Go After My Ex-wife
Chapter 1033 Intervention

Stuart gazed at Jepherson in the rearview mirror. "Why is Mr. Jepherson quiet?" he thought. "This is such shocking news. Yet, he's calm and collected. That's surprising indeed."

"Mr. Jepherson hasn't been particularly close to Mr. Santiago, but..."

"But they're siblings after all."

"Could it be true then that Mr. Jepherson hates Mr. Santiago?"

As they arrived at Harvey Manor, a group of reporters could be seen waiting at the entrance. Be that as it may, Jepherson refused to wait in the car. At that moment, the crowd of reporters had surrounded the car. Stuart got out of the car immediately and went to the rear door panel. Then, he lifted the door handle. Jepherson got out of the car. He had always been his unapproachable self, where he came across as cool and stone-faced. Right then, he looked exceedingly intimidating. There was an aura of regality about his demeanor. No reporters dared to come closer. Instead, they retreated.

Stuart lowered his head. Thank goodness Santiago's passing was a made-up story. Otherwise, Jepherson would have regarded these reporters' invasion of privacy as adding insult to injury and subsequently had them pay for it.

"Excuse me," Stuart said. "Mr. Jepherson's not feeling well."

Stuart then motioned the crowd of reporters to disperse. Those reporters had wanted to bombard Jepherson with a slew of questions. Ironically, no one dared to approach him at that moment. Jepherson was gazing around, as if trying to pinpoint the murderer who poisoned his younger brother to death. His gaze was one which could send chills down one's spine.

After gazing around for a few seconds, Jepherson strode towards the manor. Stuart tagged along. Jepherson headed straight towards Ink Garden. Stuart instructed someone to close the gate as he made his way to Ink Garden.

Broken-hearted, Paige could be seen sitting on the couch as she clenched her fist and thumped her chest, lamenting the passing of her grandson.

She had been exceedingly agitated, so much so that her eyes were bloodshot.

The servants had been restless too. They had always felt that Paige did not take a liking to Santiago. Looking at it then, it was clear that she held Santiago dear.

While Paige was grieving, the servant standing by the entrance yelled, "Mr. Jepherson. Mr. Jepherson's back."

The servant burst into tears. Paige raised her head immediately. As soon as Jepherson walked past the entrance of the Ink Garden, he shouted, "Buzz off."

It was the first time that Jepherson told them off. Nonethless, they did not take it personally. They were able to empathize with him since he had just lost a brother.

"Mr. Santiago has always been a domineering man," they thought. "However, he has never gotten into mischief at home."

The servants wiped the tears off their cheeks and left. Stuart stood by the entrance, ensuring that no one would come in.

"Oh, dear. Where have you been?" Paige said. "Your younger brother has..." Saddened, she almost burst into tears as she spoke.

It was not the case of her own son kicking the bucket. Nonetheless, it was equally saddening to find that her grandson had passed on. Paige had never endured such grief and loss. Hence, she shall not let this pass.

Jepherson walked in and hurried towards his grandmother. He sat down and held Paige in his arms. "No worries, no worries," he said. "Santiago's safe and sound."

Tears were rolling down her cheeks. As soon as Jepherson assured her, she stopped crying.

Stunned, she gently pushed Jepherson away. "Jerry..." she said, thinking that her grandson had gone berserk.

"It's true, Grandma," Jepherson said convincingly. "I swear I'm not lying."

Dumbfounded, she stared at Jepherson. After a long pause, she wiped the tears off her cheeks. She was then feeling rather dubious about her grandson's untimely death. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Tell me, what the h*ll is going on?"

Her mood changed instantaneously.

Stuart could be seen lowering his head as he stood by the entrance. "One shall not mess with the Harvey family, as theirs is a powerful clan in Capital City," he thought.

As his grandmother collected herself, Jepherson explained the situation. He bent the truth as he explained. In short, he clarified that Santiago was safe and sound and that Deanna was the one who had been poisoned. Thanks to Zorion, she had managed to cheat death.

It all started when Scarlette bought two watermelons. Deanna wanted to eat some, so she proceeded to cut the watermelon. Santiago went to the washroom. It was then that Deanna passed out after taking a few bites.

He pinned the blame on Scarlette as he did not wish to implicate Raeleigh in the incident.

Upon hearing Jepherson's explanation, Paige still looked a little concerned. Nevertheless, she was not as concerned as before. After all, Deanna was not a member of the Harvey family. She was able to compose herself as she spoke calmly.

"Oh, dear. That's so mischievous of her," she said. "Thank goodness she's able to make it through."

As she wiped the tears off her face, she started to look elegant again.

After a brief pause, Jepherson said, "She wasn't being mischievous. Nobody knew something was amiss with the watermelon."

"Scarlette won't see this old lady taking pity on her. I mean, there are plenty of old ladies everywhere that aren't that kind. What should we do about this, to give her a proper lesson?"

"I've reprimanded her," Jepherson said matter-of-factly.

"I suppose the Cole family is involved, isn't it?" Paige said, looking visibly irritated.

"The Cole family has gone overboard," she said.

Looking stern, Jepherson did not respond to Paige's remarks.

"They have been such a scourge," Paige said. "I happen to know that some higher-ups have had some issues with the Cole family. If we were to intervene, then I have reason to believe that they'll be toppled. We need to bite the bullet and get rid of them."

"Frankly speaking, their ruthlessness must have stemmed from years of being consistently callous to other people."

Paige could not take it any longer.

"Now that Deanna has fallen victim to their cruelty, someone else could eventually find themselves in a similar predicament," Paige added. "The Cole family has been rather scheming. Had Scarlette not bought the watermelon, they'll eventually cook up another devious plan. For this reason, one should get rid of them lest more people fall prey to their underhanded evil plans."

"I'll think about it," Jepherson said. "Let's see who'd gloat at us as we put up with this plight. Grandma, keep in mind that Santiago has indeed 'succumbed'."

As Jepherson patiently explained, Paige said with a smile, "No worries, I get that."

"Alright then, I'll get some rest," Paige said. "Get the little rascal to call me later." Feeling a little doubtful, she hoped that she had not been deceived. "Have a good rest, Grandma," Jepherson said. "I'll get him to call you later." After Paige left, Jepherson sat for a while before making a phone call.