Seed of Possession

All eyes are now on Lorenzo, who is standing and heavily breathing, furious about what his grandfather said to him.

“Why am I going to be disqualified in the succession? The things that I do can be easily covered with just a snap of your fingers, and everything I did will be forgotten,” Lorenzo continued, chuckling as he walked away from his chair, slowly advancing towards his grandfather.

“It is not a secret to you that other family members from the main and branches of the family have scandals way more serious than I did,” Lorenzo said furiously, feeling wronged.

“They are not candidates to be the next head of the family, are they?”

“Really?” Lorenzo said in disbelief, looking at Xander and mockingly laughing as he pointed at him.

“Then what did he do?” Lorenzo mockingly asked as he looked back at his grandpa.

“Your so-called genius grandson did things desperately just to be a candidate in that position,” Lorenzo said, glancing at Giselle.

“To the point that he married a widow who had a daughter, and that is not the end. We don’t have any information about this woman except for the information that Xander provided and manipulated. It’s a family law that a family member can’t marry a widow, especially if that person already has a child. But it looks like our dearest genius forgot about that or intentionally ignored it,” Lorenzo continued.

“Why did you become quiet, Xander? You always had the answer to everything, right? Why won’t you defend yourself?” Lorenzo mockingly said, making Xander angry. It caused him to grit his teeth hard as he tried to control himself, not wanting to worsen the situation.

“Are you done, Lorenzo?” Perol said in his deep, cold voice, making the room quiet. His face was dark and serious, with a hint of coldness in his eyes as he looked straight at Lorenzo, expressing disappointment.

“I guess you forgot your position. Like Xander, you’re also having trouble proving yourself as the next head of the family after what you’ve done. In my eyes, both of you have committed a sin against the family, and I will be the one to decide the punishment for both of you!” Perol said authoritatively, silencing Lorenzo and making his mistress nervous.

“Lorenzo, not only did you have an affair, but you also locked your wife in your room! There are witnesses, and there’s a report that you sexually harassed and drugged her,” Perol continued, frightening Lorenzo because everything his grandfather said was true.

“Now, Lorenzo, I have one question for you. Where is your wife?” Perol asked seriously, making Lorenzo sweat and tremble in fear.

“Where is Chantal, Lorenzo? Where is your wife?” Perol repeated in a hard tone, making Chandrea nervous and reluctant for Lorenzo to reveal her sister’s location.

“Don’t call me Grandpa, Lorenzo. Answer my question. Where is your wife? WHERE IS CHANTAL!” Perol screamed, slamming his hand on the table.

Lorenzo gulped, feeling lost and floating in the air. His hands were getting numb, and he slowly felt a chill down his spine.

“I didn’t know,” he whispered, making Perol angrier.

“Answer in a loud voice!” Perol demanded, but Lorenzo hesitated, knowing the consequences.

“I’m talking to you, Lorenzo! Tell me where your wife is – maybe your mistress knows where her sister is,” Perol said, turning to Chandrea, who looked shocked.Property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

“I d-don’t know where my sister is,” Chandrea said, making Perol chuckle with amusement.

“I have my eyes and ears. I have ways to find her and know the truth. I’m just testing both of you,” Perol said, signaling his Butler to bring a jade jar to the table.

Giselle raised her eyebrows, recognizing the drug from the dark part of society. The Head Butler opened the jar, revealing the powder inside.

“Why do you have that?” Lorenzo asked, trembling, as he looked at his Grandfather.

“You’re already addicted to this substance,” Perol said in disbelief, sweeping the jar off the table. The loud bang echoed in the room, startling Chandrea.

“The report was correct! You’re completely enslaved by this substance! Since when, Lorenzo? SINCE WHEN!” Perol yelled furiously at his grandson.

“Is it because of this mistress of yours?” Perol pointed at Chandrea, who trembled in fear.

“I can’t understand why you did this, LORENZO! YOU HAD IT ALL! A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY, A STRONG BACKGROUND, AND MY SUPPORT!”

Giselle secretly glance at Xander to see what is his reaction about what his Grandfather just said right now. But Xander doesnt have any reaction on what his Grandfather said his cold demeanor is still reflected on his face like a statue who doesnt have any emotions either feelings.

“IT’S ALL BECAUSE OF THIS FAMILY!” Lorenzo suddenly blurted out as he burst due to the constant pressure he is receiving from his Grandfather.

“IT’S ALL BECAUSE OF YOU!” Lorenzo shouted as he stood up and pointed his finger at Xander.

“It’s all because of this so-called genius,” Lorenzo said and then suddenly laughed like a madman.

“Grandpa, you don’t have any idea what I have been through just to reach the position where I am right now. You don’t have any idea how suffocated I feel every time I wake up in the morning and be the grandson that you will love,” Lorenzo said as he looked at Perol, but right now his eyes don’t show any anger or disgust, only resentment towards him.

“It’s also your fault, Grandpa. Since when I was a child, my father planted in my head that I should get your attention to help him become the next head of the family, but jokes on him, he died early,” Lorenzo said as he chuckled.

“And when he died, the people planted in my head that I should inherit my father’s goal. And you will not believe what kind of preparation your dirty family did to me, Grandpa. They made me dirty and perfect for you!” He added as he pointed at Perol.

“But it suddenly just washed away when this genius man walked into the frame. All my hard work just instantly vanished. What a f*ck!”

“Don’t blame me for your idiocy!” Xander commented, making Giselle roll her eyes as she rubbed her big belly in a circular motion.

“What a dumb,” she whispered under her breath.

“Huh! Idiocy… Hahahaha… Between the two of us, Xander, you are the more idiotic, you dumbhead!” Lorenzo yelled as he pointed at Xander.

“You already have your tech empire, so why do you want this f*cking family! AS IF YOU MADE A LOT OF SACRIFICES AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS FAMILY! FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU ASSHOLE! I CONTRIBUTED A LOT MORE TO THIS FAMILY!”

“I ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THIS FAMILY! YOU DIDN’T KNOW WHAT SACRIFICES I MADE TO BE WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW-” Xander was cut off when a loud bang interrupted him.

It came from Perol, who is now fuming red. He glared at his grandsons as he could not believe what he was hearing from them.

“The two of you. SHUT UP!” Perol screamed as he slammed the wooden table with his fist.

Xander and Lorenzo automatically looked at Perol as they saw the mad figure of their Grandfather. “I can’t believe the two of you are possibly going to change my position as the head of the family. I can already foresee the downfall of this family!”

“I think the two of you forgot something. The two of you are both on trial, and one of you can get out of this room stripped of the chance to be the Head of this family, or the two of you will lose the chance.”

Perol quickly looked at Lorenzo with angry eyes. “Lorenzo, confess all your sins now! I know all the things you’ve done. Especially what you did with Chantal!” Perol authoritatively said. Lorenzo just moved his head away, not wanting to look at his Grandfather. He bit his lips as his hands formed fists, closing his eyes tightly as he took a deep breath. With a loud sigh, he said, “Yes, I did all those things, Grandpa,” Lorenzo said as he looked at Perol and showed him a bright smile.

“All the reports given to you are basically correct, as I believe no one can escape from your eyes,” Lorenzo said as he let out a soft chuckle.

“I’m tired of pretending, Grandpa. The title that you have is slowly killing people around you, just like what happened to your sons,” Lorenzo said, making Perol’s eyes widen in disbelief.

“I’m just becoming like my father, your son. A cruel and ill-mannered man fated to be alone,” Lorenzo said as his smile grew bigger like a hyena.

“Lorenzo?”

“Yes, Grandpa? What will be my punishment? Banishment? Or death, just like what happened to my father?”

“What are you saying, Lorenzo?” Perol asked in a shaky voice.

“Grandpa, I know the darkest, deepest, and cruelest secret of this family. It was forcefully put in my head,” he said while tapping his head using his index finger.

“I just hope my punishment is way lesser than Xander’s because, after all, he deceived us all.”