Falling for a Lie: My Stepbrother's Hidden Revenge

Chapter 144

Chapter 144

“You...”

They were really going to sell him off? Greg felt extremely frustrated. But indeed, it had nothing to do with Hailey

and Joyce. He understood their refusal to drink the medicine with him.

But...

Selecting three bottles a day, what if he had the misfortune of choosing three bottles of M-drugs? Would he be

willing to sacrifice his life?

And if he ended up with both M-drugs and laxatives, wouldn't he be tortured to death from both ends? No way! If

he was going down, he would bring someone down with him!

He gritted his teeth angrily and looked at Edgar. “You little brat, you helped schagainst your own second

uncle! Have you forgotten that your mother also played a part in this? If I'm going to be tormented by these

things, she shouldn't get away with it either!”

Edgar's expression remained cold and indifferent. “She made a mistake, so of course, she should be punished. |

won't show favoritism. Besides, I've already taken the punishment on her behalf.”

That medicine had almost sent him to the gates of death. He would never forget that heart-wrenching feeling.

By saying this, he first emphasized that he was just in punishing his own family, and then he took the blfor

his mother, closing off any loopholes Greg could exploit.

Greg was unwilling, but he glanced at the four bodyguards that Sylvia had brought with her. None of them were

easy to deal with. Even if they counted heads, he didn’t have enough people on his side.

There was no choice. Greg softened his tone. “Former daughter-in-law, oh, | mean Miss Sylvia, can you give me

a discount? Look at this old bone of mine, how can it withstand such torment?”

Sylvia smiled, her eyes crescent-shaped. “Since the Second young master Fallen has spoken, of course, it's

possible.”

Greg hadn't even had tto feel happy when he heard her continue, “But you'll have to exchange it with

your Fallen family shares. 1% of the Fallen family shares can save you from drinking two bottles.”

In other words, if he handed over all his shares, he wouldn't have to drink a single bottle.

Hailey and Joyce thought it was a good solution.

“Husband, with the current state of the Fallen family stocks, they're practically worthless. Why not exchange

them for this medicine? At least you'll feel better,” Hailey suggested.

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Greg refused her. “A woman's way of thinking!”

This little Sylvia clearly cfor his shares!

Those shares were the source of livelihood for his entire family and the last thing Grandfather left for

him. He couldn't easily hand them over to an outsider.

“How are you considering it?” Sylvia pursed her lips.

“It’s impossible, absolutely not the shares. Not in this lifetime, not in the next!”

He looked at the black and gold gift box opened on the table, took a deep breath, and picked three bottles as if

facing death. He opened them and swallowed them without even paying attention to the taste. After drinking, he

immediately squatted on the ground and began retching.

Hailey and Joyce hurriedly cover to support him. His face had turned pale. “Quick! Call a doctor. If | have an

attack soon, it might be too late!”

Several bodyguards, seeing him, an experienced old fox, acting so cowardly, burst into laughter. At that time,

Edgar already knew it was M-drug, so when he drank it, he didn’t even blink. Though they shared the same

surname, the inherent arrogance was incomparable.

Sylvia said, “From now on, Fifteen and Seventeen will cand watch you drink three bottles every day. Only

when all the bottles are finished will it count.”

After she finished speaking, she left the Fallen residence without looking back.

Edgar immediately followed her footsteps.

After dealing with Greg’s matter, it was almost tto go to work.

This time, Sylvia didn’t plan to let Edgar go hdirectly but took him to the construction site of the Fallen

Corporation.

In the car, Sylvia explained, “Fallen Corporation had a project at the Maine construction site before. Due to

Yvonne's mismanagement and Jade's cutting corners, there was a construction accident that even ke the

affected the newly built adjacent building. Jade has been dragging his feet and refusing to m payment, causing

the construction team to becdissatisfied and create a commotion a If you were in that situation, what would

you do?”

Company.

Edgar thought for a moment and gave a concise response, “Make the payment and appease the workers.”

Sylvia thought he might cup with sextraordinary solution, but now it seemed she had hoped for too

much. The car quickly arrived at the Maine construction site.

Edgar looked up at the building outside the window and earnestly met Sylvia's gaze. “If you're willing to

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trustonce, | can take over this project. | can handle it.”

Sylvia pondered for a moment but didn’t give her consent.

“It's useless. Belinda did the sthing at the beginning, but the workers never trusted the company afterward

and didn’t put in their best effort. However, if we replace all the workers, it might chill the hearts of the entire

Maine project staff,” Sylvia explained.

The car quickly arrived at the Maine construction site.

Edgar looked up at the building outside the window and met Sylvia's gaze with a sincere expression. “If you're

willing to trustonce, | can take over this project entirely. | can handle it.”

Sylvia pondered for a moment but didn’t give her answer. Just then, Beth called again. There was something that

needed her attention at Angle.

During this period, she had been running between Angle and the Fallen Corporation, feeling a bit mentally

exhausted.

Especially since the Fallen Corporation was currently going through a low period, it would take a long tfor

them to return to their former glory and retrieve the 8.8 billion, along with the interest, from Jade

While she was lost in thought, Edgar suddenly stood up and knelt on one knee beneath the car seat. His intense

gaze locked onto her with his black eyes.

“Sylvia, please believe me. The control of the Fallen Family was entrusted toby my grandfather a long time

ago. It is the foundation of the entire Fallen Family. | have been in power in the Fallen Family for a long time, and |

still have a great deal of prestige among the employees. | won't harm the Fallen Family, nor will | take advantage

of the situation to seize your power.”

Sylvia lifted his chin with her slender fingertips, and her tone cold as she said, “Based on the things you did

recently, why should | trust you?”

Edgar was momentarily speechless. No one would believe him, especially after he had injured her as a test of

her identity.

“I admit that at first, agreeing to sign the agreement had an element of testing you. P you, | realized that |

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genuinely like you. | have only liked you from beginning to end! So to stay by your side, Sylvia, I...”

got to know sincerely want

Sylvia placed her index finger on her own red lips, making a gesture for silence, not wanting to hear any more of

his cheesy words.

Edgar wisely kept his mouth shut.

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Sylvia asked, “If | let you handle the Maine Project, what do you need from me?”

“Authority.”

As soon as these words were spoken, Sylvia laughed, “You say you have no ulterior motives, Edgar, you're really

good at acting. It’s a pity you're not signed with Angle as an artist with such acting skills.”

She gave him a cold glance and prepared to get out of the car.

Edgar quickly grabbed her wrist and sank to his other knee, keeping his back straight as he knelt in front of her,

explaining, “I desire authority not to take back the Fallen Family, but to make those people believe in me. If

you're not at ease, you can assign Fifteen and Seventeen to monitor me. | won't play any tricks.”

In his black eyes, there was an unprecedented sincerity, even accompanied by a hint of imperceptible

vulnerability.

Sylvia glanced at her phone, seeing that Beth was continuously sending her messages.

She pondered for a moment and said, “Alright, Ill trust you this once. You have one month to handle the entire

Yunxi Project, from appeasing the construction workers to completing the construction. If you can’t accomplish it

or dare to play any tricks...”

Edgar nodded, “If | can’t complete it, you can have my life.”

Was he staking his life on this?

“That’s what you said. But there's one more thing. You can’t neglect the household chores of the villa just

because you're busy with work. The villa must remain spotless until | return every day, and dinner must be

served hot. Can you handle that?”

There were only twenty-four hours in a day, and with tfor eating and sleeping, there was only about half of

the tleft.

It was not an easy task for him to simultaneously handle both sides of the work within the limited time.

But Edgar hardly considered it, his black eyes fixed on her, a doting smile on his face. “Alright as a man, | can’t

say | can't!”