Chapter 44 Turning the Tide

• Mr. Floyd stared at his son in shock, disbelief filling his eyes. "Jake, what are you doing? Didn't we agree..."
• In that moment, his faith crumbled. He never imagined that his own flesh and blood would betray him. For the sake of an inheritance, Jake was willing to take his life. And those assassins hiding in his home—he hadn’t known a thing about them.
• "Hah! Old man, you really are naive! Your precious granddaughter pushed me to this point, and you still expect me to let her go? I promised not to hurt her back then, but that was on the condition that she behaved. Handing over the family fortune and living a life of luxury—was that so bad? But no, she had to go against me. She even tried to kill Chris. She brought this on herself! Don’t blame me for it!"