Chapter 1410:


    Their wills collided without a sound.


    “If you exin, there’s a chance I release Ste. If you refuse, I certainly won’t. If you prefer that I stay in the dark, I can walk out right now.”


    A faint smirk curled at William’s lips. He clearly believed the Carter family wasn’t worth his concern.


    Lance exhaled in defeat. He couldn’t y games with Ste’s safety.


    “On that cliff, Nina injected Ste with a psychiatric drug. It wiped her memories and trapped her mind two years in the past, right before her wedding to Marc.”


    The moment he heard Nina’s name tangled in the matter again, a fierce light sparked in William’s eyes.


    It was obvious now that he had gone far too soft on Nina when he only had one of her fingers cut off back then.


    He remained silent, waiting for Lance to continue.


    “We tried to convince her not to marry Marc, but in her mind, Marc was still the one she loved. With him constantly influencing her, she believed their bond was unshakeable. She convinced herself she’d merely been unconscious for two years and trusted him without question.”


    William remembered Ste entering a confidential project after she found out about Marc’s affair. She had been detached and cold, as though her emotions had shut down. Marc must have shattered her long before this.


    “The doctors warned us that forcing her memories back could destroy her mentally, maybe permanently. So we went along with her delusion. Then Briggs Group spread news that you were dead, leaving us no choice but to ept her reunion with Marc.”


    Dead?


    So Briggs Group had circted stories about his death.


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    “With the world believing you were gone, and Ste clinging to her memories of Marc’s kindness, we had no means to force her back to reality. We had to ept it. William, you’re not naive. You understand none of us wanted that oue.”


    There truly had been no other path.


    In order to keep Ste from being hurt again, the Carter family joined forces with Marc.


    They helped him erase her memories.


    “I still don’t understand the reason behind your hatred for Ste, but even though her memory couldn’t be repaired, we continued looking for you. You disappeared without a single clue.”


    The Carter family hadn’t turned their backs on William.


    William knew the truth. Arlo’s territory had been tightly controlled. Nothing leaked in or out. Finding him would have been impossible.


    Lance drew in a breath. He had said everything he needed to say.


    William studied Lance in silence before finally speaking. “If Nina caused this mess, why did you let here back?”


    Shouldn’t Nina be removed from the Carter family altogether?


    Lance’s expression darkened. “She’s still part of the Carter family. We failed to guide her properly, but I can’t let her fend for herself out there.”


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