because Alexei happened to be from
here.”
She thought, ‘So what if a corrupt family falls? Alexei never achieved his sess because his family offered him support.
‘I willingly decided to be with Alexei.’
All of Natasha’s reactions were beyond Minerva’s expectations.
Minerva seemed to have found an interest, surveying her with a fresh perspective and an urge to speak.
She smiled. “You and Alexei are truly different from everyone else in the Turner Mansion.”
Seeing she didn’t respond, Minerva asked with a smile, “Do you want to know what Avery said to his father upstairs?”
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At the study.
Alexei coldly dismissed the crowd that had pressed in.
Once the air cleared, he saw Edgar, who had been carried from the floor to a chair by Avery, eyes closed and chest heaving violently.
He then took Edgar’s fast–acting heart medication from the bookshelf drawer and administered it to him.
However, Edgar was in <i>poor </i>health, and this situation certainly required a trip to the hospital.
Without him saying anything, Edgar’s sons and grandsons went to call the driver, preparing to take him by car.
Vivian watched Edgar being taken away, appearing deeply shaken, and looked suspiciously at Avery. “What did you say to Dad?”
Avery stood aside, expressionless, and did not answer.
Vivian impatiently looked at the maid cowering in the corner, her face filled with terror. “If he won’t speak, you tell me.”
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The maid’s lips trembled as she nced at Avery. Her mouth opened and closed a couple of times, but in the end, she dared not utter a single word.
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Under the gaze of such cold, piercing eyes, the maid flinched and began to talk.
She said, “As soon as I pushed open the study door, I saw Mr. Edgar lying on the floor with Mr. Avery standing beside him. But before I entered, I heard Mr. Avery say something.”
She secretly nced at Avery, then quickly lowered her eyes before continuing, “He said, ‘You have never fulfilled your duties as a father to Archer. Do you now want him to watch his mother die?“<b>” </b>
No sooner had the words fallen than a loud p of thunder struck outside, illuminating the
room.
The remaining members of the Turner family in the room were thunderstruck.
Archer referred to Archer Turner, the only son of Avery and Minerva.
Everyone looked at Avery in disbelief.
With only two people in the study, it was clear who he was speaking to.
Everyone thought that this was absurd.
It made sense that Edgar was so shocked that he fainted. After all, he had just learned that his grandson was acutally his son.
Alexei averted his gaze with understanding, told the maid to go rest, and instructed her to keep quiet about what she heard that night.
Vivian stared intently at Avery, her shock mixed with an indescribableplexity.
She thought, ‘His woman cheated on him with his father twenty years ago. How could he simply ept it so calmly?
‘Archer must be about the same age as Byron’s son, Quinn.‘
Even Gabriel looked at Avery admiringly.
He thought, ‘If anyone loves Minerva the most, it has to be Avery.
‘Byron’s death was truly deserved.
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Avery faced the various looks from his family without any reaction.
He had originally intended to discuss it privately with Edgar.
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Unexpectedly, Edgar was in such poor health, and the maid happened to stumble upon
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In the future, Avery felt that no one had the right to say anything about Minerva’s treatment or Archer taking things from the Turner family.
Downstairs, Natasha, who had just learned the secret from Minerva, was equally stunned.
She asked, “Why did you tell me?”
Minerva chuckled, “With such amotion upstairs, this matter will no longer be a secret after today.”
Seeing her expression of wanting to escape, a smile appeared in her eyes. “Don’t you want to know why I gave birth to that child?”
Minerva fell into memories. “Actually, I didn’t want to give birth to a child with the Turner family’s bloodline either.
“But I want to live.
“By the time I knew of his existence, it was already toote for an abortion. Either we live together, or he and I die together.”
Natasha thought, “Then why didn’t you tell Edgar?”
In that situation back then,pared to living in seclusion with Avery, Natasha felt that revealing her pregnancy should have also saved her life.
Minerva shook her head. “I didn’t know at the time, and…”
She nced at Natasha. “I didn’t know whose child it was.”
If she had been certain at that time, it would have been a different story.
Natasha’s eyes flickered again.
Minerva’s expression was calm. “Avery never asked, and I never investigated.
“When I fell ill and the whole family went for a physical examination, the truth was finally
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revealed.”
Natasha was beyond words to describe her feelings.
She wondered if she was supposed to hear this.
She nced upstairs and thought, ‘Why hasn’t Alexeie down yet?‘
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Minerva followed her subtle movement with her gaze. Though middle–aged, her face showed few signs of aging.
Only the fine lines at the corners of her eyes when she smiled slightly betrayed her.
She stared at Natasha. “I’m grateful to be alive. Edgar loved to pit his family against each other, and eventually, he raised a vicious wolf.
“Over the years, Byron died, Dereck was paralyzed, Gabriel was ipetent, Melvin fell into a vegetative state, and Avery was obsessed with me.
“Royce seems fine, but he is actually in precarious danger.
“Edgar schemed and strived his whole life, yet he could only watch his descendants suffer, fall apart, and end his own life miserably.”
She calmly poured a cup of water and looked into Natasha’s eyes. “I’m curious if Alexei will be the lucky one in the Turner family, and what the Turner family will be.”
She smiled meaningfully and added, “However, the one who survives to the very end is the winner.
“Miss rk, cherish your life. I hope you are the ones who remain until the end.”
AD