Chapter 207 - 207 The Future of the Family
207 The Future of the Family
To his surprise, it wasn’t over. Victor poured the remaining drop or two from his glass directly over his head. After feeling the water droplets above his head, Carter didn’t hesitate. He raised his hand and punched Victor in the face.
After Victor fell to the ground, the sound of the table knocking over attracted everyone’s attention. Coincidentally, Peter was helping Charlie Smith down the stairs when he saw him punching someone.
A thin smile immediately curled the corners of Victor’s mouth as he fell to the ground, but it quickly faded.
“Carter, what are you doing?” His father frowned, his eyes cold. “Why did you hit your big brother?”
Carter quickly opened his mouth to explain, but he was interrupted by Victor. “Father, don’t blame him. It’s my fault.” Victor’s tone was slightly dull. “I said something wrong and provoked him. I accidentally knocked over my glass and spilled it on him. That’s why I was punched. I asked for it.”
“Father, it’s not what you see. It’s…” Carter was forcefully interrupted again.
“Enough! I don’t want to hear your explanation anymore,” Charlie said firmly, his eyes clearly angry. “It’s almost time for me to choose the next heir. Can you learn from your brother? His project is about to be negotiated. Is there any progress on the one I handed you? How can you take over the family if you’re so impulsive and impatient? If you don’t want to compete anymore, just say it. I can give the position to your brother directly.”
Carter froze in place. He hadn’t expected Victor to play such a dirty trick, let alone his father to say something so ruthless.
“Father, calm down. It’s more important to take care of your health.” Victor’s thin lips were slightly parted, and his eyes were deep. “He’s still young and immature. It’s normal for him to do something wrong. Please give him another chance.”
Charlie became even angrier after hearing Victor’s words. “He still wants a chance. The people who came today are all famous people. How can I face them after his behavior? Tell him to get out. I don’t want to see him tonight.”
With that, the old man stormed back upstairs, scaring the others present into silence. Victor turned to his brother and smiled at an angle that no one could see. Then, he quickly restrained himself. “Brother, don’t make Father angry anymore. Go back early today.”
Carter looked at the eyes of the people around him. Even the people who were usually around him seemed to have decided that Victor was the next patriarch. They tried to curry favor and make him unable to vent the anger in his heart for a moment.
In order not to ruin everyone’s impression of him, Carter had to suppress his anger and return to the hotel. The gathering of anger made him clench his fists when he returned to the hotel. He kept pounding the bed to vent the anger in his heart. As time passed, Carter felt a little calmer.
He sat quietly on the edge of the bed, his mind echoing with Victor’s ugly face at the party and his father’s disappointed expression. Carter felt mixed emotions and very upset. He kept muttering, “Even if I don’t become the Patriarch, I can’t let a person like Victor become the Patriarch. Those despicable methods will sooner or later cut off the future of the family.”
Then Carter suddenly thought of Shan Yue. He ran to the living room and quickly searched for the note he had left. Looking at the number on the note, he hesitated again and again before finally dialing her number.
The vibration in the hotel made Shan Yue instantly open her eyes. When she saw the caller ID, she hid in the bathroom for a while before answering the call.
Carter spoke first. “Hello, Miss Shan, it’s me.”
“What’s wrong, Mr. Carter?” Shan Yue pretended to be nonchalant and smiled. “Did you agree to cooperate?”
“That’s right, Miss Shan.” Carter’s tone was firm, his eyes dark.