LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 64 - Clarence Takes The Blame!
Chapter 64: Clarence Takes The Blame!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Take him away!” the middle-aged man roared.
Melody ran up to Kaysen. “Kaysen! Don’t take my husband away. My husband’s innocent!”
“Lady, if you try to stop us, we’ll arrest you too for interfering in police duty!” The middle-aged man’s face darkened.
Biting her lip, Melody stepped back and watched as Kaysen was taken away.
Witnessing this scene, the Murphy family’s relatives began to whisper.
“Kaysen was cutting corners?”
“Oh! It’s impossible to judge a man’s character just from his face. I can’t believe I thought he was a good man!”
“Thank God my construction materials weren’t involved!” muttered Uncle Wesley.
“Son, don’t join Kaysen’s company after you graduate,” Aunt Wendy hurriedly lowered her voice and instructed.
“Got it, Mom,” her son replied.
Armstrong and Peony’s faces turned grim as they listened to the chatter.
Kaysen’s incident put a halt to the party. Since they could no longer proceed with the meal, the relatives took their leave.
That afternoon…
Armstrong, Peony, Belle, George, Melody, Miranda, and Clarence were all in the hall of the Murphy family house.
Armstrong had made a lot of phone calls and had finally acquired the exact information behind what had happened.
“They figured it out. Kaysen bought shoddy construction materials. While the foundation was being built, a steel beam broke and killed two people.” Armstrong’s face was grim.
“What? How can that be?” Melody could not believe it.
Peony frowned. “Could there have been a misunderstanding?”
Armstrong sighed, “The suppliers of the steel reinforcement bars were caught red-handed. They admitted that Kaysen had taken a twenty million dollar kickback from them.”
Belle hesitated for a second. “Dad, you know Kaysen. How could he do something like this?
“What if someone set him up?
“What if the suppliers sold Kaysen poor quality steel reinforcement bars and he had no idea about it?”
Melody nodded. “Yes, someone must have set Kaysen up!”
Penny shook her head. “It doesn’t matter now. Our priority right now is to get Kaysen out of the police’s hands.”
Armstrong leaned back against the couch, looking helpless. “It’s going to be hard to get Kaysen out! It would’ve been easier if no one had died.
“I’m afraid things won’t end well now that we know lives were lost.”
Everyone in the hall fell quiet when he pointed that out.
It was indeed a big problem that lives had been lost. The Murphy family now needed to comfort the victims’ family members and prevent them from causing any further trouble.
Kaysen’s future was over if the families wanted to press charges!
Thump!
Melody got down on her knees and cried, “Mom and Dad, you’ve got to save Kaysen!
“He’s only thirty-one! He has such a bright future ahead of him. His future’s ruined if he has to go to jail just like that!”
Kaysen’s reputation would be tainted if he went to jail. No one would dare to work with him again.
Once Kaysen went to prison, his life would be over.
Armstrong looked grim. “There’s one way to save Kaysen!”
“What way?” Melody sounded like she was clutching at a lifeline.
She wanted to save her husband, no matter what it took.
“Dear, what way?” asked Peony.
“Yeah! What way, Dad?”
Belle and George also looked at Armstrong with puzzled faces.
Armstrong said grimly, “Let someone else take the blame!”
“Take the blame?”
The Murphy family was stunned.
Armstrong nodded. “There’s no conclusive evidence that Kaysen was the one who bought the poor quality materials.
“We’d just need to find someone who’s willing to take the blame and bear all the consequences! I’ll work on the plan and keep the suppliers on the same page.
“We should be able to get through this if we pay the dead workers’ families a sum of money as compensation.”
“Who should take the blame?” Melody’s eyes lit up.
Armstrong hesitated for a few seconds.
Then, he looked at Clarence!
The rest of the Murphy family also looked at Clarence.
“Dad, you’re not going to make me take the blame, are you?” Clarence was almost speechless.
Armstrong paused and forced himself to smile. “Clarence, I was wrong back then. I apologize for what I did.
“If you take the blame for Kaysen, I promise to transfer ten percent of the Murphy Group’s shares to you!”
“Dad, he cut corners and killed people. That’s a minimum of ten years in jail. You want me to take the blame? Won’t my life be over?” Clarence shook his head.
He was not an idiot, he knew he would have to go to jail if he was convicted.
Knowing the Murphy family, ten percent of their shares? No way!
Clarence only stayed in the Murphy family as their son-in-law because he could not bear to leave Miranda. If not for her, he would have long left to inherit his father’s mega fortune!
Taking the blame for ten percent of the Murphy family’s shares?
Clarence would be crazy to say yes.
Melody roared immediately, “Clarence, so what if your life is over?
“Can you compete with Kaysen?
“Are your ten years worth as much as ten years for Kaysen would be?”
Miranda could not bear this. “Melody, you’re crossing the line a little. Clarence is still my husband, after all!”
“Who cares if he’s your husband? Is it our fault that you’ve got a loser husband?
“His only use now is to take the blame!” Melody’s eyes were red and bloodshot.
Belle nodded slightly. “Letting Clarence take the blame is indeed a good idea.”
“I agree too.” George nodded slightly too.
Peony frowned and said, “Clarence, why don’t you bite the bullet and just do it? I promise you’ll still be the Murphy family’s son-in-law after those ten years!”
Clarence’s heart sank as he saw everyone agree instantly!
Who knew a loser son-in-law like him could be so useful in a pinch?
Was his only use to take the blame on Kaysen’s behalf?
“Dad, Mom! Perhaps there are other ways!” Miranda said suddenly.