Chapter 96: Either a Fool or a Man of Substance

"Have you figured out what exactly happened?" Griffin Gardner demanded, his dragon-headed cane thumping against the floor as he glared at his family members. "We've got it all sorted out. Brad and my elder brother were beaten by people led by Felix Cooper from King City," Colton Gardner, Bradley's brother, reported hastily. "It seems Brad was having a meal with the Fenton father and son when the incident occurred. I've summoned them here; you can question them directly," Colton added, causing Victor and Cedric Fenton to look at each other, dumbfounded. "What exactly happened, Victor Fenton?" Griffin Gardner asked sharply. Victor, shaking and breaking out in a cold sweat, knew well Griffin's ruthlessness. The Gardner's rise in King City and their current status were largely thanks to the old patriarch. "Sir, it's true we were dining with Mr. Gardner, but partway through, he asked us to leave. I'm unclear about what happened after that," Victor managed to say, urging Griffin to cons