The Sovereign

Chapter 6

Faced with everyone's strange gazes, Beckham's face turned red and then pale. But he quickly composed himself, forcing a smile. "How could it be me? I'm Shanny's boyfriend. Uncle Dimitri is my future father-in-law. Why would I harm him?"

Everyone felt this made sense, so they turned to look at Sam again.

Sam, his face covered in blood, struggled to his feet. To save himself, he had no choice but to throw Beckham under the bus. "I… I was the one who told Beckham to do it. To make Dimitri drink a poison that induces a heart attack. Then, to steal the heart attack medication. That way, Dimitri would die."

"What!" In his words, everyone was utterly shocked. It was a huge blow to the Vegas family. Shanny was stunned, her gaze turning vacant.

"No, tell me this isn't true, right?" After a brief moment of shock, a deep-seated hatred emerged. The members of the Vegas family advanced on Beckham with grim faces.

"Beckham, and to think we all trusted you so much! It was you!"

"Why would you do such a thing?"

"The Vegas family has treated you so well! Why would you harm us?"

Fugaku's face also turned pale, a cold, murderous glint in his eyes as he looked at Beckham.

"Damn it!" Seeing Sam betray him without hesitation, Beckham roared in anger. But his anger quickly turned to panic. "No, everyone, please listen to my explanation! The real culprit is Sam!"

"Not me! It's really not me! Please believe me!" Sam cried out, half-conscious.

In his desperation, Beckham turned to flee.

"Stop, you bastard! Don't run!" Seeing Beckham's retreating back, the men of the Vegas family were about to give chase.

Suddenly, Fugaku casually flicked a silver needle. The entire needle embedded itself in the back of Beckham's head. Beckham, who had just run out the door, collapsed limply to the ground.

"This…" Everyone in the room saw this, and they were all stunned.

"Beckham, what's wrong with him?" Jane stammered, then looked at her husband. "Jack, go check on him."

Jack went to Beckham's side to check for breath. With a loud gasp, he fell to the floor in terror. "Beckham… I think he's dead…"

"What?!" Upon hearing this, the Vegas family members were speechless, not knowing what to do.

Fugaku returned to Dimitri's side and continued his treatment. He had helped the Vegas family deal with a murderer; the rest was not his concern.

"I've told you the truth. Can I go now?" Sam asked, trembling, as he looked at Fugaku's back. If he had known Fugaku was so terrifying, he wouldn't have acted so recklessly. Fugaku made no sound. Sam thought Fugaku had agreed, so he planned to sneak out.

But just as he stepped out the door, a cold voice came from behind him. "Did I say you could go?"

Sam's body stiffened. He didn't dare take another step. He asked with a mournful face, "What else do you want? I'm just a low-ranking person. Even if you kill me, my brother won't come to save me."

"I know that," Fugaku said without turning his head, his voice calm. "You wait outside."

Seeing Fugaku's actions, Sam didn't dare to object, so he could only wait miserably at the door.

BRAKK!

Just as he stepped out of the residence, someone struck him on the back of the head, and he immediately passed out.

Fugaku focused on performing acupuncture for Dimitri, while the Vegas family was in a state of lifeless despair.

The second uncle, Jack, sat on the sofa with a worried face, shaking his head. "Everything's a mess now. Big brother is unconscious, a good son-in-law is gone… what about the auction this afternoon?"

"Yes, the auction partner from YNetwork, Shrine Company from the city center… all the small and large companies in the Northern region will be there." At the mention of this, the eldest uncle, Iqbal, also sighed, despair flooding his eyes. "Originally, I was hoping Beckham could help us. Now, all hope is lost."

No one noticed that Fugaku's body trembled slightly when he heard their words.

"Everything will work out in the end!" Jane couldn't take it anymore. "The auction is our last hope. If it fails, our subsidiary company will also be destroyed by Vior."

"That's right! If we fail in that event, we'll have no other way to hold an auction with anyone else."

Putri comforted a grieving Shanny while saying helplessly, "Besides, the Diningrat family is also watching us very closely. It's said that Martyr Company will be representing the Diningrat family at the auction."

These words seemed to be the final straw. No one spoke again, and the atmosphere became deathly silent. Everyone gritted their teeth tightly. Martyr Company was originally their company!

"It seems the Vegas family is really finished…"

"It's nothing. At worst, we'll find other jobs to make a living if we go bankrupt. It's just that, at this moment, a pest has entered our house!" The eldest uncle, Iqbal, suddenly changed the subject, targeting Fugaku.

Hearing his words, Jack also became furious. He glanced at Fugaku, who was still performing acupuncture. With a look full of anger, he said, "Stop treating him! Do you really think you're some master physician?"

Jane also rolled her eyes. "If his medical skills were really that good, he wouldn't be without a decent job."

"It's almost done," Fugaku said without turning his head.

The faces of the Vegas family members turned even paler. "Don't bother anymore! We won't acknowledge you anyway!" Jane was the first to declare her position and also incited Putri, "Sister, don't bother with him anymore. Let him appear and disappear on his own."

"Our family has no intention of bothering with him." Just as Putri finished speaking, Fugaku suddenly stood up. This movement startled everyone.

"What are you going to do? Are your feelings hurt by those words?" Jane was surprised, then said sarcastically, "Am I not right? You have hands and feet. You could even go beg on the streets. That would be better than depending on your parents."

"Did I say I wanted you to raise me? It seems the entire process was considered by you unilaterally, wasn't it?" Fugaku then said in a flat tone, "I stood up because my father has been healed."

Everyone was stunned by his words.

"Right! Keep acting," after hearing this, Jane smiled very cynically. "Shanny, go check on him. See if your father is awake or not."

Shanny didn't speak, only glanced coldly at Fugaku. Then she walked over to the comatose Dimitri to check on him.

"How is he?" someone asked.

Shanny shook her head and said, "Still the same."

So Jane smiled with great satisfaction. "I told you this brat couldn't possibly know any medical skills. He was just pretending."

"You, come with me," Shanny's expression suddenly changed. She pulled Fugaku and walked outside. They went to the courtyard, and Shanny said coldly, "How long are you going to play this charade? Do you know you look like a clown?"

There were still tear tracks on Shanny's face, but her gaze was extremely indifferent. "Now that the Vegas family has become like this, we really don't have time to deal with you. Just go home. Don't come here again."

At her cynical words, Shanny thought Fugaku would be angry, but his expression remained calm. There was even a slight smile at the corner of his lips. "Shanny, I have a clear conscience about everything I've done."

"That's just your feeling."

"I don't have to return to the Vegas family. After all, I no longer owe the Vegas family anything." Fugaku raised his hand, wanting to wipe the tear tracks from Shanny's face, but he lowered it again. He blessed her from the bottom of his heart, "In the future, when you're looking for a boyfriend, you need to keep your eyes open."

Shanny's body trembled slightly, then her voice became even more indifferent. "That… has nothing to do with you."