Chapter 1269
Author: Marina Vittori
In the blink of an eye, three days had passed. Hector's funeral was over.

His remains were stored in the Harmons' ancestral altar, where others could visit him.

So much had happened to the Harmons that the large and influential family was on the verge of falling apart.

After the funeral, Andrew, who had stepped down as head of the family, called for a family meeting. Everyone from the Harmon family was expected to be present.

At that moment, Andrew sat at the main seat in the Harmons' meeting room. He held a cane in his hands with a grave expression. The important members of the Harmon family sat on both sides of him.

Hector and Trent were dead, and Jacob was nowhere to be found. All his three sons were either dead or missing, and the family had other problems to deal with, too.

The Harmon family was now without a leader, and there was also no unity between them. They were in dire straits.

Andrew had only stepped out to oversee the situation because he saw no other way.

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