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Chapter 1224 Help Him When the Time Comes
The incident put Eric in a horrible light, so his trial soon came. Jenny didn't go to court for
his hearing, but she did see some news about it from the media.
Eric thought he still had a chance to escape, so he continued to deny his guilt in court until
the prosecution presented the data of the people who died under his hands. With that, he
was utterly silenced.
It wasn't because of guilt that he decided to shut up, but because he understood one
thing. If the prosecution could obtain the information, it meant there was a traitor in the
Dafoes who had leaked his wrongdoings to the prosecution.
When he was still contemplating who the traitor could be, Pete appeared in court as a
witness, and everything became clear to him instantly. Pete testified that he saw Eric kill
those people with his own eyes, and he also revealed many of Eric's other illegal activities.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtEric didn't refute any of it. From the moment Pete appeared in court, he knew he couldn't
turn the tables this time. But at that moment, he didn't care about his crimes being
brought to justice in court. He stared at Pete and asked blankly, "Why?"
He couldn't understand why, as a Dafoe himself, Pete would do something that harmed
the interests of the Dafoe family. Didn't he know that speaking out about these things
could be fatal to the Dafoes?
"I just think that the Dafoes should take a different path." Indeed, the former Dafoe family
did all sorts of evil deeds and ruled the city, but so what? In the end, nothing good would
await them, considering all the sins they'd committed.
Pete wouldn't let this opportunity to change his family for the better pass him by. Eric
understood the meaning behind his words and chuckled, not offering any rebuttal.
The verdict for Eric came out quickly. His deeds were unforgivable, and he was sentenced
to death, unsurprisingly.
Before Eric left, he said to Pete, "I hope the Dafoes can flourish under your leadership, and
I hope you won't regret your decision today."
Pete didn't speak. He knew in his heart he would never regret it. Even if the future
development of the Dafoes could not compare to what they'd achieved now, at least it
would be honest and upright.
Three months before Eric's execution, Lynette met him once, but the two didn't say
anything to each other.
"Sometimes, I wonder...What's so different about me compared to Graham? Why did you
always want to escape from me?” Eric couldn't help but ask, unwilling to accept his fate.
Lynette glanced at him, not knowing what to say to him. He was going to die, yet he was
still so hung up about such a thing.
"Emotions are always hard to explain. If you weren't so obsessive, maybe we wouldn't be
in this situation today,’ Lynette answered indifferently. She had no feelings for Eric, even
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmafter all those years by his side. She had cursed him more than once for his gruesome
deeds and knew he wouldn't have a good end.
Eric laughed lightly. "Yes, but I can't help it. The first time I saw you, I wanted you as my
wife." He didn't even understand how Lynette ended up with Graham, even though he'd
known her first.
"It's useless to talk about these things now. Since you've come to see me for the last time,
there's one thing I need your help with." Eric smiled and didn't continue with meaningless
ponderings anymore.
Lynette remained silent, waiting for him to continue.
"I always thought Pete didn't have much ambition, so I never thought much of him. But
now it seems that I was wrong. He wants the Dafoe family to transform, which is a good
thing, but he doesn't have the ability to do it. I hope you can ask Jenny to help him when
the time comes."
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