Had no other choice?
Had to?
Then why did the Bell family treat Molly and Michele like that?
How wicked and abhorrent!
Noticing Nicole's gaze, Dylan lowered his head. He couldn't argue for himself because he knew he was
detestable.
Samuel did not gloat. Perhaps because he became a lot nicer after falling in love with Nicole.
"All right. Tell me the reason. What happened back then?"
Dylan pondered for a while and said in a low voice, "At that time the business of my family suffered a
great loss. One of our shipments traveled by sea through the sailing route of the Mason family, but
sank. That shipment was all we had. We thought that there wouldn't be any problems if we took this
route, but something went wrong. When we went to the Masons, they actually said that they didn't have
our shipment. At that time, we were in great despair. "
Thinking of the past, Dylan could still feel the depression of his father.
"The Mason family?"
Nicole squinted a little.
"Ethan Mason? The Mason family in the Seapolis City?"
Dylan nodded.
"That's right. Which family else could have a sailing route other than the Mason family?"
"What happened afterwards?"
Samuel continued to ask.
Dylan frowned and said, "At that time, we thought that the Mason family did not want to compensate,
so we met Ethan and asked for an explanation. However, my shipment wasn't on the shipping list. I
remembered clearly that it was registered. How could it just disappear? I didn't know whether my
shipment sank or not. Perhaps the Mason family wanted the goods themselves."
Dylan became very angry. If it weren't for the accident, he wouldn't be short of money and marry Molly.
"It's impossible."
Hearing this, Nicole hurriedly shook her head.
"I know Ethan well. The Mason family has traveled on its own sailing route for so many years and
nothing went wrong. If what you said was true, their reputation would be harmed. How could they still
do business?"
"It was the butler of the Mason family who registered for me. The goods were very important, so I sent
them aboard myself. Because the sailing route was private, no other people were allowed aboard. I
could only go back by plane first. When I came back, I was told that my goods had sunk. And I couldn't
even find the goods registration information. If it wasn't the Mason family, who would it be?"
Dylan could be shameless and despicable, but he didn't lie. He would admit everything he did. There
was no need to frame the Mason family.
Seeing how emotional Dylan was, Nicole could imagine the importance of the goods to the Bell family.
However, Nicole still did not believe that the Mason family kept the goods.
Samuel didn't believe it, either. But he thought there was something wrong.
"You said that the butler of the Mason family registered for you."
"Yes."
"What was the name?"
"Nick Close. He was about fifty years old."
Dylan tried his best to recall and whispered, "I made a great effort to know the butler."
However, Samuel said, "The butler of the Mason family wasn't Nick Close, so it was very likely that you
were tricked."
"What?"
Dylan was stunned.
"I saw my goods sent on the ship of the Mason family myself."
"The ship belonged to the Mason family, but the workers might not."
Dylan was stunned again.
"Who could do this?"
"This is a good question. I also want to know."
Samuel pondered for a moment and asked, "You said that you made a great effort to know the butler?"
"Yes."
"How?"
At first, Nicole found it a waste of time talking about the past. However, she didn't know the history
between the Mason and the Bell family. Now Tim and Evelyn were kidnapped. Did it have something to
do with the decline of the Bell family eight years ago?
Dylan didn't know what Nicole was thinking, but he still recalled and said, "I paid someone in the circle."
"Think about it carefully. If you can remember the name, maybe I can really give you a chance. Now, I
can tell you that Molly has nothing to do with me, but you did offend someone."
Dylan was a little shocked.
Nicole was a little worried, "Samuel, is it necessary to tell him?"
Samuel looked at Dylan and said slowly, "I think that you are capable and know what to say and what
not to say. So, I'll tell you why you are dying."
Dylan squinted.
"Didn't you flirt with Molly?"
"No."
"Who was it then?"
"Someone from the Hill family. Do you know the bad news about the Hill family eight years ago?"
Dylan was shocked.
"How could it be?"
"Why not? Your Bell family is just an ordinary one. You knew the history of the Hawk family and Molly
was their treasure. Why were you encouraged to marry Molly? And you said yourself that your goods
were good, so why did you take the sailing route of the Mason family? Who told you about this? Don't
tell me that you always took this route. If so, you wouldn't be cheated. So here is the question. Why did
you change to take the route of the Mason family? Take the fight in the Hill family into consideration
and you'll know the answer."
Samuel said a lot, but he didn't tell Dylan the reason directly.
Dylan still needed to think himself.
Dylan changed his face and was upset.
If Dylan had known that Molly was Morty's woman, he would never ask to marry her. And he wouldn't
have treated Molly so badly.
Dylan knew that four young masters in the Seapolis City were in contact with the people more powerful,
but no one knew who they were. Now Samuel told Dylan. And Dylan was terribly frightened.
So, it made sense that Samuel stepped in to solve the problem.
And Dylan was also clear why the Bell family declined.
Going through everything in his mind, Dylan knew what to do.
"I will tell you everything I know."
"Do you know the owner of this house?"
Samuel liked to talk with smart people. Dylan was aware of his situation. He had no other choice but to
rely on Samuel. It wasn't impossible for Samuel to save Dylan from Morty.
Dylan hesitated for a moment and struggled. He said, "It belongs to a friend of mine."
"Friend? What's the name? Do you think you still have a choice now? Or do you still want to go against
me to cover up for this friend? I can tell you that I'm here for him. He kidnapped Tim. If anything
happens to Tim, I will definitely not let him get away. I am a good defender, especially for my family."
Samuel said coldly while Dylan was trembling badly.
"Kidnap? It's impossible! He wouldn't do such a thing!"
"I don't need to lie to you."
Samuel said coldly.
Dylan wasn't stupid, but he was a poor judge of character.
Nicole was a little nervous.
"Dylan, hurry up and tell us. If something happens to Tim, you will never have a chance."
Dylan was in a cold sweat. He wanted to hide something but gave up at last. He gritted his teeth and
said, "He is my boyfriend, Aiden."
Nicole was shocked to hear the word "boyfriend". Samuel was also a little surprised. However, Dylan
was castrated eight years ago, so it was understandable that he became gay. But it was still surprising.
Nicole coughed and rubbed her nose awkwardly.
After telling the truth, Dylan felt relaxed and had more strength to talk.
"I will not treat myself badly. Since I was castrated, I found a man as my boyfriend. I got to know Aiden
in a bar. I didn't know that was a gay bar. When I went in, I was surrounded and touched. I was about
to go crazy and fought with them, but I was outnumbered. Aiden helped me and we became friends."
Dylan described how he met Aiden in detail. Nicole wanted to ask more about the love story but
stopped after noticing Samuel's warning eyes.
"Go on."
Samuel said coldly after Nicole decided not to ask anything more.
Dylan did not notice the eye contact between Samuel and Nicole. He fell into his memories.
"We became friends. Knowing Aiden's special sexual needs, I agreed half-heartedly. Then we were
together. Aiden didn't live here at first. But I couldn't leave my family behind. So Aiden came here to live
with me."
Samuel sensed some important information.
"You mean this apartment doesn't belong to Aiden?"
"No, it's rented. Here is the old city. Many people became rich and left. The apartments will be rented
and the rent is very cheap. However, those who left don't want to come back, so the lease is always
one year. However, Aiden paid the rent for ten years to stay with me for a long time."
Ten years?
Samuel and Nicole looked at each other and felt that there was something wrong.
Ten years was a long time. No one would pay the rent for such a long time unless he was up to
something and was rich.
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