Mr. CEO's Substitute Bride

Maximilian Lancaster paused as he helped his brother turn around, then turned back again with Callum Lancaster, his eyes filled with repressed emotions, speaking each word deliberately.

"Show mercy where you can; don’t go overboard in everything!"

"Overboard?" Violet Zimmerman harshly retorted, "Who just showed disrespect to the Lancaster Family’s elder? Who just hurled insults at me?"

"Violet Zimmerman, you vile woman... I will curse you... cough, cough... you seduce your brother-in-law, fearing exposure, so you want to strike first..."

Callum Lancaster coughed up blood while continuing to curse. Violet had long been prepared for everything that happened today.

Rather than letting others speculate behind her back, it was better to "clarify" things face to face. Otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble those with ulterior motives might stir up.

Among the astonished gazes of all the Lancaster Family members, Violet let out a cold laugh and calmly countered, "Is this why you bribed Aunt Xu?"

Callum couldn’t match his older brother Maximilian’s composure. As an unruly man, he spoke without thinking, disregarding Maximilian’s gentle nudge to remind him, admitting impulsively.

"Yes! A clear conscience fears no crooked shadows. If you and the granduncle have nothing to hide, then why fear Aunt Xu tipping us off?"

As soon as Callum spoke, Gabriel Lancaster disdainfully turned his head aside, thinking what a stupid teammate. Mother and son alike, both of whom speak without thinking.

Never mind whether Violet and Joseph were involved; even bribing the housemaid of the main branch would be a major taboo by Lancaster Family rules.

Michael Lancaster discreetly furrowed his brows, maintaining silence but internally disapproving of his brother Daemon’s actions.

The Family Head title was just a name. Years of scheming led to what significance in the end!

The current Lancaster Family wasn’t like before, with people bustling and large enterprises. Now all the Lancasters combined were just over twenty people, not much different from an ordinary family, each with their own companies, having almost nothing to do with each other.

"What evidence do you have to prove there’s something unclear between me and Gabriel!"

Violet Zimmerman sternly questioned. Finally, Daemon Lancaster could no longer sit still. He stood up, leaning on a cane, and spoke in a similar tone.

"Evidence? If Aunt Xu hadn’t claimed she saw with her own eyes an ambiguous relationship between you and the second granduncle of the Lancaster Family, how could I have had her monitor you!"

Michael Lancaster discreetly furrowed his brows again, still maintaining his silence, with an attitude as if he was an outsider.

Gabriel Lancaster’s lips curled into a smug smile. He had already advised his brother Daemon to gather all the Lancaster Family members and publicly expose Violet and Joseph, making it impossible for them to stay in the family. By then, the entire Lancaster Family would be under their branch’s control.

But his brother never listened, insisting on having evidence first. If he had listened early on, this farce wouldn’t have happened.

"Brother, what you’re doing is wrong!" Aurora Lancaster, who had been silent all along, also joined in, her face turning livid while looking at Daemon Lancaster.

With matters concerning her own brother and sister-in-law, she could not allow such unethical slander.

"The second brother and sister-in-law are close, and everyone in the Lancaster Family knows it! It’s not a secret! Back then, before his passing, the elder brother entrusted his nephews and the company to the second brother for care, and he’s been fulfilling his promise!"

"Ha, promise! What a promise being fulfilled!"

Daemon Lancaster scoffed in response, tapping his bandaged head as if talking to himself, suddenly sharpening his gaze, directing it at Violet and Joseph, and sternly questioning.

"Does fulfilling a promise mean that an uncle and sister-in-law should be fooling around together?"