Chapter 779
Lemira’s eyes gleamed with mockery, making it hard for Asher to meet her gaze.
He turned away and said, “If I hadn’t put it that way, would you have agreed to come back to the Langston family?”
“That’s right, Lemmy,” Lucian said. “Asher and I have both been at our wits’ end lately. We want to get to the bottom of that accident, find the real culprit, and make sure they’re brought to justice. Strength in numbers, right?”
“So basically, you didn’t get anything out of Evelina?” Lemira shot back.
Lucian answered hesitantly, “For the past couple of days, Asher and I have had our hands full managing the Langston Group. Now that Evelina has transferred that sum out, the company’s facing major cash flow issues. We’re scrambling for ways to raise the money and help keep the company afloat.”
Evander was visibly shocked. “Lucian, is the company really in that much trouble? I mean, could Evelina moving that money really put us at risk? Isn’t our family supposed to be wealthy?”
Asher shook his head. “Sure, the group is valuable, but what we’re missing is cash flow. When Evelina suddenly took out such a large amount, it put us in a real bind. It’s not easy to suddenly free up that kind of cash.”
“But the company must have more money elsewhere,” Evander insisted. “There has to be something you can do.”
“There are other projects that need funding, too,” Asher retorted. “If those projects don’t get the money they need, the problems snowball. Eventually, the Langston Group could completely collapse. Do you get it?”
Right now, all Asher could feel was regret. Why had he trusted Evelina so blindly? He should have assigned someone to keep an eye on her-in that case, the funds never would have gone missing.
Evander finally began to grow anxious after hearing Asher’s explanation.
If the Langston Group really went under, what would he do for food and shelter? He definitely didn’t want to be poor.
“Asher, so what are we going to do? You’ve got to figure something out!”
“Just stop! If you’re not going to help, then don’t get in the way—and definitely don’t start causing trouble here,” Asher snapped. “If you hadn’t been so persistent about marrying Evelina, I never would have trusted her so much to begin with!”
Asher couldn’t help but resent Evander a little.
If it hadn’t been for Evander’s insistence on marrying Evelina, Asher wouldn’t have been so easily taken in by her.
Evander’s face reddened in anger. “What’s that supposed to mean, Asher? You think I’m useless? I’ma 4
burden? If you hadn’t shirked your responsibility back then and lef Lemira agree to let the
afputate my leg, would
this chair for the rest of my life,
wasting away?”
Asher slumped down onto the sofa, clutching his chest as if he’d suddenly aged years, weighed down by these accusations.
All the recent turmoil in the Langston family had left Asher exhausted and utterly overwhelmed.
Lemira saw the scene unfold and felt a surge of satisfaction. Finally, she thought, they’re facing their reckoning.
Lemira intentionally interjected,
“Evander, that’s not fair. Sure,
Asher’s mistake led to your leg being
amputated, but hasn’t he treated you well at these years? He’s given you everything you wanted, and he’s never stood in your way.”
“That’s just because he owes me! If it weren’t for him, would I even be disabled? Would women laugh at me? Evelina wouldn’t have turned her back on me, either.”
At that, Lucian raised his hand and gave Evander a sharp slap across the face. “And who told you to talk like that?”
“Lucian, why shouldn’t I be allowed to talk about the things I’ve suffered all these years? If it weren’t for Asher, would I have ended up this way?”
“You only lost the use of your legs-not your mind,” Lucian replied coldly. “You’ve laid around for years, expecting Asher to give you whatever you want the reality is, you have no drive. Everything you
attempt ends in failure. Every investment’s a loss. Even if you’d never lost your leg, you still wouldn’t have achieved anything.”
To Lucian, it was perfectly clear: Evander had always lacked talent and ambition.
Evander, for his part, still respected Lucian—after all, Lucian had looked after him since childhood. So, though fuming, he finally fell silent.
Lucian turned to Lemira. “Lemmy, about everything that happened in the past….. Asher knows he wronged you. Now that the truth has come out, we’re facing the consequences. Trust me, we don’t feel good about it, either.”