Larissa's Game of Thrones (Larissa) novel Chapter 816

His tone was absolute, leaving no room for negotiation.

“Heh.” A mocking smile curled Haskell’s lips.

“What are you laughing at?” Solomon demanded, staring at Haskell, trying to decipher his reaction.

Haskell slowly raised his head, his gaze meeting Solomon’s. It was cold and dismissive. “I’m laughing at what a short-sighted fool you are.”

Solomon was livid.

“Haskell! You and Larissa are the ones who brought this loss upon the Palmer family! And you have the nerve to call me a fool?” he roared, his voice trembling with rage.

But Haskell was unmoved. He continued to fix Solomon with that icy stare. “What else would I call you? If the Palmer family were left in your hands, it wouldn't be long before the Lincolns crushed us completely. You’d end up groveling at their feet like a stray dog.”

His words struck Solomon like a physical blow, leaving him speechless.

“Oh, you’re so brilliant,” Solomon sneered. “As if you have what it takes to defeat the powerhouse behind the Lincoln family.”

“Would I have let Larissa proceed if I wasn’t confident?” Haskell countered.

Solomon was momentarily stunned. “You’re confident?”

Then, realization dawned. “So you did do this on purpose! You used this as a weapon to take down my father and me!”

“It still comes down to your and Uncle Tobias’s lack of oversight,” Haskell replied coolly. He then added, “I haven’t even brought up the fact that you kidnapped my father to threaten me, yet here you are, playing the victim. If we’re going to play dirty, let’s at least be fair about it.”

With that, he stormed out.

The fury inside Solomon burned even hotter on his way home. As he crossed the front courtyard, his eyes caught a figure standing silently in the shadows—it was Sire.

Solomon paused, his anger momentarily cooling. He slowed his pace, quickly pulling out his phone to call his sister, Faith Palmer.

When she answered, he deliberately raised his voice. “Just as I thought! The old man is still biased towards Haskell!”

He continued his tirade. “That guy really knows how to suck up to our grandpa. He’s even willing to forget that Grandpa was indirectly responsible for his mother’s death, all to secure his position as heir.”

He finished with a heavy sigh. “I feel so sorry for Haskell’s mother. She didn’t deserve that.”