Chapter 628 Bloodlines and Betrayals
Chapter 628 Bloodlines and Betrayals
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Wyatt let out a coldugh. “If Jensen and Paul had even a shred of backbone, those old fossils wouldn’t dare pull this stunt.”
Yunice scoffed. At this rate, Paul was one step away from beingpletely discarded.
Forty minutester, the helicopternded at the Powell estate.
The moment the servants announced their arrival, the elders seated in the memorial hall all paused mid- sip and looked toward the entrance in unison.
Wyatt was the final yer to arrive – and the one they were most wary
Because none of them could guess if he hade to stake his im. <ol><li>of. </li></ol>
Two figures stepped from the shadows into the light, and the elders immediately mmed their teacups down and shouted, “Get out!”
“A woman has no ce in the memorial hall!”
“Who is she? Wyatt, this is the Powell ancestral shrine how dare you bring in some nobody!”
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Wyatt gripped Yunice’s hand and shot the speaker a cold re. “And who the he
you supposed <i>to </i>be?”
I’m your uncle!”
The man stood up, ready to pull rank — when suddenly, a bloodcurdling scream erupted from outside.
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Paul visibly flinched. That voice… sounded an awful lot like his son.
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The screaming and sounds of a beating continued just beyond the memorial hall. Paul, horrified, bolted out to see what was happening, and the other elders craned their necks toward the door, unease creeping over their faces.
Then Paul’s furious voice rang out: “Stop! Stop! I said stop! You’re beating my son anymore?!”
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are there no rules
Themotion turned heads inside. Expressions darkened, and when the elders looked back at Wyatt, a new wariness clouded their eyes.
They had heard the rumors that Wyatt was ruthless. Now, they’d seen it for themselves.
Wyatt led Yunice to the main seat at the front and locked eyes with the man currently upying it. That man broke out in a sweat, then quickly stood up and vacated the seat.
Before a room full of stunned onlookers, Wyatt gestured for Yunice to sit.
“You-”
Letting a woman not only enter the memorial hall but sit at the head? Where was <b>their </b><b>dignity</b><b>? </b>
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But Wyatt turned, took the seat beside her, and cast a sharp nce around the room.
“Anyone here <i>still </i>not know who she is<b>?</b>”
No one dared speak. The words caught in their throats.
Speak now and it would be <i>their </i>son getting dragged out and beaten.
Let the woman sit. She wasn’t going to kill anyone but opening your mouth just might get you killed.
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Wyatt let out a scornful snort and swept his gaze over the ancestral ques in the memorial <b>hall</b>.
These chunks of wood had never once offered him justice as a blood heir. What made them think he owed them reverence?
If anything, they deserved to be smashed.
Compared to the escting tension in the room, Yunice looked almost serene <b>as </b>she sat quietly beside him.
She was reading the room.
And then her gaze fell to the far corner
duct tape.
<i>Oh</i><i>, </i><i>there </i><i>he is</i><i>. </i>
Why was he tied up?
where Paul sat, bound to a cr mouth taped shut with ck
Yunice’s expression turned smug. Paul caught her eye and flushed red, struggling against his restraints, but it was no use.
Look how little the Powell family thought of him.
A crumbling mountain
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no more, no less<b>. </b>
Wyatt turned <i>to </i>the others. “So what, you all came here in the middle of the night just to sip tea?”
If there’s business, then let’s hear <i>it</i>.
An elder stepped forward. “The old master’s been in and out of the hospital these past two years.
With the patriarch holding power and the branches always fighting, there’s been endless conflict. We believe it’s time to choose a new heir for the Powell family.”
Wyatt smirked. “So, you’ve already made your pick?”
If they were all sitting here, it meant they’d already divvied up the spoils and settled on <b>a </b><b>candidate </b><b>before </b>this meeting.
Sure enough, the man replied solemnly, “Wyatt, you’re not in the <b>Powell </b>family <b>registry</b>. <b>By </b><b>name</b><b>, </b><b>you’re </b>not one of us. The corporation’s internal matters don’t concern <b>you— </b>
Wyatt <b>raised </b>an eyebrow. “Then why <b>were </b><b>you </b>all waiting <b>for </b><b>me</b><b>?</b>”
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Paul was here. Everyone else was already seated. And yet no one had dared speak until now<i>. </i>
Because they all knew – registry or not, if Wyatt said no, everything they’d agreed upon would be worthless.
This polite phrasing was just their way of hoping he’d bow out on his own.
But was that even possible?
Sensing Wyatt’s refusal to back down, the elder grew anxious. <i>“</i>We’ve already chosen Paul’s son. He’s older than you, has worked at Powell Corporation for thirty years, and has a solid, dependable reputation.
Paul’s… condition tarnishes the family’s image. Jensencks the qualifications.
Among the younger generation, only your second uncle’s son has what it takes.
And Wyatt, you’ve already built your own empire. Why fight your own family over this?”
Fight<i>? </i>
Yunice’s gaze darkened.
When people had no shame, this was how they looked.