Chapter 1879

Fred's wrinkled face showed a trace of helplessness. "Of course, they didn't believe it. Forget those sly businessmen—even a middle schooler wouldn't buy it. How could they possibly trust something like that?" Matthew looked completely lost. "If they didn't believe it, was there really a need to kick Rachel out of the Carters?" Fred let out a long sigh. "Even if they didn't buy it, I still had to produce the paperwork. From then on, all of the Carters' businesses and assets had to be formally disconnected from Rae. Once they saw the documents, even lies started to look like facts." Rachel stared at Fred, puzzled. "Grandpa, can you at least tell me who those people were?" He had mentioned this once before, but she had not thought much of it back then. But now, she was not so sure anymore—she was beginning to suspect that he had just used it as an excuse. Fred looked deeply at Rachel, clearly impressed. "Even I can't fool you anymore, huh?" Rachel narrowed her eyes but did not say