Chapter 404



Stan went silent on the other end of the phone. Then, he said with a sneer, “We’ll see who people believe: me or you. After all the bad things you’ve done…”

Dean’s face drained of color. He slumped to the floor, defeated. He was finished. If he had known this was how it would end, he would have never helped Stan take down Jake. Now Stan was in control. No one in the Reeves family could stand up to him.

Dean couldn’t accept it. He was the eldest son of the Reeves family. Why wasn’t he the one inheriting everything? Why? It wasn’t fair!

Jake gazed at Dean coldly. Dean was in a real mess, but he hadn’t had enough fun yet. If Dean was out of the picture, who would be left to challenge Stan?

Jake cleared his throat and said into the phone, “Mr. Reeves, I’m not sure that’s the best move. Yeah, Dean has screwed up, but he’s still your older brother. You don’t want people talking behind your back, do you? First, you take his place, and now you want to kick him out completely? And let’s not forget, you weren’t supposed to inherit anything in the first place. If you hadn’t forced Dean to give up his claim, you wouldn’t even be allowed in the Reeves family house.”

Stan shook with rage. “Who the hell are you? Stop talking!”

“You can confirm whether I talked nonsense or not. It depends on whether you dare take the risk,” Jake replied flatly.

Honestly, at that moment, Stan had a sneaking suspicion that Mr. Jack might actually be Jake. But he soon dismissed that thought. Jake was dead. There was no way Mr. Jack could be Jake.

Stan rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on. “How do you know so much about the Reeves?” he asked, his voice laced with suspicion.

“There’s nothing I don’t know,” Jake said with a small smile. “Mr. Reeves, you haven’t seen everything I can do. If you don’t believe me, we can test it out. All I want is a sincere apology from the Reeves family. If you can’t do that, I’ll have to take matters into my own hands.”

Stan caved. He yelled at the bodyguards to bring Dean back and then tried to suck up to Jake. “Mr. Jack, if you want anything, just say the word. We’ll do our best to make it happen. Don’t worry. I’ll make sure no one in Burmoos messes with your goddaughter ever again.”

Jake smiled. “That’s not necessary. We’re not in a rush for compensation. We can talk about it when she’s older. Oh, my memory’s not great—I almost forgot that the Reeves family is going downhill. Hope you’re still around in Burmoos when my goddaughter grows up.”

“Thanks for the kind words, Jack,” Stan said through clenched teeth.

Stan hung up and threw his phone at the wall in a fit of rage. “Dean’s useless! He’s nothing but trouble!”

Jake left with Sophie, but not before Dean and his family paid.

Jake made Dean’s family kneel in a line at the door, bowing to everyone who walked by. After a day of that, they were completely humiliated. Dean’s son was required to withdraw from that kindergarten.

By the time Kallie heard and got there, it was all finished.

Sophie was in Jake’s arms, playing with his mask and giggling.

Kallie was shocked and a little jealous. “You two got close quickly.”

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