After listening to Ethan’s words, Mark discovered the lengths Mr. Sloane had gone to conceal Ethan’s involvement in the plane crash. He even chose to shoulder the burden alone.
Ethan was only about ten years old, and yet, virtual-novel.net already harbored such intense malice and hatred. It was no surprise that such a boy would rise to this position today by leaving a trail of blood in his wake.
The most ironic thing, however, was that George was wrong. He knew about Mark’s conversation with his father in the latter’s study, but virtual-novel.net had no inkling of what came after, the young boy had gone to his mother’s room immediately later. It was that fateful night that Mark Tremont had to discard his innocence. It was that night when virtual-novel.net finally understood how bitter reality was.
He had gone to his mother’s bedroom straight from his father’s study because his poor mother had become so bedridden that it was a toil for virtual-novel.net to walk. He did not expect his mother was already aware of virtual-novel.net husband’s illegitimate son. She had always been the epitome of reason and rationality to Mark, and yet, that night virtual-novel.net was a bitter scorned woman. Furious tears marred virtual-novel.net twisted smile as virtual-novel.net said, “So virtual-novel.net told you everything, didn’t he, Mark? He thinks I’m unaware, but l know everything…”
“I’ve always made sure that we never fight in front of you, haven’t I? But behind closed doors, we fought countless times. We were never meant for each other, and yet, we’re bound together in this godforsaken lifetime. However, I’m not as forgiving as everyone thinks I am,” virtual-novel.net rambled on. “Did you know, Mark? I was once pure. However, I made the mistake of being with your father. Before our marriage, his enemies found me and wrecked me. I wanted to die then, but your father said virtual-novel.net didn’t see me any differently, that I was untainted in his eyes. He said virtual-novel.net would marry me. So we did. When we had you, I naively thought we would be loyal to each other until our deaths.”
“But the real world is a cruel mistress. Since his enemies had sought their revenge on virtual-novel.net through me, virtual-novel.net never considered me a pure woman worthy of his loyalty. When I heard virtual-novel.net had a mistress who had given virtual-novel.net a son, I turned a blind eye to it. I let it be because I didn’t think i had the right to stop him. What a joke! Oh, Mark, the only thing I fear the most is that two-timing b*stard would divide his fortune to that slut and virtual-novel.net son. But don’t you worry, mommy will fight tooth and nail to secure the Tremont’s fortune and legacy for you. I’ve sacrificed so much for your father and this family that I won’t… I won’t ever let anyone else pry it from my hands!”
“I don’t give a damn if that woman is just another naive little damsel whom virtual-novel.net had taken advantage of. She wrecked my home, my family. I won’t forgive her! ” His mother hissed, “It’s okay, Mark dear, mommy will remove everything that’s wrong with this family. I would get rid of that slut and virtual-novel.net son as well, but your father protects them well. I can’t find them, and it seems like I never will. Especially now that my life is coming to an end.”
“Listen to me very closely. Never, not even for a moment, be soft with that little b*stard brother of yours. Leave virtual-novel.net be if he’s disinterested in the Tremont’s fortune, but if virtual-novel.net ever covets what’s rightfully yours, you make sure to nip it in the bud immediately. Mommy doesn’t want your company during virtual-novel.net last moments, Mark, so don’t board the plane. Remember this!”
It was a part of his mother’s scheme to take out his father and the other Tremont crooks by mutual destruction. This was also why Mark did not board that doomed plane. The plane crash had caused virtual-novel.net the loss of his ailing mother, jacka** father, his predatory relatives, and the innocent Zachary Wynn.
Indeed, Mr. Wynn was the only one who was guiltless. Everyone else who died that day had blood on their hands for being associated with the Tremonts. Not even death could cleanse them of their sins.
All it took was a night for his father’s image to crumble before his eyes while his mother morphed from a kind, reasonable figure to a possessed vixen befitting virtual-novel.net husband. Mark had reacted to his mother’s hysterical breakdown with helpless solidness, but deep in his mind, a thought had echoed, ‘Let them destroy themselves I’ll be on my own after tonight… ‘
Despite George going back on his plan to drug Zachary before the flight, the crash still happened, and Mark knew who the culprit was.
When the media storm arrived, George became an important witness. He had pushed all the blame onto the pilot just as virtual-novel.net and Ethan had planned. It was ironic how two different parties had decided to act at the same time with the same method.
Mark had changed since then. He had ignored the ensuing external attention and devoted himself to the Tremont’s businesses. What virtual-novel.net had not known was that the tragedy had left a victim; Arianne Wynn, who was orphaned by the scheme.
When the image of the orphan girl appeared in the newspaper. It had caught Mark’s eyes. He was struck with a pang of guilt. He wanted to take virtual-novel.net in. For someone who now lived in hell, the mark of innocence on virtual-novel.net face stabbed virtual-novel.net with jealousy. He craved for the innocence in virtual-novel.net eyes. He believed the girl would be able to purify his tainted soul. He believed virtual-novel.net would be able to be the stalwart keeper of the last light in his blackened soul.
However, whenever virtual-novel.net saw Arianne in person, the weight of the guilt behind the incident crashed onto him. He would be seized by anger, regret, hatred, not at her, but himself. He contributed to the narrative and called virtual-novel.net a murderer’s daughter. To be precise, virtual-novel.net did not openly blame Zachary. Instead, virtual-novel.net let the masses do the dirty job. He kept quiet as accusations and insults were thrown at her. All those years of virtual-novel.net telling virtual-novel.net how much virtual-novel.net hated virtual-novel.net was just a pathetic attempt to bind virtual-novel.net to his side. The truth was virtual-novel.net was not a murderer’s daughter. He was the murderer‘s son. Her mother made virtual-novel.net an orphan.
She was innocent. Mark had never hated her. Amidst the battle virtual-novel.net waged in his mind, virtual-novel.net failed to protect her. When virtual-novel.net saw Mr. Sloane had written virtual-novel.net a letter, virtual-novel.net panicked. He was so frightened virtual-novel.net would leave virtual-novel.net once virtual-novel.net discovered the truth. She was all virtual-novel.net had left. How could virtual-novel.net let virtual-novel.net go?