The Mafia Lord's Secret Lover (Evelyn) novel Chapter 267

Chapter 267: Investigate Maxime’s Death!

Andrew Knight, the patriarch of the family, pinched the bridge of his nose before speaking again. "Henry, are you going to perform an autopsy to know the cause of his death?"

"Father," Henry wiped his face. "I don’t plan to. Because when they found him, he was in his sleep, and..." His voice trailed off, the following words clearly too humiliating... or inconvenient to admit.

"And what?" Andrew pressed, his voice cutting through the room and briefly quieting the sobs.

Everyone waited, tension thick enough to choke on.

Before Henry could answer, Erick Knight, the youngest, leaned back in his chair and casually dropped the bomb everyone else avoided.

"Of course, Max must’ve overdosed, right?" he said, giving his father a deadpan stare.

The room froze.

Then shame and pity swept over the group like a sudden gust of wind.

Everyone knew about the scandal. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

It had been plastered all over the internet for weeks—Maxime Knight, the promising young heir, exposed as a heavy drug user. Some articles even implied he’d been dealing. The noble Knight family name had been tarnished so much that it hardly looked like what it once was.

Henry slowly lifted his gaze, clearly affected by Erick’s blunt remark. He can see all the grief in the room thickened into a heavy silence. The younger generation lowered their heads, while the older members exchanged uncomfortable glances.

However, Henry couldn’t say anything. He was speechless.

Andrew Knight exhaled sharply. His gaze sharpened as he looked at his younger son before saying, "Erick, why are you speaking poorly about your own nephew?"

Erick’s expression didn’t waver. His cold stare now shifted to his father.

"Dad...I’m only speaking the truth. Everyone in this country has seen the news headlines. It’s useless to pretend we don’t know what he was involved in." Erick shrugged lightly, though his tone carried an edge. "Why ask Henry about a reason when the reason was already obvious?"

"I didn’t need to hear your fucking reason!" Andrew snapped, though some part of him looked like he wanted to rub his temples. "Your brother and sister-in-law are grieving."

Melinda gasped and covered her mouth as another wave of tears spilled down her cheeks.

She glared at Erick with all the fury of a wounded lioness. "Erick Knight, how dare you insult my son when he hasn’t even been buried yet? He deserves peace!"

Henry clenched his jaw, torn between anger and humiliation. He holds his wife’s hand while staring at his little brother, "Erick, please... this isn’t the time for such comments. He was still my son."

Erick didn’t back down. "I didn’t say he didn’t deserve peace, did I? I’m saying that ignoring reality will not help anyone. A sudden death in a cabin, alone, while sleeping... what do you expect people to think?"

"Enough," Henry snapped. His eyes narrowed at his brother. "Erick, one more word leaves your mouth, and I will punch your face!"

Erick rolled his eyes but remained silent. He didn’t want to make his brother’s pain worse.

However, even though Erick no longer speaks up, someone else does.

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