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Chapter 900: Chapter 900: Father and Son at Odds
The previously festive and harmonious banquet hall once again became tense.
Evangeline Leocadia’s words left the Leocadia family members completely baffled.
The poisoner wasn’t Adele Leocadia?
And wasn’t Adele Leocadia killed on the spot by Natalia Leocadia?
At the time of the incident, the Leocadia family’s power was cut off.
All surveillance had stopped working.
Even if someone wanted to investigate, there was simply no way to start. n𝚘𝚟𝚙u𝚋.co𝚖
Moreover, after his recovery, Evangeline Leocadia took control once again.
The former acting Family Head, Natalia Leocadia, had been completely sidelined.
Wasn’t the matter settled?
But from what they knew of Old Master Leocadia, it seemed like it wasn’t over...
Silence.
All the Leocadia family members stood up, not uttering a word.
At such a time, no one dared to speak rashly.
"Sit."
"The person who poisoned me," Evangeline Leocadia gestured, "doesn’t need to sit down."
Whoosh!
In an instant, all the Leocadia family members neatly took their seats.
Not a single person remained standing.
They looked at each other, confusion in their eyes.
Did Old Master Leocadia already have the evidence?
But they hadn’t heard any news of it.
"No one will admit it?"
Evangeline Leocadia scanned the room and finally, his gaze landed on Natalia Leocadia.
Today, Natalia Leocadia was wearing a black suit, radiant.
Before this, after being purged, his expression had always been one of sulking and frustration.
Could it be that he encountered some good fortune?
"I’ll give him one last chance," Evangeline Leocadia’s brows slightly furrowed, "to step forward on his own, and I will let him leave the family with dignity. Otherwise..."
His eyes narrowed: "I believe you all are aware of my methods."
A sense of fear and anxiety once again descended upon the banquet hall.
They knew full well Evangeline Leocadia’s way of doing things.
Iron-fisted, uncompromising.
Even cold-blooded and merciless.
Of course, the Leocadia family’s status today couldn’t have been achieved without Old Master Leocadia’s painstaking efforts.
Still, no one stepped forward.
It was as if nobody present had anything to do with the poisoning.
"Natalia Leocadia."
Evangeline Leocadia turned his head, looking at his eldest son: "Do you have anything to say?"
The moment he received the news, his heart was filled with disappointment, anger!
And regret.
Back then, if he had eliminated Natalia Leocadia as well, perhaps today’s events would not have occurred.
But he couldn’t do it.
Evangeline Leocadia, though he considered himself cold-blooded, admitted that he truly couldn’t bring himself to kill a family member without a cause.
In all his deeds, he strived to be without guilt, "Kyler Reed."
Below the nine springs, to face the ancestors with dignity.
As soon as he finished speaking, hundreds of eyes simultaneously focused on Natalia Leocadia!
Everyone suspected that this matter was related to Natalia Leocadia.
After all, the person who stood to gain the most from Evangeline Leocadia’s sudden death was Natalia Leocadia!
He could smoothly inherit the entire Leocadia family.
But after the death of Adele Leocadia, everything became uncertain.
Whether it was a silencing murder or a spur-of-the-moment act.
In any case, Natalia Leocadia’s power had completely crumbled.
Evangeline Leocadia was not Justin Lopez, just as Natalia Leocadia was not Jennifer Lopez.
To usurp the Leocadia family was no easy feat.
"Father, what do you imply?"
His name called out, Natalia Leocadia showed no panic.
Even a confident smile was on his face.
He leaned back in his chair, confidently saying: "Are you implying that I am the one who poisoned you?"
The room erupted in commotion!
This attitude...
It hardly sounded like he was talking to his own father!
Before Evangeline Leocadia fell ill, Natalia Leocadia had been respectful and fawning.
But now, could it be that knowing his rise was hopeless, he had decided to recklessly smash everything to pieces?
"Big brother, you had better speak to Father with respect!"
Daphne Leocadia stood up, speaking unhappily.
He had always disapproved of Natalia Leocadia’s behavior, but out of respect for his elder brother, he had always restrained himself.
Yet, during the time Old Master Leocadia had been seriously ill, the conflict between the two brothers had completely erupted!
One was thinking of monopolizing the family enterprise, the other was focused on saving their father’s life.
The two brothers were openly and secretly fighting, and the conflict had even escalated into the public eye.
If it had not been for Sophia Leocadia ultimately bringing in Julius Reed, it was likely Daphne Leocadia who would’ve been held accountable.
"What? You want to rely on your daughter’s status to become the Leocadia Family heir?"
Natalia Leocadia sneered as he looked at Daphne Leocadia, "You’re being rather impatient."
"Shut up!"
Daphne Leocadia frowned deeply, "Father is still here, yet you discuss such matters! Setting aside the Leocadia family business, that’s your father! As the eldest son, to be disloyal and disrespectful, you truly shame the Leocadia name!"
He had been thoroughly educated in traditional values as a child, with loyalty and filial piety engraved in his heart.
In fact, during that time when Old Master Leocadia had fallen ill, possibly close to death,
All Leocadia Family Members were busy taking sides and fighting, trying to seize control of the family enterprise.
Only Daphne Leocadia and Sophia Leocadia, father and daughter, had been running around, trying to save Evangeline Leocadia.
Thankfully, heaven rewarded their efforts, and the hard work of Daphne Leocadia and Sophia Leocadia was not in vain.
"Eldest son?"
Natalia Leocadia slowly stood up, his expression cold, "You can ask the old bastard if he ever treated me as the eldest son."
Hiss!
The Leocadia Family Members gasped in shock!
Old bastard?
Was he referring to Evangeline Leocadia?
Even in the capital, there were few who dared to call him that!
Did Natalia Leocadia no longer wish to live today?
Upon hearing these words, Evangeline Leocadia’s face became extremely grim.
He had never expected his eldest son, whom he had raised for decades, to speak like this.
"Shut up!"
Daphne Leocadia roared angrily, "Do not disrespect Father!"
Nobody could have imagined that the Leocadia Family’s eldest son would call his own father an ’old bastard’ at the family banquet.
Disrespectful.
Disloyal and unfilial.
"Heh." Natalia Leocadia chuckled lightly, stretching lazily with an air of indifference, "I know, you’ve installed hidden cameras in the Leocadia house to capture evidence of me retrieving the antidote."
He turned around, looking at Evangeline Leocadia with interest, "Father, are you holding photographs, planning to publicly reveal my crimes and then pretend to be forgiving, sparing my life?"
Natalia Leocadia was courting death with his words!
This was tantamount to...an implicit admission of poisoning?
"You admit it?"
Evangeline Leocadia was also somewhat surprised.
He had always operated discretely; how had Natalia Leocadia found out?
And what was even stranger was that after finding out, Natalia Leocadia didn’t flee.
Instead, he was wearing a black suit, brazenly attending the banquet?
That smile.
Was it the confidence of someone strategizing behind the scenes?
Or the bitter desperation of someone driven into a corner?
"Here are the photographs."
Evangeline Leocadia pinched out a stack of photographs from inside his jacket and threw them directly onto the dining table, "You’re right, I’ve been investigating you, and I know everything crystal clear!"
The family members widened their eyes, looking at the photographs scattered on the table.
They had never imagined that a proper banquet would turn into such a situation!
Were father and son really about to turn against each other?
"I did poison him,"
Natalia Leocadia pointed at his black suit, "Do you know why I’m wearing this? Because today, I came to send you off!"
The room erupted in commotion!
His words struck like a bolt from the blue.
They stunned the Leocadia Family Members so much that they doubted if they had misheard,
Or perhaps, were hallucinating.
"Ambitious as a wolf, just like your father back then,"
Evangeline Leocadia looked at Natalia Leocadia indifferently, speaking softly.
