Chapter 709

Quentin picked up on the anger in Vernon's voice and knew that he always followed through with his words. Matthew was out of luck to tick off Vernon. His entire family was going to be wiped out soon. After a pause, Vernon looked up at the tall chimney. Noticing that it was completely quiet, he frowned. "How come production's halted? Now that I'm here, we need to get things going again. Get all the workers back to the factory." Quentin readily worked on the task. "I'll notify Julian to make sure the factory workers get back to work." .. At Silverbrook Village, there was a small yard with its door wide open. Matthew came out of the yard and made his way to the village entrance. An old man flying a kite squinted. His eyes lit up for a second before the spark faded away. He was already in his twilight years and therefore walking unsteadily like he could collapse at any moment. He moved with small steps like he was too old to move his legs properly. He held a wet kite string in his ha