Charlie answered without hesitation. "Just some old family records that belonged to Grandfather. I didn't think they were important."Jerome's eyes narrowed. "What kind of family records are you talking about?""I don't know exactly. They were just old documents that had been left behind after Grandfather left the home.” Owen gave him a cold glance. "You remember perfectly well what you promised me."Charlie ignored the remark and turned back to Jerome. "Father, they were only old papers collecting dust. I thought selling them would help us clear the family's debts without troubling anyone."Jerome's patience finally snapped. "Why would you promise someone something that never belonged to you in the first place?"Charlie lowered his voice, still trying to appear sincere. "I wasn't trying to betray the family. I thought if I could get those old documents and exchange them for money, we could pay everything we owed and nobody would have to suffer because of the debt."Owen let out a qu

"I shouldn't have brought you into this…. Maybe I really made a mistake by telling you all these."Sally's voice was painful as she sat beside Ethan in the car, her hands tightly clasped together in her lap. Ethan kept his attention on the road, his expression calm as he drove them back toward the Carvendish residence."You didn't bring me into anything, Ms. Carvendish. You came to me because you wanted to talk about grandfather's important documents, no one is blaming you for that. To be honest, I've every right to know about it.”She wiped the tears gathering in her eyes and tried to steady herself. "That's exactly what makes me feel worse. After everything I did to you, you're still willing to think about my intentions in a good way, I never supported you, I never even tried to help you, all I did was insulting you and blaming you, yet you're not cruel towards me, while the bastard I always supported he didn't hesitate to throw all blame on me just to remain innocent, I was really