CEO's substitute bride (Alyssa)

Chapter 322

Because Richard was a famous painter, his accident had a certain social influence, so the police

quickly gave out the confirmation of the traffic accident soon.

The accident was ultimately defined as an accident.

After the confirmation letter for the accident was given, they started to make Richard's funeral

arrangements.

After George and his group came to Country M, Emmett no longer needed to handle the matters about

Richard’s funeral.

He finally had some free time.

Before the funeral began, Frank came back from outside and went straight to Emmett's room.

Emmett was wearing a heavy black shirt and black pants. He sat on the sofa and seemed to be deep in

thought.

Frank walked over and called out respectfully, "Mr. Lawrence."

Emmett did not look up at him. He only asked, "How is the investigation going on?"

Frank seriously said, "What I found was the same as what the police have reported. It does look like a

traffic accident."

Even Angela could be taken away without anyone knowing. So Emmett naturally had reason to suspect

that Richard's car accident was not an accident.

Knock! Knock!

There was a knock on the door.

Immediately after was the servant's voice. "Mr. Lawrence, it’s time to leave for the funeral home.”

Hearing this, Emmett stood up from the sofa and adjusted his black shirt. He said to Frank, "Let's go."

When they arrived at the funeral home, all the Backer family members had arrived.

Dylan accompanied Frances to receive the people who came to offer their condolences.

Frances had lost a lot of weight in just a short week. Even the heavy makeup on her face could not

hide her old age. She looked very haggard and thin.

Emmett nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "I’m sorry for your loss."

Frances did not say anything and just nodded. This made her look a little more depressed.

Emmett frowned slightly and looked at her for a moment before going in.

When he walked in, he saw Justin kneeling on the ground.

Although Justin had not lived with his parents all these years, their blood was thicker than water. He

was fifteen years old this year and knew what death meant.

He had lost his father forever.

Emmett walked to Justin’s side and squatted down and handed him a tissue.

Justin looked up. His eyes were red and swollen. His nose was red as well. He said in a hoarse voice,

"Cousin."

With that, Justin's tears fell.

Even though he stubbornly managed to keep his mouth shut, Emmett could still hear the stifled sobs

coming from his throat.

"I am here." Emmett replied and stuffed the tissue into Justin’s hand.

There were many things in life that one could not grasp, but there was nothing one could do.

Words of comfort were extremely useless most of the time.

Justin tightly held the tissue Emmett gave him. He lowered his head so that Emmett would not see his

face, but Emmett still saw the tears splashing down to the ground like a broken line of beads.

Emmett only patted his back and stood up.

After Richard's funeral, Emmett and the others were planning to go back to Holston City.

The day before they left, everyone was sitting in the main hall eating lunch.

When everyone was silent, Dylan suddenly said, "Mom, come back to Holston City with us."

When the others heard his words, they all turned to look at Frances.

Only Emmett lowered his head and ate his lunch as if he did not hear anything. It was as if he did not

care about what happened at the table.

Frances paused for a moment and did not answer immediately.

George followed closely and said, "It’s a good idea. Richard is no longer here. Dylan and Justin are

also in the country. If you stay here alone, you will have no one to rely on. Why don't you come back to

Holston City with us?"

Now, everyone was waiting for Frances's answer.

Frances put down her fork in her hand and said softly, "No need. I am used to living in Country M. It is

better to stay here."

As soon as she finished speaking, Justin placed the cup in his hand heavily on the dining table and

made a loud sound.

This time, even Emmett could not help but give a sidelong glance at Justin.

Justin's complexion had been very bad recently, and his pretty little face was very haggard.

He looked at Frances with a cold gaze. "Fine. Do whatever you want. Anyway, you don't care about us

at all."

George was the first to react. He said in a low voice, "Justin."

Justin did not even look at George. He stood up and ran out of the restaurant.

"Mom, don't take it to heart. Justin is still young. I will go and see him first." Dylan comforted Frances

softly and then got up to chase after Justin.

Frances was at a loss for words for a few seconds. She then stood up and said, "I am full. You guys eat

slowly."

It was like a farce. The mother and son left one after another. George and Emmett were the only ones

left sitting face to face at the dining table.

What had just happened did not affect Emmett. He was still eating slowly.

Seeing this, George frowned and looked at him with discontent. "Emmett, you and Justin always have

a good relationship. You should go and persuade him later."

Emmett neither agreed nor refused. He only said, "Dylan is his biological brother."

Emmett emphasized the words “biological brother” when he spoke.

George's expression changed slightly when he heard that.

He stared at Emmett for a few seconds before saying, "You already have known about it?"

Emmett did not say anything in reply.

Seeing Emmett keeping silent, George smacked his hand down on to the table and said angrily,

"Emmett Lawrence, I am asking you a question."

Emmett lowered his eyes and sneered, "Is this important? You have hidden it from my mother for her

whole life. Even my grandfather only found out about this later, didn't he? You are really amazing."

George said with a livid expression, "That was just an accident."

"The kidnapping of my mother was an accident. Grandpa’s incident was an accident. Dylan being your

illegitimate son was an accident. Uncle's accident now was also an accident…" Emmett paused for a

moment and said sarcastically, "You have been affected by various accidents all your life. You are a

loser."

George was so angry that he almost lost his mind. He pointed at Emmett and shouted, "Emmett, do

you think I don't dare to drag you down from the position of the CEO of the Lawrence Group?"

Compared to George who was furious, Emmett seemed unusually calm.

He was not in a hurry and said, "Then why don't you give it a try? Let’s see if it's faster for you to pull

me down from the position of the CEO, or for me to make the Lawrence Group bankrupt."

The reason why George was willing to give the Lawrence Group to Emmett so early was because

Emmett indeed had inhuman talent in business.

When the Lawrence Group was in George’s hands, there were already many problems. Only by

handing it over to Emmett could the Lawrence Group rise to a higher level.

However, George had never thought that Emmett would have such thoughts.

He looked at Emmett in disbelief. "What good will it do you if the Lawrence Group goes bankrupt? Don't

forget your surname is also Lawrence! You are one of us. Our fate is closely linked. We sink or swim

together!”