Huo Tianpei had been feeling unwell these past few days and when he heard the call from the police station, he suffered a relapse of his heart attack and collapsed on the hospital bed, unable to hold on any longer.

Over these days, all the affairs of the Huo Family had been managed by Huo Zhenyang.

In the afternoon, after dealing with everything, Huo Zhenyang entered his father’s bedroom.

Huo Tianpei was leaning against the headboard, still recovering and his complexion remained deathly pale, "Zhenyang, how did it go? Are they still planning to press charges against Zhenxuan?"

Although he was extremely angry with his second son, at the end of the day, he didn’t want to see a son of the Huo Family end up in prison.

Huo Zhenyang replied indifferently, fixing his gaze on his father, "Dad, Zhenxuan pushed Mu Qingran under the wheels in broad daylight. Many people saw it; there are plenty of witnesses. With Mu Qingran losing a leg in the traffic accident, it’s a severe criminal case. I’m afraid Zhenxuan will have a tough time escaping this disaster. Intentional injury leading to disability, especially such malicious retaliatory actions, and with reporters on scene making a big deal out of it, even if he doesn’t get a life sentence, he’s still looking at decades behind bars."

Huo Tianpei quickly said, "Don’t they even care about the Huo Family? Otherwise, you could use more money..."

Huo Zhenyang’s handsome face darkened, and he narrowed his eyes, thinking for a few seconds, "I’ve already gotten Zhenxuan out on bail, but it might be difficult for him to completely avoid prison time, with the ironclad evidence of witnesses and physical proof. If we really want to keep him out of prison, there’s probably only one way."

"What way? Tell me," Huo Tianpei urged as he stared at his eldest son.

"We’ll arrange for him to secretly flee the country, change his name, and never return to China," the man said faintly, as if discussing a trivial matter.

Huo Tianpei’s eyes flickered with shock. He clenched his fist but eventually relaxed it, "Fine, you make the decision."

No matter what, the Huo Family absolutely could not have a son guilty of crimes.

Huo Zhenyang nodded, glanced at the butler to take care of his father, and then turned and left.

As he exited his father’s bedroom, Huo Zhenyang gently closed the door. His cold profile softened slightly as he turned to look at a delicate figure standing beside him.

Jiayi was holding a tray, intending to deliver some medicinal cuisine to the elder. Not wanting to interrupt while he was in conversation with his father, she had waited at the door until he came out.

A glint flashed in Huo Zhenyang’s eyes. The door had been ajar; the little one must have heard everything he discussed with his father.

As Jiayi lowered her head, about to enter, her wrist was suddenly gripped and lifted. Raising her head, she saw Huo Zhenyang’s deep, dark eyes staring down at her.

"You flee at the sight of me as if I were some ghost. Am I that frightening to you?"

She swallowed, subtly trying to pull her hand back, but mustered the courage to meet his gaze, whispering, "You’re letting Dad send the second young master abroad, never to return to Huo Garden?"

He snorted softly through his nose, his acknowledgment implicit.

She had only heard bits and pieces from outside earlier, but it turned out to be true.

Yet, it was no surprise. This man had finally achieved his goal; the only person from the Huo Family who contested the inheritance with him would be cast far away, never to return.

In fact, Jiayi knew that with his stature and power in G City, if he simply spoke up, the second young master wouldn’t have to face prison.

However, he deliberately used this incident to completely drive his half-brother out of his sight.

From then on, Huo Zhenxuan would be disgraced and erased from the Huo Family genealogy, living overseas with a hidden identity, a person destined to live in the shadows for a lifetime.

Jiayi looked at the man in front of her, his scholarly and handsome eyes possibly concealing endless merciless coldness and ruthlessness. If he could deal with his own flesh and blood so heartlessly, she couldn’t imagine how cruel he could be toward strangers.

Huo Zhenyang slightly raised his aristocratic eyebrows, noticing the fear she tried to hide. His eyelashes brushed his lower eyelids as he forcefully tilted her chin upward, "This is what he brought upon himself. Do you think I am being too harsh?"

Jiayi summoned her courage, "Breaking the law and ending up like this... he deserves it..."

His taut handsome face relaxed, hm, this little one indeed understood the reason.

"But," her delicate voice rose again, "this was your plan, wasn’t it?"

Huo Zhenyang’s face tensed once more, but he did not deny it, lifting his elegant and refined chin slightly, looking at her unabashedly.

Jiayi took a deep breath, he had admitted it.

The Huo Family’s status in G City was extraordinary; when Mu Qingran held a press conference to reveal the crime of Huo Family’s second son raping her, such a scandal that could damage the Huo Family’s reputation would definitely be reported to Huo Zhenyang by insiders in the media first.

If Huo Zhenyang did not allow it, he would have certainly suppressed and controlled the media in advance to prevent the press conference from taking place.

Yet, Mu Qingran was able to hold the press conference successfully—

Which meant that Huo Zhenyang had tacitly consented and permitted the press conference to happen.

So, such an outcome was something Huo Zhenyang had anticipated all along.

The man before her truly lived up to the reputation of a corporate demon, with profound thoughts and ruthless methods.

——————***—————— 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

In the turmoil of Huo Garden, Huo Tianpei, having been struck a blow, suffered from angina and had been bedridden ever since.

Because Yao Zhenru was under house arrest, and there was no lady of the house, Jiayi volunteered to take care of the old master.

For convenience, Jiayi simply moved to the room next to the old master’s, facilitating her to come and go for care.

Huo Zhenxuan, having been bailed out by the Huo Family through their influence and money, and after several days under house arrest in Huo Garden, completed all the procedures to go abroad.

Utterly powerless to resist, Huo Zhenxuan sought to plead with the old master to see if there was any other way out besides escaping abroad, but he couldn’t even meet the man and, in the end, desolately and helplessly accepted this reality.

Rather than being sent to jail in China and having a criminal record, he could only choose to leave the country.

On the day of his departure, Huo Tianpei’s health had not yet recovered, and he was still furious with his second son, so much so that he didn’t even come downstairs.

Seeing that the old master had not shown up, the servants were even less likely to see him off at the door.

Only Butler Ou stood at the gate. After all, regardless of everything, he was still Huo Family’s second young master, and it was necessary to keep up appearances.

The sun had not yet risen in the early morning; the sky was overcast, densely filled with dark clouds, pressing down heavily, heralding an imminent downpour.

No matter how bad the weather was, it couldn’t compare to the gloom in Huo Zhenxuan’s heart at that moment.

This trip abroad was one of escape, to avoid criminal charges, and he knew it had to be done stealthily.

Once abroad, the likelihood of his returning to China was slim; from then on, Huo Garden would be dominated solely by his older brother, and he would definitely lose all inheritance of the Huo Family fortune.

From now on abroad, the best the Huo Family would do for him would be to ensure he had food to eat and a place to stay.

His carefree, opulent life, tossing around money like nothing, was truly a thing of the past.

No, it was a final farewell!

Butler Ou, seeing that the second young master was reluctant to leave, advised softly, "Second young master, I think you should leave quickly. Your trip abroad is not for a holiday or tour, and if you are discovered, it would be terrible; it might even become difficult for you to leave."