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Chapter 1357 The Hofstead Family
Colton took the laptop over to take a look at Kendrick's information. The files contained some pieces of information
that weren't available to the public, and these were the pieces of information that Colton had been looking for. The
details that were available on the internet were merely things that Kendrick wanted others to know—these weren't
details that everyone really wanted to find out about.
"He's from the Hofstead Family?" Colton mumbled to himself as he looked at Kendrick's past identity thoughtfully.
"Surprising, right? I was surprised, too. I can't believe he's part of the Hofstead Family." Beryl raised an eyebrow as
he stared at Colton. When Beryl first found out about the news, he had been shocked as well. I can't believe that
someone from the Hofstead Family managed to attain such a high position when most of their members ended up
in prison or on the streets more than ten years ago, Beryl thought.
Colton's gaze darkened as he stared at the details listed on his laptop. He fixed his gaze on the few words that had
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtcaught his eye. The Hofstead Family used to work closely with the Gardners, but that was more than ten years ago.
The Gardners had always held more power than the Hofsteads. However, the Hofsteads were a wild and greedy
bunch—they were keen to surpass the Gardners, and they had attempted to attack the Gardners a few times in the
past. Fortunately for the Gardners, Benjamin wasn't an easy target.
Naturally, Benjamin hadn't been pleased when the Hofsteads first provoked and attacked him back then. He got
back at them a few times at the start, but the Hofsteads didn't seem to step down even after that. They continued
to provoke the Gardners, and each time it happened, Benjamin would simply respond with a relatively merciful
comeback. However, an accumulation of Benjamin's attacks eventually forced the Hofsteads into a corner.
Eventually, the Hofsteads faced some severe issues in their internal divisions, resulting in the dissolution of their
company. Some fewer savory activities that had been going on in their company were also exposed at this point in
time, and the family went bankrupt after that. Several of their members were arrested and jailed.
"If Kendrick's from the Hofstead Family, that gives him a clear motive to get revenge for them. Everything makes
sense, then." Colton remained silent for a long while, and Beryl finally came up with a statement before sighing to
himself. Colton's probably out of it now because he's worried about Nicole. I'd never seen him act the way he did
before I showed up earlier.
"Yeah. Stop investigating the others. I want to focus on knowing more about Kendrick," Colton announced in a deep
voice. His eyes were bloodshot when he looked up to meet Beryl's gaze.
Beryl nodded and kept quiet for a while before speaking. "I'll head off now. I'm staying next door, so you can just
call me if you need anything," he offered.
Colton didn't respond after that.
Beryl simply took the other man's silence as a response, and he turned to walk out after that. He didn't take his
laptop with him, as he knew that Colton would want to continue going through the files. I should give him some time
to think things through, Beryl figured. After Beryl headed off, Colton was left all alone in his room.
Wendy had a bag of takeaway food in her hand as she paced along the corridors outside the room. She had been
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmstanding outside for a while, but she hadn't heard any sounds coming from the room. She was torn between
announcing her presence and remaining silent when she heard sounds coming from the door. She hastily
straightened her figure as she thought, Colton is probably going to head out to buy cigarettes or alcohol if he's
going out at this hour. I'm supposed to keep an eye on him, so it's my job to make sure that he doesn't harm
himself in any way.
"Beryl?" Wendy was stunned when she saw the man stepping out of the room. She instinctively glanced at the room
door to make sure that it was Colton's room. That's the correct room number. Why did Beryl walk out of Colton's
room? A disturbing thought popped up in her mind then. Are they… dating each other? Wendy curled her lips into a
smirk at that thought.
When Beryl saw the smile on Wendy's face, he could immediately guess what she was thinking about. He gave her
a gentle flick on her forehead before speaking in an exasperated tone. "What are you thinking about? I simply had
some stuff to talk to your brother about. What's up?"
"Ah!" Wendy rubbed her forehead before glaring at Beryl. "Ugh." The two of them had started bickering with one
another ever since they were kids.
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