The cemetery was quiet, with only the rustling of the breeze.
A tall figure stood in front of a tombstone, his expression cold as he looked at it, some unusual emotions flickering in his eyes.
Moments later, a man dressed in black approached respectfully, "Mr. Faulkner."
"Alaric Faulkner and Giselle Keating have completed their marriage registration. Now the whole world knows about it. I’ve heard the Faulkner elders are very angry, and they are not speaking to Alaric now."
"Very good." Franklin Faulkner smirked coldly.
At this moment, his phone rang. Franklin briefly paused from talking to his subordinate, then took out his phone to answer the call.
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After hanging up, Franklin started to smile, a meaningful and intriguing smile.
He spoke leisurely, "The poison in Alaric Faulkner’s body is the first strange poison of the Qin family, Scarlet Prelude. The antidote is only available from the Qin family or myself, so he can only obediently listen to me now."
The Qin family is his mother’s family, who historically never married outside the clan. His mother forsook the family to be with Gordon Faulkner and hid her identity.
And what did that lead to?
Franklin looked at the cold tombstone, mockery gleaming in his eyes, his expression full of sarcasm.
After a moment of silence, he sighed softly and said, "Let me think, how should I play with him next? It seems the Faulkner family hasn’t suffered enough yet..."
Franklin had no fondness for anyone in the Faulkner family. He didn’t specifically target anyone but wanted to see all who bear the Faulkner name in misery.
His first target was Alaric Faulkner, and now it was time for the others.
The subordinate stood there, head bowed, without making any noise.
Franklin didn’t need him to respond. He was just expressing his own emotions.
A gust of wind swept up a plume of dust, and Franklin squinted slightly, hiding the calculative glint in his eyes.
The subordinate was only responsible for executing Franklin’s orders and couldn’t fathom his thoughts.
He respectfully asked, "Mr. Faulkner, what should we do next?"
Franklin’s lips curved into a sinister smile, "When Alaric Faulkner and Giselle Keating get married, I will give him a grand gift."
The subordinate understood that this meant he should remain inactive for now, so he nodded and said, "Yes."
Franklin smiled faintly and said, "Alaric Faulkner is dealt with, now it’s Jasper Faulkner’s turn."
The subordinate asked, "Alaric Faulkner has a wife and child, these can be used as weaknesses against him, but Jasper Faulkner has no ties, he doesn’t seem to have any weaknesses."
"No." Franklin’s eyes turned cold, "He has weaknesses, it’s just that others don’t know them. I didn’t find out either initially, which is why I approached Alaric first, but now..."
He let out another cold laugh.
The subordinate wasn’t directly involved in the investigation and didn’t know about Jasper Faulkner’s matters, so he looked at Franklin with confusion.
"Mr. Faulkner, please enlighten me."
Franklin looked at him, smiling faintly, "Jasper Faulkner has a son, but no one knows."
Upon hearing this, the subordinate was momentarily stunned. This was indeed something he hadn’t considered. According to the information he had gathered, Jasper Faulkner didn’t have a girlfriend, nor did he seem to be in a stable relationship.
That’s why he said Jasper had no weaknesses, never expecting he had a secret son.
"So you want to abduct Jasper Faulkner’s illegitimate son and use him to control Jasper?"
"No, such a method isn’t entertaining. Turning them against each other is the most interesting thing. You expose the fact that the famous actress, Hazel Langley, has a son."