CHAPTER 334

Chapter 334 Expelled from the Family Long Before

It was nine o’clock in the morning in the lobby of the Austin’s place.

There was a very grand and solemn occasion.

The elders of the Austin family sat in a row on each side. Among them, Konnor sat in the upper seat. He coughed from time to time, and there was a sandalwood box beside his hand. People all knew that it was the seal of the Austin family, something that was of significance.

Silvia, dressed in black, looked a bit solemn.

Konnor glanced at Silvia. He was still angry about what happened last night. But noticing that Simon was not here, Konnor felt a bit better.

Konnor thought, Silvia is a difficult child! Since she is a grown-up now, it is better to drive her out of the family as soon as possible.

It seemed that everyone was present, except for Gordon and Zain. And as time passed by, people turned from being silent to being about to cause a commotion.

Someone asked Konnor impatiently, “Konnor, it has been more than half an hour, and Gordon and Zain haven’t come yet. Should … We just keep waiting like this?”

“They will be here soon.” Konnor looked indifferent, his eyelids drooping slightly.

Hearing this, people were resigned to waiting.

But no one knew low “soon” exactly they would be here.

Silvia, on the other hand, was not in a hurry. As a young member of the family, she sat in an inconspicuous seat while sipping coffee leisurely.

Today’s occasion was to solve the whole matter of “framing up” as well as

everything concerning Silvia. Three days were long enough for them to fake evidence or set up a trap. And for Silvia, she could use the three days to get herself prepared for a counterattack as well.

About half an hour later in late morning, when the lobby became dazzlingly bright and even a bit hot, Gordon appeared.

Contrary to Silvia, Gordon was dressed in white with a white flower on his chest. He didn’t look sad. Instead, there was a hint of joy in his eyes.

“Konnor, I’m late.” He raised his voice and said, “Everyone, I’m sorry that I’m late.”

As he passed by Silvia, he cast her a sidelong glance. And there seemed to be a smug smile on his lips.

Silvia raised her head and smiled back at him.

Although he didn’t look right at her, he saw her smile, which stunned him a bit, and froze his smile right away.

He halted for a moment, but soon, he came back to his senses and walked forward.

With his eyes sweeping around the room, he cleared his throat while nodding to Konnor. “Since everyone is here, Konnor, let’s get started.”

Konnor nodded slightly and stood up with the help of his cane. Noticing that, Gordon hurried to support him from the side.

“Since everyone is here, then let’s begin. Thank you, my family. All the people present today are from the Austin family. There isn’t an outsider here.” He looked at Silvia meaningfully.

Silvia understood who the “outsider” Konnor was referring to was. Konnor always felt that Simon was an outsider.

“What we are dealing with today is something important to the Austin

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family.” Although his voice was low, everyone present heard it clearly. “The Austin family has a long history and a deep foundation here in LA. All the while, we have been working very hard and trying to be a decent family, obeying strict rules that we have set up. But I didn’t expect Marc to pass away

like this. His sudden death has saddened us. But what is even more

heartbreaking is that this is not an accident. It was a premeditated killing!”

As he said this, his eyes rested on Silvia, as if he was sure that the killer was

her.

Noticing that, Silvia stood up, embracing the assumptions. “Konnor, what your said is wrong.”

“How so?” Konnor sneered, “Why don’t you tell me which part of my words is

wrong?”

“There are two parts that you were wrong about. First, you said that everyone.

was here. That is not the case. Zain is my grandfather’s direct grandson, the eldest one. As the most important person here, he hasn’t shown up yet. What

makes you think we can start?”

Faced with the accusations, Konnor smiled disapprovingly, “It’s true that Zain

is the eldest grandson, but he’s just a grandson. Gordon is your uncle, your grandfather’s eldest son, and my brother. Isn’t he more qualified to represent the family?”

“This is the second part that you are wrong about.” Silvia continued, “You said that everyone here today was from the Austin family. But there is an outsider. Property © 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org.

here.”

“Is that so?”

Everyone was puzzled and began to look at each other. They were wondering who the outsider was.

“You confused me. I’ve been in the Austin family for so many years. Every Austin family member is familiar to me. Just tell me! Which one is not?”

Konnor said with a sneer.

With a faint smile, Silvia took two steps forward. Then she extended her hand and pointed at Gordon among all the puzzled eyes, “It’s him! Gordon is not a member of the Austin family!”

At that moment, an uproar broke out.

Someone next to Silvia tried to remind her a bit, “Silvia, are you crazy? Gordon is your uncle and your grandfather’s son. How is it that he is not an Austin family member?”

“Silvia, stop talking nonsense. We all know what you have done. Just admit your mistake and beg for mercy. I can let you off for the sake of your mother.” Gordon, who was standing beside Konnor, said to

Silvia in a lecturing tone, as if he had already won the confrontation.

“For the sake of my mother?” Silvia shook her head. “No, you are no longer my uncle to me.” Then Silvia looked at Konnor and continued, “Konnor, you and the others may not know. But since you’ve mentioned it, I have to tell the truth. You said that you were my grandfather’s younger brother, and you knew everything about the Austin family. Then how could you not know that my grandfather had expelled him from the family long before?”

While she was speaking, she kept pointing her finger at Gordon, and when she mentioned he was expelled from the family, her voice rose all at once.

And what she said surprised everyone, as she expected.

People were surprised in different ways.

A few of them knew about that, but they did not expect that, after so many years, things would be brought up here like this. Therefore, they remained silent. But most people were shocked because this was the first time they learned about this.

Everyone knew that Gordon was Marc’s beloved youngest son when Marc was

alive. But Gordon had left the Austin family for so many years without good reasons. And now that Silvia brought it up, it started to add up.

However, why did Marc kick his beloved son out of the family?

“Silvia, stop talking nonsense. I know you are trying to draw people’s attention away. And what does it have to do with you whether I was expelled from the family or not? You are just a junior member here. Who do you think you are to question me? Moreover, this has nothing to do with what we’re dealing with today!” Gordon argued, with a disapproving look.

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