The Divine Marshal

Chapter 5: The Unheard Truth

Eira Whitlock's voice trembled on the verge of a shout, her emotions teetering on the edge of despair. Her eyes were glassy with unshed tears, a testament to the strength she was exerting to keep them at bay.

Everett Luminar immediately fell silent, his words swallowed by the palpable tension in the room.

It seemed that Chthonius had managed to defuse the situation of Everett hitting someone and the Rivera family calling the police by procuring a certificate of intermittent mental illness for Everett.

Now, everyone was convinced that Everett was mentally ill, including Eira.

Finally, unable to suppress her emotions any longer, Eira wiped away a stray tear and said, "No matter what, the Amelia Eira brand cannot just become the Robinson Family's!"

If they couldn't repay the money, Amelia Eira would be completely sold to the Robinson Family.

Everett sighed inwardly. This wasn't how negotiations were supposed to go.

Eira's words had not only revealed her bottom line but also exposed her vulnerabilities and weaknesses to the other party.

As expected.

Elizabeth Whitlock chimed in, "But now we have no money to repay the Robinson Family, so we can only watch as the brand is completely sold to them!"

"Why are there so many people here today? Is it to welcome me back from my business trip?" A man's voice echoed from outside the door, followed by his entrance into the room.

"Darling!" Elizabeth Whitlock looked at the man and quickly went up to him, affectionately hooking his arm.

"Paul, you are back, my good son-in-law, how was your business trip?" Mrs. Whitlock asked.

Paul White replied, "It went smoothly. When I came back, the plane was delayed due to martial law. What happened that required martial law throughout the entire Oceanview City?"

"That important person came back early." James Whitlock, Eira's third uncle, said.

"I see!" Paul White said, "I should have guessed that it was because that important person had returned. I heard a huge piece of news related to him!"

"What news?" Mrs. Whitlock asked.

"It is said that the Ares Group was founded by that important person. Bella Rivera was kicked out of the Ares Group by him. The Ares Group is going to invest heavily in Oceanview City." Paul White answered.

Elizabeth looked at Eira with a mocking face: "Eira, listen, the Ares Group was founded by that person who was named the Divine Marshal before he even returned to the country. You might as well listen to me and just marry Donald Robinson!"

"The Ares Group was founded by me, and I am that important person you're talking about!" Everett immediately said.

As soon as Everett spoke, the Whitlock family members all shook their heads in silence.

Obviously, they thought it wasn't worth arguing with a madman.

"He's really crazy!" Elizabeth said mockingly.

"Eira, the Ares Group really was founded by me, and I really have been named a Divine Marshal!" Everett said seriously to Eira.

"Enough, Everett, wake up!" Eira almost pleaded, "I beg you, can you stop talking?"

What else could Everett say when Eira had said this?

"That's good news. Your family has always cooperated with the Ares Group, so you're going to make a fortune now." Mrs. Whitlock completely ignored Everett and said, "Paul White, can you put more effort into the cooperation between the Whitlock family and the Ares Group?"

"Mrs. Whitlock, don't worry." Paul White said, "Now Brian Adams is in full control of the Ares Group. My father has already spoken to him. Tomorrow I will take Elizabeth to discuss cooperation with Brian Adams!"

"Who is he?" Paul White asked, looking at Everett.

"He's Everett Luminar, who was expelled from the Luminar Family at the engagement banquet years ago!" Elizabeth sneered, "Didn't I tell you? He swore to the heavens with his bloody hand that when he returned, it would be the time to take back everything from the Luminar Family and marry Eira. But look, he did come back, but not only did he not make a name for himself, he even got intermittent mental illness! Eira, how hard your life is, why did you insist on getting engaged to this outcast from his family? It's not too late to regret it now, just marry Donald Robinson quickly!"

This was unbearable!

This shameless Elizabeth kept suggesting that Eira should marry Donald Robinson?

Wasn't it just to avoid repaying the 2 million debt?

Everett took a step forward and gave Elizabeth a heavy slap, knocking her to the ground.

Paul White immediately wanted to attack Everett.

Everett flicked his wrist, and the dagger seemed to come alive in his hand, flipping and jumping around: "Since you know I'm mentally ill, don't provoke me. Otherwise, if I have an episode and kill someone, I won't be held responsible!"

Paul White immediately froze in place, not daring to move.

Elizabeth, who had been slapped, wanted to explode when she got up, but seeing the dagger in Everett's hand and hearing his words, she could only glare at Everett with resentment and no longer dared to provoke him.

"Eira, take him away from here!" Mrs. Whitlock ordered sternly.

"Everett, stop making a scene!" Eira quickly said.

Eira didn't want to leave; she wanted to resolve the issue of the brand.

Everett really wanted to negotiate a price with Mrs. Whitlock right now and buy the brand directly from the Whitlock family. However, everything that Chthonius had done made them all believe that Everett was mentally ill.

Everett had just hit Elizabeth and threatened her with his mental illness, which was equivalent to admitting that he was mentally ill.

If he spoke up now, he would only be mocked and ridiculed again, and it would make things difficult for Eira. So he could only keep quiet.

"Mrs. Whitlock, the brand was founded by my father. We can't sell it to the Robinson family!" Eira looked at Mrs. Whitlock and said.

"We don't have to sell it to the Robinson family. You can come up with 2 million to repay them, or you can take on this debt yourself!" Mrs. Whitlock said.

Eira took a deep breath and agreed: "Okay, I'll take on this 2 million debt!"

"You said it yourself." Elizabeth immediately said.

Eira nodded solemnly: "Yes, I voluntarily took it on!"

Everett gently held Eira's hand and said, "I'll bear it with you!"

"A madman and a fool!" Elizabeth said mockingly, "Eira, let me remind you, this debt is due in three days. If you can't come up with the money then and the Robinson family comes to you, don't involve the Whitlock family!"

"Right!" Mrs. Whitlock said, "I'll call Edward Robinson in a while and tell him that you've taken on the debt. If he wants to collect it in the future, he should find you!"

Everett sneered.

The Whitlock family treated Eira just like the Luminar Family treated him!

Shameless!

Cold-blooded!

"We can take on the debt, but there's one condition!" Everett said coldly.

"What condition?" Mrs. Whitlock asked.

"We need something to negotiate with others for money. We want to use the brand to negotiate cooperation with the Ares Group." Everett said, "Let the Ares Group invest more in advance to solve the debt of Amelia Eira mortgaged to the Robinson family!"

"Deal!" Mrs. Whitlock agreed without hesitation.