The Lady of the Prestigious Family is a Big Boss-Chapter 779, The Treasure in the Iron Box (3)

"What is your relationship with my master, and why did you steal Wang Shuo’s medicinal herbs all those years ago?"

They had all found their way here and had dealt with the Mo housekeeper; there was no doubt that this island was probably already under their control.

At a disadvantage, the old master Mo knew he couldn’t escape, so he simply decided to throw caution to the wind.

"Heh."

He sneered with a laugh, behind which jealousy and hatred were hidden, "Why?"

"Mo Tian should have died long ago, people like him who pretend to be noble should have died long ago."

Mentioning Mo Tian, the old master Mo couldn’t contain his emotions.

"We both carry the Mo surname, both born to the same parents. Just because I got lost as a child and didn’t grow up in the Mo family, do I deserve to be treated like an outsider when the Mo family took me back?"

Getting lost wasn’t his fault. After so many years, when they finally found him, shouldn’t they have made every effort to make amends? Why was everything so different from what he had imagined?

They never knew how miserable he had been living in someone else’s home, how Mo Tian had lived a life of luxury from childhood, while he struggled even for basic sustenance.

"Why should I always have to play up to others, why should I live so cautiously, while he can be praised as the favored child of heaven? Just because I had the misfortune of getting lost as a child?" the old master Mo’s voice grew increasingly agitated, spittle flying. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"I know that everyone in the Mo family looked down on me from the bottom of their hearts, convinced that everything in the Mo family would eventually belong to Mo Tian, no matter how hard I tried. My own parents were always so distant towards me, yet so caring for Mo Tian, their son." His face showed a self-mocking smile with a hint of madness.

"Do you know what the difference is between heaven and earth? It’s the difference between Mo Tian and me in the Mo family." Screaming out hysterically, the old master Mo was gasping for breath.

Ye Jiuliang and the others exchanged glances, feeling shocked to hear that he and Mo Tian were biological brothers.

They had previously guessed that Mo Ce was somewhat related to their master, perhaps as distant as cousins; they had never imagined they were actually brothers.

Seeing the astonishment on Ye Jiuliang’s faces, the old master Mo’s scoffing laughter grew louder.

"It’s expressions like the ones on your faces that I find most repulsive. The Mo family also think I’m not fit to be Mo Tian’s brother. They ridiculed me, beat me, but it didn’t matter because they all got their comeuppance at the hands of me, the one they despised the most."

"My master is such a kind person, he would never treat you like that. Why are you blaming him for your misfortunes?" Gu Xinuo rebuked dissatisfiedly.

"That’s right, Mo Tian didn’t look down on me like the others, but it’s his pretense of being noble that I find most revolting," the old master Mo said viciously, eyes flashing fiercely.

"Does he think I would be groveling with gratitude if he didn’t fight and let me have everything? By giving those things to me, he only made others despise me more, feeling like I’m only worthy of what he discards."

By chance, he overheard his father and mother discussing the matter of their will, and heard his father planning to leave most of the Mo family fortune to Mo Tian, while what he got didn’t even amount to one-tenth.

They were both his children; why should he be treated so unfairly.

"Back then, I meticulously planned everything, making the Mo family crumble overnight. It just happened that Mo Tian escaped the disaster. Later, when he found out that I had been scheming against the Mo family behind the scenes, Mo Tian, in a fit of rage, fought with me, and I fell into the sea. Unexpectedly, I was lucky and didn’t die."

After he had recovered from his injuries, he heard that Mo Tian had sold the family business and was living a secluded life somewhere.

He wanted to live a peaceful life free from strife, but I just wouldn’t allow it.

"I built Tengyue Group from scratch, and now possess more than what the Mo Family had back then. I just want to show Mo Tian that even starting with nothing, I can create glory far greater than what the Mo Family ever achieved."

It was only when he discovered Mo Tian’s whereabouts that he learned Mo Tian had taken four disciples. By then, Mo Tian was already on his deathbed, and at that moment, he changed his plans.

Even if Mo Tian died, he wanted to ensure he would never rest in peace.

Everything he cared about, he intended to take away. If he cared about his disciples, then he was all the more determined to ruin the disciples Mo Tian had trained with his own hands.

By destroying them, he’d prove that in every respect, Mo Tian was inferior to him.

Ye Jiuliang narrowed his cold eyes as he looked at him, knowing his mind was already twisted, and asked in an indifferent tone, "So, your targeting us four is for the sake of retaliating against our master?"

"And what if it is." Mo Ce readily admitted.

"Then what’s the deal with that iron box?" Chu Chen demanded.

At this point, there was nothing left for the old Mr. Mo to hide. He might as well tell them, since he also wanted to know what exactly was hidden inside that iron box.

"That iron box is a Mo Family heirloom. My father handed it over to Mo Tian back in the day, and later, I snatched it back from Mo Tian’s hands."

As he spoke, his gaze shifted to Ji Mingqian, with a hint of obsession flashing in his eyes, "Did you really open the iron box?"

Ji Mingqian raised an eyebrow, "So what if I did? What does it have to do with you?"

"What exactly was hidden inside?" Mo Ce pressed.

Ji Mingqian turned to look at Ye Jiuliang, who nodded at him. He responded with a knowing smile.

Looking back at Mo Ce with a sneer curving his lips, he said, "You didn’t actually think that iron box contained some precious treasure, did you?"

"What is it, exactly?" the old Mr. Mo asked impatiently, his obsession with the iron box running deep.

"Inside that box was nothing more than a pair of necklaces. With all your wealth, you’ve exhausted yourself over a pair of necklaces—don’t you find that boring?" Ji Mingqian said casually.

"Impossible." The old Mr. Mo suddenly bellowed, his eyes widening as he stared at Ji Mingqian, "You must be lying to me. It’s impossible, there can’t just be a pair of necklaces inside."

The Mo Family folks all said there was a treasure map inside, that the ancestral wealth of the Mo Family was on that treasure map, and even his father had believed that to be true.

With a contemptuous glance, Ji Mingqian said, "At this point, do you really think I have any need to lie to you? It’s just this pair of necklaces. Take a good look with your own eyes."

He fished out two necklaces from his pocket and tossed them in the direction of the old Mr. Mo.

Clatter, the necklaces landed right on the table.

The old Mr. Mo struggled to look down, and caught sight of the two silver necklaces, instantly recognizing them as ones his grandfather had worn when he was young, having seen them in photographs before.

He had occasionally heard his mother mention that those two necklaces were his grandparents’ tokens of love.

He had never imagined, after all his calculations, that the iron box the entire Mo Family had been scrambling for, turned out to contain nothing but two necklaces.