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Thirty minutes ago.
Belle and Melody, who were in Humanity Hall, watched Dennis lead a group of people into Thirteen Hall.
Belle looked at the Food and Drug Administration cars, her expression changing. âWhatâs going on?â
Melody looked confident. âClarence must have killed that old ladyâs grandson. Now the FDA is coming for him.â
âWhat should we do, then?â Belle was a little distraught.
She might have been the eldest daughter, but she was not as scheming as Melody.
Melody frowned.. âThe best thing to do now is to call Mom and let her handle this.
âMom has run the clinic for so many years, so she must have connections. She just has to come in, work some things out, and disassociate us from Clarence.
âIf Clarence did kill someone, itâs Thirteen Hallâs problem. What does it have to do with Humanity Hall?
âIf someoneâs going to be in jail, itâs going to be Clarence. This has nothing to do with the Murphy family.â
Belle nodded. âRight, right, right. Hurry up and call Mom.â
They immediately called Peony.
Peony and Armstrong rushed from the Murphy familyâs villa after learning about the incident.
It was half an hour after the call when they arrived.
The Murphy family rushed into Thirteen Hall. River and everyone else from the Food and Drug Administration had already left. Trevor had gone home to rest and heal his wounds, and Greyson had followed him.
Clarence was the only one left in Thirteen Hall.
âMom, what are you doing here?â Clarence was a little confused.
Peony rushed forward. âWhere are the people from the FDA? Clarence, Iâm telling you, itâs Thirteen Hallâs problem if youâve killed someone. It has nothing to do with Humanity Hall.
âYou killed someone by practicing medicine without a license.
âDonât sling mud at others now. Youâre going to jail alone if you have to go. Donât drag the Murphy family into this, you hear me?â
Peonyâs first impulse was to disassociate herself from Clarence and not allow Clarenceâs personal issues to affect Humanity Hall.
Clarence looked dumbfounded. âKilled someone?
âWhen did I kill someone?â
Belle looked at Clarence and scolded, âClarence, thereâs no time. Why are you still denying it?
âWe all saw the FDA come. Didnât you kill someone?
âIt must be that old hag from this morning. I warned you to ignore her grandson. Now, great! Youâve brought trouble unto yourself!â
Melody persuaded earnestly, âClarence, havenât the Murphy family been good to you these last three years?
âYou just have to plead guilty and not involve the Murphy family.
âYou have to be grateful. If you plead guilty alone, youâll only get a maximum sentence of ten years. The Murphy family has nothing to lose if you drag us into this, but Humanity Hallâs reputation will be ruined.â
Clarence shook his head, knowing they had misunderstood.
âMom, that old ladyâs grandson is fine. Someone reported me to the FDA,â explained Clarence.
Peony looked at Clarence in confusion. âReported you?
âWho reported you?
âIt wasnât Humanity Hall.â
Clarence shook his head. âIt was William.â
âWilliam...â
Peony and the rest were shocked. They had not expected William to report Thirteen Hall.
Peony did not buy it. âClarence, what makes you say William reported you?
âEven if Williamâs putting up a fair fight with you for Miranda, you donât have to slander him, do you?
âAnyway, with Williamâs status, does he need to make petty moves toward someone like you?â
William had given Peony a lot of presents recently. They were worth millions of dollars.
Peony did not buy Clarenceâs explanation and was unwilling to accept it.
Almost speechless, Clarence exclaimed, âMom, thatâs what the FDA said. Itâs a real-name report. William reported me!â
Peony glared at Clarence. âWhy are you yelling? Who cares if William reported you?
âWilliam reported you for your own good!
âMaybe heâs just being kind, and heâs scared youâre selling fake drugs.
âWhy are you yelling at me instead of thanking him for his kindness?â
Clarence was furious. âMom, how could you entertain such an idea?
âWilliam reported me to put me away in jail for good. Besides, he harbors no good intentions for Miranda. Youâre Mirandaâs mother, and Iâm your son-in-law. How can you be so partial to outsiders?â
Seeing Clarenceâs anger, Peony also felt that she had gone too far. A smile appeared on her face. âClarence, Williamâs a good boy.
âThere must have been a misunderstanding. William must have reported you for your own good.
âThink about it. You didnât even graduate junior high, and youâve never legitimately studied medicine before.
âWerenât you disregarding human life when you started Thirteen Hall? What if you killed someone?
âFortunately, William had the foresight to report Thirteen Hall so things wouldnât go horribly wrong! Listen to me and shut Thirteen Hall down.
âIf youâre really unwilling, merge Thirteen Hall with Humanity Hall. I see youâve got a nice place here.
âIâll pay you five thousand dollars a month as rent!â
Clarence was bitterly disappointed. He trembled with anger.
Once the Murphy family had learned that the Food and Drug Administration was investigating him, they thought he had killed someone and rushed over, not to help him, but to disassociate themselves from him.
Peony had sided with William when Clarence told her that William had reported Clarence to put him in jail until kingdom come.
Not to mention, Peony wanted to rent Thirteen Hallâs space for five thousand dollars a month.
In Mediterranean City, where every inch of land cost a lot of money, the rent for Thirteen Hall was at least two hundred thousand dollars a month. It was also located downtown, putting it in a pricey location.
âAm I so unpopular?
âDo they want to squeeze every last bit of value out of me?â
âWhat do you think, Clarence? Five thousand dollars a month, plus your old salary of three thousand dollars. Youâll get eight thousand dollars a month.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âThough eight thousand dollars isnât a big deal in Mediterranean City, itâs the salary of top white-collar workers in second and third-tier cities.
âArenât you satisfied that a matrilocal son-in-law like you can get eight thousand dollars a month from the Murphy family?â Peony looked at Clarence with a smile, as if it was a great gift she was offering.
She seemed to have forgotten that Thirteen Hallâs land would be worth two hundred million dollars if Clarence sold it.
What was two hundred million dollars?
You could get an interest of millions of dollars a month if you kept that amount in the bank.
âF*ck off! Get the f*ck out!â Clarence exploded.
Peony looked at Clarence in surprise. âExcuse me?
âIâm your mother-in-law. Is this how you speak to your mother?â
âF*ck off! Get the f*ck out!â
Clarence grabbed the broom on the ground to chase them out.
âHow dare you do that?!â Peony rolled up her sleeves.
Belle and Melody looked like they were ready to rush forward and tear Clarence apart.
Armstrong grabbed Peony. âForget it! Forget it! A cornered beast will do anything when desperate. Even a rabbit bites when panicked. Heâs desperate.â
âHmph!â
Peony snorted coldly as she stormed out of Thirteen Hall. âWhat the hell? Heâs just an orphan boy. What a mad dog. Can he even compare to a millionth of William?â