Chapter 266

Chapter 266

Daniel’s gaze bore into the woman before him, his expression deep and unyielding. Without uttering a single word, he moved toward the hospital bed.

Albert thought Daniel had changed his mind and wanted to reconcile with his daughter. He immediately wore a satisfied smile and walked towards him.

He gave Daniel a significant pat on the shoulder. “Now that you’re here, I can finally relax. You two can take your time to chat. I’ll step out.”

As if harboring lingering concerns, he emphasized, “Vivian might come across as proud and distant, but you’re the only one she truly cares for. You must treat her well.”

“If you choose to be with Vivian, you’ll undoubtedly become part of our family’s wealth! You’ll grow even stronger then…” After a tempting offer, Albert turned to leave.

However, Daniel’s gaze turned sharp. He grabbed Albert’s wrist and twisted it.

Albert’s arm was instantly dislocated.

This abrupt turn of events left Albert in a state of panic. Terrified, he cried and stared at Daniel in disbelief.

“Daniel, what on earth are you doing?” Vivian’s face turned pale. She clutched Daniel’s wrist, shook her head, and said, “How could you lay a hand on my father?”

Daniel forcefully pulled his hand away. His face was terrifyingly cold. “Albert, let’s get this straight: I have no connection to your daughter! I’m here to avenge my wife!”

“What… What do you mean?” Vivian nervously leaned back, her eyes filled with confusion and fear.

She couldn’t meet Daniel’s gaze. “I don’t understand what you’re saying. I’m still an injured patient.”

“Injured patient?” Daniel’s gaze turned ice-cold, his voice filled with anger. “Stop acting innocent! If you want to commit suicide, just go ahead and die! Who cares about someone barely clinging to life? Do you think I’ll sympathize with you?”

“Or perhaps you believe that, in the midst of this chaos, I would bow down to you due to public pressure? You fool! If it weren’t for shared business interests, do you think I’d even bother with you?”

“How dare you lay a hand on my wife? You’re courting death! If the Hand family has a death wish, say it!”

“Daniel, what nonsense are you spouting? How could my daughter harm your wife?” Albert had no knowledge of what Han Vivian had done.

At this moment, all he could see was his pitiful daughter. He was heartbroken. “And why didn’t you inform us about your marriage? Why did you make my daughter wait for you?”

Daniel sneered, “Why should I inform you about my marriage? Who do you think you are? Your daughter had someone scheme against my wife in Newham.”

Whenever Daniel thought of what might happen to Alice if the members of the Dark Night Club hadn’t appeared on time, he couldn’t suppress his anger.

“Vivian Hand, you’re truly despicable.”

“It’s not… Daniel, you… Please listen to me. The Newham incident has nothing to do with me! Once I found out, Alice had already fallen victim to their schemes.”

“I even had someone avenge her. Don’t let others’ manipulations create misunderstandings between us. It’s unfair to me.”

Even in such dire circumstances, Vivian still tried to explain herself and blame Alice for sowing discord.

She thought she could make Daniel feel compassion for her if she was delicate enough.

Little did he know that she appeared utterly repulsive and filthy in Daniel’s eyes.

“Put away your pitiful act. It disgusts me! Did you think I’d come looking for trouble without evidence?

Newham isn’t the Hand family’s territory. The surveillance system doesn’t belong to you!”

Stick controlled all the surveillance in Newham, so before Daniel returned to the country, he had obtained the footage from that night.

If he wanted to seek revenge for Alice, he needed concrete evidence. Otherwise, given the Hand family’s cun ning nature, they would definitely turn the tables and accuse his wife.

“Before committing wrongdoing, did you not consider dealing with the surveillance? Are you too foolish, or do you assume I’m just as stu pid as you are?”

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“Daniel, even if you have the footage, that doesn’t prove it was my daughter. Maybe someone is framing her” Albert still wanted to take Vivian’s side.

Daniel sneered, his gaze fixed on Vivian, “If you believe it’s a frame-up, call the police! I’m sure international police would be more than happy to assist you, Miss Hand”

Vivian’s face instantly turned pale, and she shook her head while trembling.

If international police got involved, this matter would definitely go out of hand.

Furthermore, she had other cases where international police had been unable to find evidence and thus hadn’t pursued

her.

If Daniel helped those police officers find evidence, she would be finished.

In fact, Daniel was unaware of Vivian’s other cases. He was only threatening her with them.

“What? You have the guts to scheme against my wife but not the courage to go to the authorities?”

Daniel sneered and said cruelly, “I’ll give you two choices now. Die, or the Hand family goes bankrupt!”

He had to avenge his wife.

“Daniel, you’re way too arrogant!” Albert raised his head fearlessly. “The Hand family’s roots span centuries. You can’t shake

us!”

Daniel’s expression turned cold. “Try me! Let’s see whether I can bring you down.”

“Are you really willing to disrupt the balance of the business world for the sake of a woman?” Albert’s entire body trembled with anger.

All this time, he had maintained a moderate image to keep a balance within the business world.

In doing so, he had also secured some benefits for the Hand family.

He thought he could continue surviving using this approach, but Daniel kept pushing him to his limits.

Da mn it!

“Dad, please don’t get angry right now.” Vivian glanced at her father, then immediately turned to Daniel with tears in her eyes. “Daniel, if you think it’s my fault, then I’m at fault. I can die to show you…”

Daniel kicked her away, his voice stern. “Vivian, stop pretending! If you really want to die, then make sure you cut your wounds deeper when you attempt suicide!”

Vivian was stunned.

How could Daniel say such a thing?

He clearly had no understanding of being a gentleman to a woman!

“It’s because I can’t let go of you!” Vivian tried to act innocent and kind. “I know you don’t like me being this way, and I’ll change in the future.”

“But, Daniel… You’re the helmsman of the Kaur family. You need to consider the interests of the Kaur family. What will the elders of the Kaur family think if you abandon the family’s interests for Alice?”

“You surely wouldn’t want problems between Alice and your family in the future and leave her with no status in your house, right?”

She believed no prominent family would accept a woman who brought negative consequences to the family.

Especially a big family like the Kaur family.

“Indeed, I should consider the interests of the Kaur family.” Daniel’s expression turned cold, his gaze piercing as it landed on Vivian. “Vivian, have you never bothered to find out whether the Kaur family would sacrifice me for Alice?”

“What… What are you saying?” Vivian’s eyes

widened.

Recalling her father’s call with Alfred earlier, she suddenly realized what was happening.

Alfred didn’t treat her that way because he was in a bad mood. He simply didn’t like her.

They… they all liked Alice?

What was so good about a mere actress?