Even After Death

Sean's eyes widened when Olivia said that.

"You're saying that there's a mole in our family."

"Think about it.Garrett's autopsy report is out.He died only in recent years.In other words, Brandon only used his identity for years, but the tragedies happening in the Fordham family aren't something new.

"You guys have been suffering for at least more than ten years.Do you think he could have had everything his way without a mole?"

Sean finally got the whole picture.

"Thank god you reminded me."

"It's not your fault.Way too many things have happened to the Fordham family.It's normal for you to lose your reasoning.Outsiders always see the picture clearer than the people involved.Anyway, the other party spent more than ten years—or maybe longer than that—to set this up.Doing it all alone is impossible."

"Does that mean Avery is in more danger?"

Sean frowned, feeling concerned.

Shana's kidnapping wasn't the end of it; it could be the start of something.

"No, I can't let anything happen to him.He's basically sending himself to the lion's den!"

He grew anxious.

"I have to tell him about this.Oh, it's best to keep this a secret from Grandpa.His health has been deteriorating these years.If he knows what's going on, I'm afraid that we'll lose him too."

Olivia sighed before offering a few words of comfort.

Right then, someone knocked on the door.

"Who's that!"

Sean was on the brink of losing his mind.

The sheer sound of that made him feel uneasy.

"Mr.Sean, this is bad!"

It was Morgan.

"What? Did something bad happen again?"

Sean tensed.

"Calm down.Let me go take a look."

Olivia patted his shoulder to assure him before striding toward the door.She opened the door.

"What happened?"

Morgan's eyes were red.His knees gave out, but she managed to catch him.

"We received a call from Fordham residence.Someone made a slip of the tongue and Mr.Fordham Senior found out what's going on.The shock was too much for him that he got a heart attack! Gosh, he's not mentally stable to begin with..."

"What happened to Grandpa!"

Sean shouted.

"He received a call after a bath and didn't have his medicine with him.When he had a heart attack, he fell and...The family doctor rushed there as fast as he could.Unfortunately, Mr.Fordham Senior is too old and the doctor couldn't save him in time."

"W-What?"

Sean's body turned to jelly as soon as he heard that, slipping down from the wheelchair.

"N-No way.Grandpa is a great existence.He was a prominent figure in the past.How could he be gone just like that? I don't believe this.I don't believe this!"

"MrSean, calm down."

Morgan went forward to help him up.

But Sean kicked him away.

"Grandpa is the greatest manin this world! He'll never die! You're lying to me! You're lying!"

"Sean, stop! Get a hold of yourself! You guys are the only ones left in the family."

Sean was like a piece of paper crumpled up on the floor. Please check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.

"Dr.Fordham, Grandpa's not dead.

Tell me that he's not dead, okay?"

"Accept reality, Sean.What's done is done.We can't change it."

He flipped his wheelchair, which almost hit Olivia.It was a meltdown moment for him.His eyes were glazed over as he kept yelling, "No! This can't be happening! You guys are lying!"