Chapter 14: I Swear I Made It up
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“Apology is useless!” Yosef bellowed on the intercom, “Warren Soan! Stay out of it! I’ll paint that studio in blood in three minutes!”
“Yosef!” Warren shouted, “You can’t do this!”
“Everyone who has insulted the Patriarch deserves to die! Warren, you’re useless! I can’t tolerate these people while they continue to insult the Patriarch! If you try to stop , I’ll kill you, too!”
Warren looked at Jas.
Jas said with a darkened face, “I’m with the Guardians this ti. These people will only cry when death is staring down at them! If they’re too stupid to tell right from wrong, there’s no point in keeping them alive!”
Caroline also spoke up, “Uncle Yosef, don’t do that! Father has always told us to win people by virtue. If he wakes up, he’ll never let you do such things! He’ll be angry!”
“If the worst cos to the worst, I’ll atone my cri with my own life, but I can’t stand it anymore!” Yosef roared angrily on the intercom.
At that mont, lights lit up in the villa.
“Jas! Yosef!”
The voice sounded old and weak, but it was definitely Himl Soan’s. Imdiately, over a hundred people in the villa knelt on the floor.
Jas, Warren, and Caroline all looked stunned.
“Patriarch!”
“Dad, you’re finally awake!”
“This is great! The Patriarch has woken up!”
Jas was elated and wanted to run into the house, but two n stood in his path, stopping him from going inside.
“What are you doing? Get out of my way!” Jas bellowed.
He heard Himl Soan’s voice again.
“Jas, I’m still too weak to see you. Hayden is here with . You don’t need to co in!”
“Patriarch, I haven’t seen you in over 30 years! Please let co inside!”
“There’s no rush. We’ll have all the ti in the world! Jas, Yosef, I heard what happened. Please stay calm. Don’t do anything reckless, and let Warren and Caroline handle it.”
“But Patriarch, I can’t take it! Those despicable n said such filthy things! I… I want to…” Yosef sounded agitated in the intercom.
“Yosef, who gave you the order to co back? Didn’t I tell you to stay abroad? Have you disobeyed ?”
“I’m sorry, Patriarch! I heard that you were in danger, and I was worried, so I…”
“Go back and guard our overseas assets!”
“Patriarch, please let see you, just one minute! I’ll leave right away!”
A middle-aged man with long hair and wearing a traditional outfit walked into the courtyard with tears in his eyes. It was none other than Yosef himself!
But Himl Soan never spoke again.
Hayden ca out of the villa at that mont and told the crowd, “The Patriarch is still too weak to talk. He has to rest. Please leave him in peace.”
The others looked at one another and obviously had doubts. If Himl Soan really had woken up, why wouldn’t he see them?
So suspected that it was one of Hayden’s tricks, but they couldn’t take the risk to question him.
If Himl Soan truly had recovered, challenging Hayden would be seen as disobeying the Patriarch. That was a serious cri!
After much consideration, the crowd retreated from the courtyard and let Himl Soan rest in a peaceful environnt.
“Yes, Patriarch!
“I’ll be stationed 500m away from the villa. Feel free to summon if you need anything,” said Yosef.
Jas and Yosef left the villa. When Warren and Caroline wanted to leave, Hayden stopped them.
“The Patriarch didn’t wake up. I lied to them, but I can only stall them for a while. Warren, Caroline, you need to quiet things down as soon as possible. The cover will be blown if they still can’t see the Patriarch tomorrow! A lot of people in Bywater are going to die!”
Warren’s pupils contracted, and his face paled. “What? You lied to them? How could you pretend to be the Patriarch?!”
Caroline said, “We’re under special circumstances, and we have to use special asures! I’m sure Father would agree with Uncle Hayden when he wakes up! Uncle Warren, let’s get on with our business, or the city will be destroyed!”
Warren cald down and nodded slowly. Their top priority was to take care of public opinion online.
“Damn it! What have Kevin Matano and Jack Wattcon been doing? How could they let this show air?”
Warren made a video call with the Five. “Who owns the website Tenrun?”
Seeing Warren’s livid face, Tom Matcon wiped the sweat on his forehead. “Sir, it’s mine.”
“Are you deaf or blind? Can’t you read what’s on your front page? If it doesn’t go away in the next ten minutes, I’ll make you go away!”
The other four people held their breaths, feeling glad that they hadn’t been nad.
“The other four, don’t just sit around! The interview is being held on Sunshine TV Station. Do you know what to do?”
“Yes, of course, sir! We’ll take care of it in ten minutes!”
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In the television studio, Andy Lee was vividly describing what he had “seen.” He had painted Himl Soan to be such an evil man. “That man kept touching Stella’s legs!
“And he put Stella’s hand into his clothes!”
Andy Lee claid that he had witnessed all those things.
Ding!
Just then, he received a ssage.
The ssage was from “Boss.”
It read, “Things have changed. Kneel on the floor and apologize to Himl Soan. Otherwise, your career in the entertainnt industry will be finished, and I’ll be dead. Do it now!”
“Boss” had given his consent to let Andy co to the show. Therefore, the ssage shocked him. He couldn’t understand why he would receive such a ssage in the middle of the show.
He was still perplexed when he received another ssage. “What the hell are you waiting for? Kneel and apologize! I’m watching you!”
Andy Lee fell silent and stared at his phone.
Rachel asked, “Mr. Lee, is there sothing wrong?”
Andy suddenly looked up and said solemnly, “Actually, I made up all the things I said.”
He then dropped to his knees and held up a hand.
“I’m sorry, everyone, but I’ve been lying to you! I’ve never t Himl Soan or Stella Shane. I only said those things to make people notice again! I want to make a coback to the entertainnt industry, and that was why I told such lies! I swear that I’ve never t Stella or Himl Soan! If I’m not telling the truth, I’ll be struck down by lightning! I’m sorry, Mr. Soan!” He then banged his forehead on the floor.
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