Chapter 243: Marion’s Chaotic State

Hearing her words, Michael paused for a moment, before he responded, “My mother passed away a few years ago.”

Michael’s words left Marion completely shocked. She had not expected this at all. And, as she looked at Michael, she could see the sadness that flashed through his eyes.

At that moment, despite feeling sad herself, she felt quite guilty. Should she have known that Cynthia had already passed away, she would not have mentioned this, only bringing up the past wounds.

Still, she took a deep breath, trying to calm her emotions down. At the same time, she felt puzzled, just what had happened that her aunt had passed away?

Even though she had not spent that much time with Cynthia, still, when she was young, she could remember that Cynthia used to dote on her.

So of course, she was saddened by the fact that she had already passed away. And she did not have the chance of seeing her again after all these years.

A few moments later, she finally calmed down. Then, she asked, “What about uncle? Is he around?”

She already knew about the issue regarding her aunt, even though she was never told. After all, it was not something that could be hidden in the long term.

She was in the know that her aunt had eloped with Zachary, the young master of the Santos family. She was quite curious about him, as he had never really seen him.

Despite knowing that there was a connection between the Wilson family and the Santos family, the two families never interacted, especially after this incident involving Cynthia and Zachary.

First of all, the Wilson family understood that the Santos family had already made arrangements for Zachary. There was already a partner that wanted Zachary to be her spouse.

And the background of that lady was way better than the Wilson family. So of course, the Santos family would choose them.

On the other hand, the Wilson family understood that the Santos family was involved in criminal activities through the Silent Order syndicate.

For most ordinary families, the Santos family was one of the biggest families within the capital, with several businesses. But for those big families within the capital, they understood clearly.

It was due to this that the moment that Cynthia’s parents came to know about her relationship with Zachary, they were immediately against it. They claimed that they would never allow her to get married to someone from the Santos family.

It was for this reason that both Zachary and Cynthia decided to elope, after facing pressure from both of their families.

Now, Marion was just curious about her uncle. She knew that he had not gone back to the Santos family until now.

“Unfortunately, both of my parents passed away on the same day.” Michael shook his head as he responded.

This time, Marion was even more shocked. Both of them passed away on the same day?

Just from those words, she could already understand a lot of things. If they passed away on the same day, it was clear that it was not a natural death.

Was it perhaps an accident, or had they been targeted by someone else?

As those thoughts emerged in her mind, she suddenly thought of something. Currently, Michael was staying inside such a big villa.

Even though the land and property within Brenton city could not compare with those in Danvill city in terms of value, they weren’t cheap either.

And this residential district was most probably where the rich of this city usually lived.

So, could it be possible that before the death of his parents, they had already built something for him? But, why would he suddenly become the so-called mutant?

Was it possible that he was involved in a lab experiment, in order to be able to receive money? That was a possibility, considering that he had lost both of his parents. But of course, she was not sure on when exactly he had lost them.

But looking at Michael, he was clearly a teenager. Since that was the case, and he lost both of his parents years ago, it implied that he was still young at that time.

Most probably, he might have been pushed to do something like this in order to be able to survive. Otherwise, without the support of family, how could he even survive in this huge city, while not yet an adult?

Michael of course did not know that Marion was thinking and evaluating the situation, making guesses of his past. At the moment, at the mention of his parents, he did not look at Marion, otherwise, he might have been able to guess what she was thinking.

Still, a few seconds later, Michael spoke again. “There is no need to focus on this, as it has already happened. Anyway, about the issue regarding the Wilson family, I will help out in a bit.”

And without waiting for Marion to respond, he took out his phone, before he made a call.

Marion was just about to console Michael after coming back to her senses, but she stopped herself when she saw that he was making a call.

Still, she was kind of puzzled. Could he really help out?

After knowing that he had lost both of his parents, she felt unsure. It was not just from the fact that she felt ashamed of asking for help from Michael, when he lost both of his parents while young, but she also doubted if he really was capable of that.

If it was possible that all the wealth that he currently possessed was something that had been earned by his parents, just how big would the wealth be?

Even the biggest family within Brenton City could not compare to her Wilson family, not to mention the Laito family.

Despite the doubts that she was having, she did not say anything, waiting for Michael to complete the call first.

On the other hand, after just a few rings, Dwayne received the call.

“I would like you to help out the Wilson family where necessary. They are currently facing the oppression of the Laito family. Can you take care of that?” Michael asked in a neutral voice as soon as they call connected.

“Boss, there is no need to worry about that. Recently, with the moves that we have made, the influence of Vanguard corporation has tremendously improved.

And, even before this, just the power that Vanguard Corporation possessed back then, it was capable of dealing with the Laito family.

So, no worries. I should be able to take care of this in a while. Is there anything that I should pay attention to?” Dwayne swiftly responded.

“Not much. Just deal with the Laito family. There is no need to go all out to destroy them. Just give them a severe warning, make them suffer a little, as a warning.

But if they do not heed to the warning, then you might as well go ahead and deal with them completely.” Michael instructed.

“Okay boss. Let me deal with this. By the end of today, you should be able to get the good news.” Dwayne responded confidently.

“Okay, I’ll leave that to you.” Michael replied, before ending the call.

When he gazed at Marion, he realized that she was gazing back at him. Her face was painted with shock, as though she could not believe what she had just heard.

Even though she could not hear what the other person on the other end of the call was saying, just listening to Michael’s words was enough to tell her what he implied.

From the confidence in his voice, it seemed that he had the capability of destroying the Laito family!

For the current Wilson family, as long as the Laito family could be restrained, to prevent them from making a move against them, that would be sufficient.

As for making them suffer some losses, that was something that the current Wilson family could not accomplish.

Yeah, from the way that Michael was speaking, it seemed that he had the capability of destroying the entire Laito family. And most probably, the cost would not be too high.

At this point, a possibility emerged in her mind. Was it possible that the Santos family had already reached out to Michael?

If Michael had already gone back to the Santos family, it would not be impossible for him to be able to accomplish that using the influence of the Santos family.

But if that really was the case, would her grandparents agree to this? At the end of the day, her grandparents were Michael’s maternal grandparents as well.

Would they really accept the association with the Santos family? After all, both of them seemed to be so much averse of crime and the underworld, making sure not to get involved with the Santos family in any way.

This was why, despite Zachary eloping with Cynthia, and all the problems that the Wilson family was currently experiencing, they had never reached out to the Santos family for help.

Not to mention if the Santos family itself would agree to help, it would be a miracle if they did not decide to deal with them instead. After all, it was because of Cynthia, a member of the Wilson family, that the collaboration plan that the Santos family had fell through.

As she was thinking of this, Michael seemed to be able to make some guesses of what she might be thinking of through the continuous shift of her expression.

“Are you perhaps wondering if I am involved with the Santos family?” Michael suddenly asked, stunning Marion.

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