Chapter 261 The Song Hasn't Ended
Raymond's hand supported Marlon.
But Marlon didn't appreciate it at all. His brows furrowed deeply. He shook off Raymond's support and glared at him.
Raymond's face instantly darkened, feeling that Marlon was really going too far.
Marlon's old and dry hand fell on the handle of the wheelchair, then struggled to reach a cane hanging beside it.
He propped himself up with the cane, struggling to walk into the villa.
His movements were slow and clumsy, showing his lack of coordination.
The cane first touched the spiral staircase.
When the cane first touched the spiral staircase, he gripped it tightly, lifted one foot with great effort, and placed it on the step.
Raymond stood not far away, his face cold, watching Marlon struggle up the stairs.
Originally, he didn't want to care about Marlon, but Raymond thought of Margaret's warning look when she left, and her words, "If you make my dad unhappy, I'll never forgive you."
Raymond was afraid of arguing with Margaret again on New Year's Eve, which would be unlucky.
F Margaret's sake, Raymond quickly walked up to Marlon, holding his arms with both hands, trying to help him up the stairs.
Unfortunately, Marlon never knew how to be grateful.
Marlon avoided him like the plague, disdainfully shaking off his hand.
Raymond, losing his balance, took a few steps back.
"Can't be bothered with you," Raymond sneered.
Hearing this, Marlon, with his back to Raymond, had a shadow cast over his face.
Marlon continued to slowly walk up the stairs.
Raymond was a college student sponsored by Marlon. Ever since Marlon hit someone with his car ten years ago and wanted to make amends but had no chance, the family he hit died in a fire.
Marlon then became obsessed with charity, trying to wash away his sins through it.
Every year, he would donate a large sum of money to build schools, and hospitals, and sponsor students from poor families, helping them go to school.
He provided them with living expenses, sponsoring them until they became adults.
The number of people Marlon helped was in the tens of thousands.
Every night, he would dream of Gilbert, the person he hit with his car, and the tragic scene of Gilbert dying in the fire. Marlon was scared and guilty.
When he got out of the car, he saw Gilbert dragging his bleeding body, limping away.
Marlon had his driver, Percy, investigate Gilbert, find them, give them money, and treat him. If he was willing, Marlon was also willing to cover all the family's expenses.
Percy found the family's whereabouts and told him they were at Ironwood Lane.
To find Gilbert, who he hit and ran away, Marlon took Percy and a young Margaret to Ironwood Lane overnight.
Margaret fell asleep in the car, so he settled her in a hotel. Then he had Percy investigate the situation.
The next day, Marlon saw the news report that the family he hit died in a fire, which was caused by aging wiring.
The fire killed Gilbert and his family. Marlon felt he was too late to prevent it, thinking he had done wrong.
So, over the years, he desperately did charity work, helping as many poor people as he could, giving them money, and giving them a chance to live a good life.
He thought that by doing this, he could offset those three lives.
Unexpectedly, it was all in vain. Raymond still appeared and seeked for revenge.
Marlon looked at the decorations, sighed, and propped himself up with the cane, walking step by step.
He remembered the first time he met Raymond, who was just in middle school.
Raymond was introduced to him by Sarah, who told Marlon that Raymond was talented but an orphan, with his parents dying early.
Marlon felt sorry for Raymond and arranged a meeting.
In the dead of winter, with snow everywhere, Raymond had no thick coat to wear, only a thin denim jacket, black pants, and a pair of faded sneakers.
His face was pale from the cold, without any color, but Raymond's eyes were determined, his back straight.
Marlon judged at that moment that Raymond would achieve something great in the future.
So from the moment he met him, Marlon sponsored his education and growth.
Until he graduated from college, he met Margaret, who, in order to pursue Raymond, deliberately appointed him as her bodyguard.
Finally, the two got together.
Margaret didn't want Raymond to be a bodyguard for life, so she paved the way for him, begging Marlon to let Raymond join the Hughes Group, and started from the bottom.
Later, Margaret loved Raymond deeply and insisted on marrying him.
Ignoring everyone's objections, she went on a hunger strike, argued, and even threatened to sever ties with her parents.
From a selfish perspective, Marlon certainly hoped Margaret would marry a man with a good family background, so she could live well.
However, seeing Margaret on a hunger strike and perceiving her in a different light for the first time, he realized he couldn't be so selfish as to determine Margaret's fate.
Raymond indeed lived up to expectations. Without any help from Marlon, he worked his way up from the bottom to an important position by Marlon's side. He could even help manage the Hughes Group.
After assessing his abilities, Marlon, thinking there were no flaws, convinced Nancy to hold a grand wedding for Margaret and Raymond.
Later on, an accident caused Marlon to fall down the stairs, leading to dementia.
The Hughes Group naturally fell into Raymond's hands, and from then on, the Hughes Family and Margaret fell into the abyss.
Marlon, propping himself up with the cane, walked to the balcony, where the wind was very strong, making his breathing rapid.
Today was New Year's Eve, with no sunlight at all, the sky was dark and oppressive.
Marlon, propping himself up with the cane, turned his body, and a sharp gaze shot towards Raymond not far away.
He stared at Raymond seriously.
After all these years, Raymond's attitude hadn't changed. He stepped on Margaret's dignity and love, transforming him into a successful person.
Marlon thought of what Nancy said to him, "Margaret was almost killed by him, once almost taken to the crematorium, it was I who woke her up."
Marlon also thought of Margaret's suicide note.
And Sarah poured coffee on him, stepping on his hand with high heels, insulting him, insulting his Margaret. "Raymond told me, Margaret is like a puppet in sex, can't please him at all. It was really boring ."
"Only one of you and Margaret can live, think carefully, should Margaret live, or should you?" Sarah's sharp laughter echoed in Marlon's ears again and again.
Marlon, perhaps heartbroken by Margaret's suffering, or unwilling to see the Hughes Group he founded fall into Raymond's hands.
Fueled by anger, Marlon, holding the cane, struggled to walk up to Raymond, the veins on his hand bulging.
Before Raymond could react, he saw Marlon swing the cane at him.
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