Chapter 1760

Jordan suddenly noticed a piece of paper in William's hand.

He snatched it and found out it was a death certificate for someone who had died of tuberculosis. He immediately recalled when the doctor handed him Andrew's death notice last night.

The cause matched.

"What is going on here? You'd better make it clear," he demanded, feeling something was off.

William glanced around and made a silent gesture.

"Keep it down. If Mr. Andrew Potter finds out, I'm screwed."

"You mean Andrew..."

"Shh! I don't want trouble."

William flailed, making frantic hush gestures. Jordan let him go.

"Make it clear."

"Follow me."

William dragged him into an empty room.

"Andrew doesn't have tuberculosis."

"What? Then why was he coughing all the time?"

"That was just anemia. He overthought everything and had a bad depression. Honestly, a lot of it was self- inflicted."

He caught Jordan's glare and backtracked.

"I mean, he had to fight the Illuminati and couldn't stop thinking. Constant medications affected his immune system, and he looked frailer than most. But most of the time, he was faking weakness to fool the enemies." "You're saying years ago, he started..."

"He is a genius, never playing a losing game. Everything he did led to this."

"So, last night..."

"All a show." William peeked outside and whispered, "He just slept in there. He found some incense the Illuminati used to mess with people's heads, had it tweaked, and tested it last night."

"So, he's screwing with us?"

"Quiet. You're getting me killed." William clamped a hand over Jordan's mouth. "He had his reasons. You gotta get it. If he sticks around, you'll never take over the Potter family. He's tired and wants a break. You've got big dreams and the skills to take the family higher. But those branches won't let you lead if he is still around."

"I get it, but I can't accept it."

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