Jasper patted the back of Landon's hand to calm him down. The veins were bulging from the backof his hand

"I know that you have been investigating Bill's cause of death all these years. Moreover, you'vealways had your suspicions about Preston, who has the strongest motive. It's just that you haven'tfound any evidence.

"Sylvia is now bringing up divorce with Preston out of the blue. She even drafted this divorceagreement with such exorbitant demands. I'm certain that she has something on Preston—something that is fatally threatening to him.

"Even if it's unrelated to Bill's death, it has to be something that will cause him to suffer theconsequences of his own actions and spend the rest of his life in prison.”

"It must have been Preston! Who else could it have been?"

Landon was reminded of Bill's death once again. An immense pain filled his heart, and his eyesbecame bloodshot.

"Back then, both he and my father went to Southsmire for an inspection. The helicopter that theywere on was flying over the sea when the main gearbox malfunctioned. It caused the aircraft toplunge right into the sea. The craft sank in no time.

"My father did put on a life jacket at the time. However, the craft was sinking too fast. Furthermore,the cabin was a confined space. He had no chance to escape at all. In the end, my father, alongsidethree other high-level executives from the corporation, as well as the pilot, lost their lives!"Preston... Preston was the only one who survived!"

Jasper pursed his lips tightly.

"How could it have been so coincidental? How was he the only one who got lucky?”

Landon was devastated. He slammed his palms on his desk. "My father spent his entire life workinghard for Harper Group. He contributed to charities enthusiastically. Step by step, he tried to wipe offthe corporation's dark side and bring the entire family back on the right track.

"He was such an outstanding, hardworking, kind man. Why did the heavens have to take his life? Idon't believe that God would be so unfair!”

Jasper had a serious look on his face. "Everyone else died while Preston was the only one whosurvived. That is indeed quite strange.”

"Exactly! Prepillon doesn't even have nine lives!"

"Back then, Preston could escape from the craft's cabin because he had a small glass breaker withhim. He smashed the window and swam to the surface.”

In a raspy and resentful voice, Angelina explained, "After that, he explained that he had the habit ofcarrying such a tool. He also defended himself by saying he wasn't a good swimmer, so he couldn'trescue Mr. Bill. He claimed that if he had tried to save him, both of them would have ended updrowning.

"That was such poor defense. Who would believe him? He was just banking on the fact that he hadpower at Harper Group back then. He then oppressed Mr. Landon as he was still young; there wasno one to back him and his mother up!"

Jasper stayed silent for a moment. Then, he took a deep breath and said, "Even if Preston advertisedthat he was the one who murdered Bill, it would still be difficult to prosecute him. So many yearshave passed. Furthermore, there has been no concrete evidence.

"Just take my mother's case as an example. Nina hid herself and recorded Sophia's confession.Tessa, who served my mother back then, was found and testified in court. If not for them, itwould've been a much bigger challenge to avenge my mother.”

Landon gritted his teeth. His eyes were filled with fury.

"That said, perhaps we can try our luck with Sylvia."

Jasper knitted his brows together suddenly. "As Preston's partner, she must know a lot of hissecrets.”

"I heard Mr. Cornelius has handled all the procedures for Preston to migrate overseas. He won'tallow him to return to Solana City. It's clear that he wants to give up on him completely.”

Angelina muttered, "Preston is being chased out of the family without any power. He has also beenincapacitated. He is no longer a threat. It is no wonder Sylvia dared to suggest divorce at this crucialtiming despite not having a strong family background.”

"The divorce is indeed a good opportunity.”

Jasper narrowed his eyes. His stern gaze was chilling. "She will be free of the Harpers. She'll also nolonger have Preston to rely on. It would be a piece of cake to get hold of Sylvia."

Landon understood what Jasper meant. He nodded in agreement.

Jordan, who was standing by the side, was deeply admiring Jasper. At the same time, he wasshaking in his boots. Jasper was thorough with his thoughts. His considerations were deep, too.Other than Alyssa, there were probably only a handful of people who could beat him.

Immediately, Landon ordered in a cold voice, "Jordan, go and keep your eyes on Sylvia these fewdays. Once her divorce with Preston has been finalized, inform me stat.”

"Got it, Mr. Landon!" Jordan rushed off to see to his task.

Jasper reminded, "You need to also be prepared for the possibility that she'd refuse to admit toanything.”

"I have ways to deal with stubborn people. Even if she couldn't spill anything about this, I can makeher spill about other things.”

Then, Landon smiled brightly, just like he used to. "It's getting late. We haven't spent time togetherin a while. Shall we go for a meal?”

Jasper returned a slight smile. "Sounds good.”

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