Supreme Mars novel Chapter 5

The Fords looked at Raymond in shock.

Caroline covered her mouth with a pale face. "Was it really you, Raymond?"

Raymond's face turned pale under everyone's attention but he swiftly recovered himself. He faked a smile and said, "No way. I'm Caroline's boyfriend, and William is my future father-in-law. Why would I hurt him?"

These words seemed to make sense, so everyone turned to look at Chris.

Chris crawled up from the ground, his face covered in blood. In order to survive the night, he had no choice but to sacrifice Raymond.

"It was me... I asked him to do it. I asked him to persuade William Ford to drink poison that would stimulate his heart... and steal the pills that treat his condition so we could kill him."

These works sparked an uproar.

The Fords each felt like they had been punched in the stomach. More than anyone else, Caroline was dazed, and her eyes were filled with confusion.

"No, tell me it's not true..."

After a brief moment of shock, hatred filled the air and the Fords walked toward Raymond with grim expressions.

"We trusted you, Raymond! But this was all your doing!"

"Why did you do that?"

"What did we ever do to you? Why would you decide to hurt us like this?"

Leo was livid as well. He looked at Raymond with a calm but murderous look in his eyes.

"You motherfucker!" Raymond howled, furious that Chris had betrayed him without hesitation.

But, cowardice quickly overtook him.

"No, please, listen to my explanation... He's the mastermind..."

"It's not me! I swear!"

"Help!"

To everyone's surprise, Raymond became so desperate that he tried to flee.

"Stop, don't run!"

The men of the Ford family were about to chase after Raymond, only to see Leo throw a silver needle at Raymond's head with a casual flick of his hand.

Raymond fell to the ground as soon as he ran out of the gates.

"He's..."

Everyone was dumbfounded to see this.

"What... What's wrong with him?" Patricia asked, her voice trembling. She looked at her husband. "Jon, go and have a look."

Jonathan walked up to Raymond and felt for his breath. Then, he fell on his rear end out of fear.

"He... He's dead!"

"What?!"

The sudden turn of events rendered the Fords speechless. They did not know what to do.

Leo returned to William's bedside and continued treating him.

He had helped the Fords take care of the culprit, and the rest was none of his concern.

"I've told you everything. Can I leave now?" Chris asked in a shaky voice, his eyes on the back of Leo's head.

Had he known that Leo Cohen was so scary, he would not have acted on his own.

Leo remained silent.

Chris took his silence for agreement, so he began to tiptoe away, intending to leave the Fords' villa.

However, just as he stepped out of the main door of the villa, a lazy voice came from behind.

"Did I say you could leave?"

Chris's body went stiff and he did not dare take another step. With a sullen face, he replied, "What else do you want? I'm just a small fry. Even if you threaten to kill me, my sister won't come to save me."

"I know."

Chris did not turn around, but said calmly, "Go outside and wait."

Chris dared not disobey him, especially after witnessing how ruthless he could be. He could only wait outside the villa in low spirits.

However, he had not gone far before someone hit the back of his head and knocked him unconscious.

While Leo was focused on treating William with acupuncture, the rest of the Fords were listless.

Caroline's second uncle, Jonathan, was sitting on the sofa with a sullen face. He shook his head and said, "Great. William is still unconscious and Caroline's boyfriend is dead. What do we do with the tender this afternoon?"

"It's the tender for a partnership with the head of the International Commerce Center, Atlas Beauty, that we're talking about here. All the companies in Emerdale, big or small, will be participating."

The mention of the tender prompted Caroline's eldest uncle, Samuel, to sigh as well. His eyes became filled with despair. "I thought Raymond could help us, but now that's a dead end."