Chapter: 154

Jerald rose to his feet, hands firmly pressed on the table.

His eyes bore into Joshua and Caden. “Both of you, come with me to the study. There's something we need to discuss."

Shelia stepped forward, attempting to calm him. “Jerald, maybe we should eat first. Let's talk after dinner, okay?"

Jerald roughly brushed her off. “Stay out of it!"

With his medication freshly taken, Jerald wasn't as frail as he usually appeared. He marched toward the study, with Joshua and Caden following behind.

As the door clicked shut behind them, the room grew eerily quiet, leaving the women alone.

Shelia dropped her facade, her gaze turning sharp as she glared at Alicia. “You've certainly gotten craftier since the divorce. No wonder Joshua still keeps you around."

Alicia calmly wiped away the lingering tears from her face, her voice sweet yet cutting. "Mrs. Yates, maybe next time, be a bit more careful. If those glass shards had really caused serious injury, it would've been quite the problem."

Shelia's expression darkened slightly.

Alicia leaned back, rubbing her temple as a wave of dizziness hit her.

Just then, loud shouting erupted from the study, shattering the silence.

In the study, Jerald's anger was palpable.

After gathering himself, he had gone over the Yates Group's financial reports and discovered that Joshua had secretly diverted a significant amount of money.

Joshua immediately apologized, explaining where the funds had gone.

But when Jerald learned that Caden had a hand in the scheme, his fury erupted.

“Caden, you've spent years with the Ward family. I could overlook the fact that you haven't contributed anything to me. But to come back here and plot against your own brother? How could you stoop so low?"

Caden, long familiar with Jerald's constant favoritism toward Joshua, remained unfazed.

With an indifferent expression, he responded, "So, you called me here for this nonsense? I'm not interested."

He turned to leave, but Joshua quickly blocked his path.

The two locked eyes in a tense standoff.

“caden," Joshua said, gaining confidence from Jerald's presence, “Dad's right. We're family, and what you did went too far."

Caden smirked, his gaze cold. “I didn't do anything. You handed over the money willingly."

Joshua's voice tightened. “You knew about my relationship with Lilliana and used it to trap me, didn't you?"

"When you asked for my help, your tone was quite different," Caden replied, his words laced with mockery.

Joshua's expression shifted, realizing how he'd been played.

"Enough!" Jerald shouted, his patience wearing thin. "Caden, give back the money, and we'll forget this ever happened!"

Caden's smile remained devoid of warmth. “Will that Little amount satisfy you?" he asked mockingly. “Why don't I just hand over the entire Ward family while I'm at it?

Jerald, seething with anger at Caden's defiance, reached for something on the desk to throw.

Caden didn't flinch.

He knew Jerald all too well-lots of threats but never any real consequences.