Chapter 716

• “It has nothing to do with Gavin. This is what I’ve realized on my own.” Henry let out a bitter smile and continued, “You always claim that everything you do is for my sake, but then why did you focus all your efforts on raising Sam? Why was he the one being groomed to inherit the family while I was left to waste away?
• “You deliberately molded me into a useless troublemaker because you feared I would one day rival Sam. All these years, I followed your lead, earning a reputation as a reckless playboy in Li City. That’s why you never saw me as a threat. You let your guard down, confident that I would never stand in Sam’s way.
• “Because of that, I was spared the hardships Gavin endured. I was never locked away in the dark, never had to fight for survival, never faced attempts on my life or near-fatal accidents. But I wasn’t as clueless as you thought—I played along, pretending to be worthless. If I hadn’t, I might not even be alive today!”