Chapter 286: Portrait of Liane Field, Old Mrs. Mason’s First Half of Life
Old Mrs. Mason’s face darkened. She’d originally planned to use her knowledge of secrets as a bargaining chip, in exchange for a chance to live. However, the cowardly Pierce Porter had blurted out everything, even more than she knew. Her remaining chips were diminishing, no longer enough to save her life. Death seemed near.
So, she glared at Pierce Porter, wanting to strangle him. Grinding her teeth, she admitted, “Yes! I did it! I wanted Williams Mason to die!”
“All of you in the Mason family deserve to die!”
Old Mrs. Mason turned her gaze to Sean, and as their eyes met, a resentful and venomous look filled the space between her brows. It was as if it wasn’t her who had caused the ruin of Sean’s family, but Sean who had destroyed hers! It was a hatred that stemmed from the depths of her heart and penetrated her bones!
A ripple of emotion stirred in Sean’s heart.
There seemed to be something he didn’t know about!
So, without showing any emotion, Sean asked, “Why?”
“The Mason family treated you well!”
“Why did you do such a thing?”
In Sean’s memory, ever since he could remember, Old Mrs. Mason held a very respected position in the Mason family. While his grandfather, Williams Mason, managed external affairs, she managed the household. Nearly all matters within the family were decided by her word alone!
Sean couldn’t understand!
What more could she want, that she would treat the Mason family as enemies?
“They treated me well?”
“Humph!”
“More like a load of crap!”
Old Mrs. Mason scoffed and spat out a mouthful of blood, her face twisted in anger as she said, “The Mason family used their power and destroyed my lifelong happiness!”
“They killed the person I loved most in my life!”
“What they gave me!”
“Was what they owed me!”
“What I deserved!”
“And!”
“It’s not enough!”
“Nowhere near enough!”
“The entire Mason family should be buried with my lover!!!”
The more she spoke, the angrier Old Mrs. Mason became!
Lover?
Sean’s expression became somewhat solemn!
Indeed!
Was there a story?
Old Mrs. Mason continued, “My lover, his name was Benson Laydon!”
“We grew up together!”
“And naturally!”
“We fell in love with each other!”
“It was the Mason family!”
“It was the then head of the Mason family, your great-grandfather, who took an interest in my bloodline and wanted me to marry into the Mason family. Through marriage, through bloodline fusion, he aimed to enhance the Mason family’s bloodline!”
“So!”
“He approached my father!”
“In my father’s eyes, the Mason family was powerful and not to be offended. Moreover, once connected with the Mason family, I could rise above my circumstances, and he could also ride the coattails of their success!”
“So!”
“He forced me to marry your grandfather Williams Mason!!!”
Marriages between large families were never purely motivated. They were either for business alliances or bloodline fusion!
As for so-called love…
It wasn’t worth mentioning!
As the saying goes, there’s no such thing as a free lunch!
And marriage!
It’s just a tool, a way, a means to seize benefits!
Clearly!
The marriage between Old Mrs. Mason and Williams Mason was a sacrifice for family interests!
“After marrying Williams Mason, within half a year, I became pregnant with his child, your father, Parker Mason!”
“As it turned out!”
“The fusion of the two families’ bloodlines indeed resulted in a significant improvement in your father. His bloodline was stronger and more talented than your grandfather!”
“But!”
“That’s not what I wanted!!!”
“No!!!”
Old Mrs. Mason’s voice was almost a roar, gritting her teeth, “I couldn’t accept it!!!”
“So!”
“Benson and I still kept in touch secretly. We still loved each other and took opportunities to sneak out for dates and hotel stays until I became pregnant with my second child!”
“Bernardo!”
“He is the child of Benson and me, the fruit of our love!”
Upon hearing this!
Sean was genuinely taken aback!
He never expected!
Absolutely never expected!
It turned out!
His father Parker Mason and Uncle Bernardo were actually half-brothers who shared the same mother, and Old Mrs. Mason had conceived her old lover’s child behind her husband Williams Mason’s back!
No wonder!
No wonder Old Mrs. Mason’s attitude towards Parker Mason and Bernardo was so different, determined to suppress Parker Mason’s family and support Bernardo’s rise to power!
“I was very happy!”
“I was content!”
“Having the flesh and blood of Benson and me and being able to retaliate against my father and the Mason family in this way!!!”
“But!”
“Papers can’t wrap fire!”
“Later!”
“My affair with Benson was discovered by my father. When he learned that the child I was carrying was Benson’s, he was furious. Not only did he hit me and force me to abort the child, but he also brutally attacked the Laydon family, killing more than a dozen people, including Benson!”
“He deserves to die!!!”
“He simply deserves to die!!!”
Old Mrs. Mason’s gaze at that moment was as fierce as a ferocious tiger and as sly as a vicious wolf. She sneered, “So, to protect my child, I made him disappear from this world!!!”
“Completely disappeared!!!”
“I let him go to the underworld and apologize to Benson!!!”
It must be said!
This is a tragic story!
In some ways!
Perhaps!
Old Mrs. Mason’s ordeal deserves sympathy!
However!
Her actions were still unforgivable!
Sean asked solemnly, “What happened later? Did my grandfather find out the truth?”
“No!”
Old Mrs. Mason shook her head, “He was like a fool, played by me, foolishly raising the child Benson and I had!”
“But!”
“Because Benson’s bloodline wasn’t good enough, Bernardo’s bloodline couldn’t compare to your father’s. So, that bastard Williams Mason pinned all the hopes and future of the Mason family on your father and you!”
“It would have been fine if your father just inherited the position as the head of the family!”
“However!”
“Your father married that lowly woman Nicola Wright and had you, a misbegotten child!”
“Didn’t the Mason family want to improve their bloodline?”
“Weren’t they particular about marrying within their social class?”
“They were like that with me!”
“But when it came to Nicola Wright, how did it change?”
“Huh???”
“Bloodline!”
“Bloodline!”
“Bloodline!!!”
“It’s all because of the bloodline!!!”
“I hate the hypocrisy of the Mason family and despise their filthy bloodline. Anyone with the Mason family’s bloodline deserves to die!!!”
“So!”
“I turned a blind eye and let Prince Roscoe and Pierce Porter kill that bastard Williams Mason, then ruin your family of three, allowing Bernardo to take the position of the head of the Mason family!”
“Ha ha!”
“Ha ha ha ha ha…”
“Ridiculous!”
“Truly ridiculous!”
“The person who finally sits atop the family after all the scheming and plotting of the Mason family is the son of Benson and me, not having a single trace of the Mason family’s bloodline!”
“You tell me!”
“Isn’t it funny? Isn’t it funny?”
“Huh?”
“You broke into the Mason family’s villa, killed so many people of the Mason family. I also used hidden weapons to kill even more of them. It seems like we should be helping each other, each getting what we need, right?”
“Ha ha ha ha ha…”
By the end!
Old Mrs. Mason, like Pierce Porter earlier, fell into a nearly insane state. Even though her body was enduring great pain, it couldn’t stop her final madness!
Flutter!
Shadow Wolf slammed Old Mrs. Mason onto the stone slab under his feet and cursed, “You’re a beast!”
When a woman becomes ruthless!
Her cruelty is no less than a man’s!
Even!
Perhaps worse than that!
In this respect!
She is somewhat similar to that lunatic Luna Porter!
Sean took a deep breath!
Unable to suppress his surging emotions!
With today’s questioning, just as Sean had hoped, many unknown secrets were revealed, including the identity of his birth mother Liane Field, the true cause of his grandfather Williams Mason’s death, and the grievances between Old Mrs. Mason and the Mason family, Pierce Porter, and his father Parker Mason!
The amount of information was huge!
Even for Sean, it was difficult to digest all at once!
His right hand suddenly tightened!
Cecelia held Sean’s hand, applying a bit of pressure, and gave him a comforting look!
After exchanging glances!
Sean squeezed out a slight smile, and his repressed mood instantly improved!
Then!
Sean looked at Pierce Porter and Old Mrs. Mason again and said coldly, “Two final questions!”
“My father!”
“Where is he?”
Pierce Porter shook his head!
Old Mrs. Mason said, “When you were arrested in Hilshire, he got the news and rushed to Hilshire to save you. On his way to Hilshire, I had my people ambush him!”
“Originally!”
“My men had seriously injured him!”
“Almost!”
“Just a little bit more, and he would have been killed!”
“Unexpectedly!”
“Somebody came to the rescue midway, and he was taken away. He’s been gone for five whole years. I haven’t slept well, worried that he would come back for revenge…”
“So!”
“Like you, I want to know his whereabouts too!”
“And then!”
“Kill him!!!”
Woman!
They are emotional creatures!
The arranged marriage of the past, as well as Benson Laydon’s death, had evidently left a deep impact on Old Mrs. Mason, twisting her psyche to the point where, even though Parker Mason was her own flesh and blood, she was determined to put him to death!
Perhaps!
In her eyes!
In her heart!
Parker Mason’s birth itself was a colossal mistake!
Her disgrace!
Regardless, Parker Mason was saved by someone and didn’t die, which was undoubtedly great news for Sean!
As long as he was alive!
Sooner or later, Sean would be able to find Parker Mason’s whereabouts!
“What about Charles Campbell?”
Sean asked, “The son of the Campbell family, who left the military and disappeared after a car accident on the way.”Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.
“Was it your doing?”
Mentioning Charles Campbell!
Shadow Wolf and the others were filled with anticipation!
After all!
Charles Campbell was also a member of the Bloody Wolf Group, their comrade in arms, their brother!
“Really?”
“Hehe!”
Old Mrs. Mason didn’t think twice and blurted out, “Just a little bastard who dared to ruin my plans, of course, I killed him directly!”
Bang!
Before Old Mrs. Mason’s words fell, Shadow Wolf and the others were already furious and rushed forward!
“Spare her life!”
Sean’s pupils shrank rapidly, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent, but he still stopped Shadow Wolf and the others from killing Old Mrs. Mason on the spot, saying coldly, “She has committed countless evils and has blood on her hands!”
“She deserves to die!”
“But!”
“She shouldn’t die so easily!”
“Better to be alive and tormented!”
“That’s the punishment she deserves!”
Killing!
Taking a life!
It was not enough to vent Sean’s anger in his heart!
“Don’t worry, boss!”
“We understand!”
Shadow Wolf nodded, then grabbed Old Mrs. Mason by the shoulder and dragged her like a dead dog into the dark corner opposite!
Seeing this!
Pierce Porter’s mouth twitched viciously, and he hastily said, “You promised me just now!”
“As long as I answer your questions!”
“You’ll let me die a quick death!”
As Sean had said earlier, sometimes a quick death was a luxury!
“I will!”
Sean signaled Ear Wolf with his eyes!
Ear Wolf understood and was about to act when Cecelia, who had never spoken, suddenly stopped him, “Wait!”
“Oh?”
Sean was taken aback, turning to Cecelia and asking, “Dear, do you have any more questions?”
“I…”
Cecelia hesitated for a moment and said, “I want Mr. Porter to describe what your biological mother, Liane Field, looked like…”
Sean’s heart stirred!
That’s right!
Pierce Porter had always said that Liane Field was incredibly beautiful, and his admiration was obvious, which had confused Sean. If they could create a portrait of Liane Field based on Pierce Porter’s description, it would be much easier to find her in the future!
So!
Sean called Claw Wolf, who was responsible for guarding Phyllis, over!
Claw Wolf!
True to his name, he possessed dexterous hands. In addition to killing, he was proficient in all aspects of the arts!
And!
He was also a master thief!
Claw Wolf fetched paper and pen, and Pierce Porter naturally did not refuse. Liane Field was the woman of his dreams, and even after more than twenty years, every detail of her appearance and laughter was still vivid in his mind!
His journey to Sunsetting Valley felt like yesterday!
Ten minutes!
In the next ten minutes, Pierce Porter spoke while Claw Wolf drew, and a beautiful figure gradually took shape on the paper. Each line and stroke was incredibly lifelike!
However!
Pierce Porter was still not satisfied and kept pointing and gesturing!
“Her eyes!”
“Her eyes are wrong, Liane Field’s eyes are much more beautiful than what you drew!”
“Her nose!”
“The nose is not delicate enough!”
“And her chin!”
“Her hair!”
“Her clothes…”
“…”
“Idiot, can you even draw at all???”
Bang!
This was the first time Claw Wolf had been openly scorned for his drawing skills, and he couldn’t help but kick Pierce Porter to the ground, cursing, “Shut your dog mouth!”
“Say one more word!”
“Believe it or not, I’ll cut the flesh off your body one slice at a time?”
Suddenly!
Pierce Porter quieted down!
Sean stared at the beautiful figure on the paper, deeply captivated. His eyes didn’t wander, and his heart surged with emotion as he thought, “Is this my biological mother?”
“Pierce Porter’s words were true!”
“She truly is…”
“Extremely, extremely, extremely, extremely beautiful!”
As for Cecelia!
With just one glance, her heart trembled violently, and her face was filled with an incredulous shock!
It was her!
It really was her!!!