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"What are you laughing at?" Eleanor frowned in displeasure.

After a moment, Carl stopped laughing, and silence filled the air. His gaze turned wild. "I'm laughing at how foolish the Finches are, being played by me!"

Everyone's expression darkened at his words. Then, they glared at Carl. He was merely a bodyguard. How dare he mock the Finch family?

The madness in Carl's eyes only grew stronger, a smug expression spreading across his puffy, beaten-up face.

"I hate the Finch family! Remember? I'm a Larson..."

Larson? Even Eleanor couldn't understand what he was trying to imply.

But Jonathan said in a low voice, "Michael Larson..."

The sound of the name stunned Carl. He looked at the man he truly feared, never expecting that out of the whole Finch family, Jonathan would be the only one who remembered that name. Michael Larson... After a moment, Eleanor seemed to recall him too. "Michael Larson. Is he your father?"

Carl answered with a cold smile, "Yes. Michael Larson is my father. So, Mrs. Finch Senior, by now you should understand why I hate the Finch family, right?

Michael Larson was part of the previous generation of the Azure Clan. A big family like the Finches would always end up being involved in a power struggle, no matter which generation.

In the generation of Mr. Finch Senior, Michael was one of his trusted confidants. Unfortunately, Michael died during a mission to protect Mr. Finch Senior. He died protecting Mr. Finch Senior. Eleanor stared at Carl as if trying to recall memories about him. "You're his son. I've seen you. That time, you were but a child..."

"Yes. When my father died, I was seven. You took me in out of pity and let me stay with the Finch family for some time. Eleanor remembered that, but she was confused.

"If you remember me taking you in, why do you hate the Finch family? Is it because your father died while on duty?

"The Finch family gave your mother a large amount of compensation, and both you and your mother accepted it calmly, even if you were heartbroken because of your father's death." "Accepted it calmly?" Carl scoffed.

"Did you know how I spent my life without my father? I was bullied constantly, with everyone thinking they could walk all over me..."

Carl lowered his head, trying to hide his sense of guilt. He didn't dare to talk about how Eleanor always protected him after his father's death, giving him something close to fatherly love.

He quickly dismissed the thought, fearing that it would shake his stance. He was willing to risk it all to protect Lizzie.

"You hated the Finch family because of this?" Eleanor's brows furrowed deeper.

Carl suddenly became agitated. "Exactly! How am I supposed to let go of my hatred when the Finch family only gets better and better? Luckily, Mr. Cyrus married a young wife. It took me so long to finally be able to seduce her. "Ha ha ha... Mrs. Finch, being with you was merely an act of revenge toward the Finch family. If you actually got a divorce and left the Finch family, you would serve no purpose to me anymore."

Lizzie was merely a pawn for Carl's revenge against the Finch family!

Lizzie was shocked and heartbroken as if she had finally woken up from a sweet dream. Her emotions were sent into turmoil, to the point that she almost fell to the ground. "Superb acting!" Jonathan thought to himself, silently watching.

Lizzie looked extremely shocked, but she quickly calmed down. She never expected Carl to be so quick-witted and be able to find a justification for his actions in such a short time.

He was giving her a way out, so of course she would play along with it. "It's not what you think it is, Carl..."

Just as she called his name, Cyrus couldn't stand it anymore. A slap landed on Lizzie's face. The loud slap echoed in the air.

Lizzie was stunned. Since she had been with Cyrus, he had never laid a hand on her. Even after realizing that she cheated on him with Carl, he didn't even get physical.

Cyrus's expression grew more furious than ever. Lizzie was confused, but Cyrus knew very well how he felt.

He had someone else in his heart, so

it would be reasonable if Lizzie

cheated on him with Carl to get revenge on him. Even if she had said that she wanted to pursue her true

love, he wouldn't have been as mad.

But when Carl told Lizzie how she was merely a pawn for his revenge against the Finch family, the expression on her face made him feel that she actually loved Carl that much. So, he couldn't stand it anymore. Everyone's attention was drawn to the loud slap, and nobody noticed Carl's heartache. The heartache flashed across his face, and Rose noticed it.

She quickly realized that Carl's claim that Lizzie was merely a pawn was false. Carl loved Lizzie... Even if it wasn't love, he cared deeply for her. Amidst her thoughts, Carl's voice was heard.

"Ha ha ha.. Very well. Deceiving a woman was already enough to stir up the Finch family. But there was more than one woman involved..." "Mrs. Finch Senior, do you know what else I did?"

Everyone's attention was on him again. Carl showed no signs of hesitation. There was even excitement in his eyes.

"I heard that Mr. Finch was very fond of Ms. Shaffer. All those years in Azure Clan, I have never seen Mr. Finch take an interest in any woman. I assume that he loves Ms. Shaffer very much.

"So, I was thinking, if Ms. Shaffer ended up with Mr. Turner, wouldn't that cause chaos in the Finch family?"

"Too bad..."

Carl sounded disappointed, but only for a moment. His gaze soon turned wild again.

"And not just that, there's also something about Mr. Jack...

"In fact, I didn't realize that Mr.

Jack's wife hated Ms. Shaffer so much that she followed her to Aurora Crest and plotted a car accident. I only knew that Mr. Jack was detained at the police station, so found a way to contact him.

"I knew he wanted revenge after getting beaten up by Ms. Shaffer, so I orchestrated the car accident and helped him escape. Luckily, he didn't disappoint me. He hurt Mr. Finch,Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

and got taken away by the Azure Clan...

"Ha ha ha... and there's more."

Without reservation, Carl revealed everything he had done in front of everyone. He spoke so truthfully, yet cleverly omitted Lizzie's involvement in everything. Carl knew that he was already exposed. With Jonathan's power, he could easily trace everything he had done, so he might as well just tell them. Only then he could take all the responsibility upon himself and clear Lizzie of all blame.

The more he revealed, the darker everyone's expressions became. It was as if a fire of rage was burning in the air. But it was only Carl's voice that spoke. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something. "Oh, right. There were two more people involved-Ms. Young, and..."