"Call all the doctors here!" The patriarch of the Kofi Family roared, "If Casey doesn't wake up, let them all be buried with her!"
The entire night, the Kofi Family was in complete turmoil.
Hearing the news, Ethan Yin finally felt a sense of relief.
Anyone who dares to mess with him clearly has a death wish!
Meanwhile, Miles Gu arranged to meet with a somewhat marginalized member of the Kofi Family: Wesley Kofi, the current patriarch's cousin.
According to tradition, the Kofi Family was supposed to be inherited by Wesley's father.
But when Wesley's father was young, he did a lot of reckless things, ruining his health and passing away in his thirties—meeting his maker far too soon.
So the heavy responsibility of the Kofi Family fell to the current patriarch's father.
After all these years, the previous patriarch managed to make the Kofi Family thrive.
He even took control of the current political scene, making the Kofi Family the real power behind GJ.
However, Wesley Kofi was far from content.
Back when the family handed things over to the previous patriarch, it was supposed to be temporary—just until Wesley grew up. Then everything would be returned to him.
But when Wesley came of age, the patriarch’s position wasn’t returned to him—instead, it was handed over to the previous patriarch’s son, making his cousin the new head.
Wesley was left powerless, his influence stripped away.
On the surface, Wesley appeared indifferent, but inside, his resentment burned fiercely. This family’s power should have been his, yet his uncle snatched the patriarch’s throne, and now his cousin sat in that seat.
So, Miles Gu set his sights on Wesley, planning to win him over.
That day, as soon as Wesley arrived, Miles Gu personally greeted him: "Wesley, your beard is looking more and more impressive."
Wesley, flattered by the compliment, immediately brightened up: "Gu, you really do have good taste."
"Of course. I always appreciate brave, clever, and decisive men." Miles Gu smiled, inviting Wesley into the courtyard and had someone bring out the finest Longjing tea. "This is a fresh batch I had air-shipped in—want to try it?"
"Great, you always know exactly what I like." Wesley picked up the teacup, looking thoroughly pleased.
Wesley loved Eastern tea leaves, but GJ was a newly established country, and it hadn’t built many diplomatic relations yet. So getting luxury goods from the East was extremely difficult.
But after Miles Gu arrived, he gave Wesley all kinds of Eastern gifts. Wesley was thrilled, and he started visiting Miles more and more often.
Every time Miles met with Wesley, he never talked business—just chatted about life and romance.
That was exactly what Wesley liked. Miles’s wit and eloquence made Wesley wish they’d met sooner.
The two quickly became good friends.
"What book are you reading?" Wesley spotted a book nearby and asked curiously, "Is it another classic?"
"Oh, it’s a history book." Miles acted casual, holding the book in front of him, opening and closing it. "It’s about a famous episode in our country’s history—the Palace Coup at Xuanwu Gate."
"Is the story interesting?" Wesley asked, intrigued.
"It’s pretty interesting. It’s mainly about a king from our history—his son, who originally wasn’t supposed to inherit, used clever tactics to eliminate the crown prince and take the throne for himself." Miles replied, still sounding nonchalant. "Just some old history. Let’s not dwell on it."
"Really? I actually think that’s a fascinating story." Wesley’s ears perked up, as if he’d just thought of something. "Can you tell me more about it?"