Grief, Betrayals, and a Core of Blaze

Chapter 505 The Secret Switch

"What did you do to my wife?" Xenon was nearly frantic, but with his wife in the woman’s grasp, he dared not act rashly. He could only bitterly hate his own powerlessness. If only I could have subdued this woman before the doctor arrived, wouldn’t things have been much better? The moment this thought flashed through Xenon’s mind, he knew he didn’t have much chance of success. Not only could he not ignore his daughter's life, but considering himself a frail scholar, how could he possibly defeat the woman before him, who was clearly skilled in combat? Xenon could only glare at her hatefully, wishing he could tear her limb from limb with his eyes! The woman was somewhat amused by Xenon's reaction. "Don’t bother with those useless thoughts. As long as you dutifully carry out what our boss requires, I won’t even stay in your house if you let me." "What exactly was injected into my wife’s body?" Xenon completely ignored the woman’s useless chatter. The woman smiled and said, "Nothing much, just a little something. If you can handle our boss' business well, your wife will be fine, but if you can’t, I can't guarantee whether your wife and child will still be alive." Xenon was furious but helpless. He carried his wife to the room, only to realize that Xenon's wife’s body was developing a fever. Xenon wanted to call someone to check on his wife, but the woman insisted there was nothing wrong and that she would be fine shortly.Being under threat, Xenon couldn't do anything. Fortunately, Xenon's wife’s temperature finally dropped after about half an hour, but she remained unconscious and hadn't woken up. Xenon didn't dare to delay and immediately returned to the country with his wife and child. Upon returning, he learned that Waylon and his wife had given birth to a daughter six months ago, but the child had accidentally suffocated to death while Ruby was feeding her. Ruby suffered a mental breakdown and absolutely refused to let anyone touch her daughter's body. The tiny child had been dead for six months but was still kept frozen in the morgue, with the fee being renewed every day. Ruby simply would not allow the child to be buried. After learning the sequence of events, Xenon felt that something was amiss, but Ruby was having a particularly severe mental breakdown during this period, and Waylon’s full attention was on Ruby. Xenon decided to go see the little niece he had never met. However, when Xenon saw the child’s tiny body, he felt that the child did not look much like a Stone family member. He shared this doubt with Xenon's wife. Although Xenon's wife was awake, her health was poor, and she often felt weak all over. She knew this was the other party controlling her to coerce Xenon. "This is our Stone family’s turf now. You can still use our influence to do whatever you want." Xenon's wife subtly prompted Xenon. Xenon immediately understood. He used the excuse of Waylon needing to care for Ruby to ask to enter the family to help Waylon deal with some family matters. Waylon had previously wanted Xenon to enter the business world to help him, and now that Xenon was finally enlightened, Waylon was naturally delighted. His plan was for Xenon to join the corporation. The minor affairs of the family absolutely did not require Xenon’s intervention. After all, the family affairs mainly involved the elders, while the younger generation had all gone into the corporation. And what could the elders of the family do besides retire? However, Xenon insisted that he wanted to try managing the family's matters first. If things went well, he would go to the company; if not, it wouldn't cause any delays. Waylon was also emotionally and physically exhausted, so hearing this from his own brother, he agreed. After Xenon entered the family, he connected with his uncle and, through them, secretly arranged a paternity test for the little niece who had been in the morgue for six months. The matter was conducted in secret. When the paternity test was covertly delivered to Xenon, he looked at the report stating the child was not biologically related, and he was completely stunned. The little niece was actually not his brother’s child. So, where was their child? Xenon originally wanted to tell Waylon and his wife about this, but Ruby had another episode. He saw firsthand how distressed Ruby was during her fit. Xenon did not dare to speak. Without evidence, speaking out would only worsen his sister-in-law’s condition. Moreover, he still didn't know what the masked man wanted him to do. His wife's health was deteriorating day by day, and he had to save her first. "Let’s bury the little niece so she can rest in peace. Keeping her like this will only make my sister-in-law’s illness worse. Besides, we are occupying public resources." Xenon directly burned the paternity test, not telling anyone the truth that the child was not from the Stone family.If this deceased infant was not a Stone family child, where was the Stone family's real child? Was she even alive? Xenon was very confused.

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