Chapter 914 Duke soon came in from outside. His complexion was cold, and his eyes fell indifferently on Mabelâs face. Mabel guiltily avoided his eyes. Her lips trembled as she said, âI, Iâm not feeling very well. Iâll go upstairs first.â âYou donât want to know where Earl is?â This one sentence from Duke was all it took to stop Mabel in her tracks.
In a soft voice, he said, âGeorge, take your siblings upstairs to play.â George understood that the adults wanted to talk, so he obediently took his siblings upstairs, handâinâhand. Mabel clutched her chest and slowly asked, âDuke, what did you do to your brotherâ¦?â âItâs not what I did to him, itâs that he chose the path of no return,â Duke said in a low voice,â Heâs dead. I personally sent him to hell.â âWhatâ¦?â
Mabelâs eyes suddenly went wide, and her whole body collapsed onto the sofa.
Duke did not sympathize with her. He continued on, âIf I had sent him to court, even a lifetime of sentences would not be enough. Killing him with a bullet is really letting him off easy.â
âHow could you do this?! How could you! Heâs your brother!â Mabel cried mournfully, âSince the day he was born, his life had been full of suffering. He never got to enjoy a day of happiness and peace. He deserved to live! He would have seen the light if he had livedââ
âHe could have sought his own light, but he shouldnât have coveted the light that belongs to me.â
Dukeâs voice was even more unsympathetic than before. âWhatever the Winters family owed him had already been paid in full when he turned fifteen. He could have had a completely different life, but he chose to sink into darkness. It was his fate for things to come to this point.â
Mabel lay on the sofa and cried her heart out. Adina thought of the difference between this moment and that time when DukÄ had disappeared two months ago⦠Mabel had cried then as well, but not like this. Between these two sons, Mabel would always pick the one she thought she owed more. âBut didnât she also owe a debt to Duke, in that case?â âFather died because of him, thatâs why I didnât bury him in the family cemetery.â Duke pursed his lips, and then said, âIf you want to visit him, Iâll have someone take you there.â
âYouâre too cruel! How can you be so cruelâ¦â
Mabel rose from the sofa, rushed unsteadily at Duke, and beat his chest hard.
She cried as she hammered his chest, and her cries were filled with anger and an accusatory toneâ¦
Adina pursed her lips and coldly said, âMrs. Winters, Earl died in Sea City by our hands. From now on, whenever you see me and Duke, youâd only be reminded of the pain of losing a son. So Adina paused for a moment before she continued, âMrs. Winters, why donât you go back to Ascrialia?
That way, your heart can be at peace.â Mabel was dazed and wideâeyed at this, while her tears continued to fall.
She smiled as she cried. âAdina, itâs all because of you. Without you, Earl would never have returned to Sea City⦠Without you, my sons would never have been so rebellious⦠You witch! Give me back my son!â
She rushed over and gripped Adina by the collar.
Adina frowned coldly