Chapter 115: Hana Nair

"Hana Frash. Isn’t it. Hana Klein."

Tino shook his head again.

"Hana Nair."

Laila looked up at Tino, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Brandon, who was standing beside her, froze. His expression revealed an even greater shock than Laila’s.

"Grandfather?" Laila called. "You’re lying to me, aren’t you?"

She smiled and gave a small nod, as though trying to reassure herself.

"Your son, Uncle Beny, should have died in Continent Kino along with his wife."

Laila looked up at Tino again.

"Grandfather, Hana is just a girl from a family of modest means. She has lived in the eastern region of Continent Melvin since birth. And your granddaughter..." Laila shook her head. "Even if she isn’t dead, she shouldn’t be Hana. Your biological granddaughter should be in Continent Kino. How could she possibly be Hana?"

"Grandfather, am I right? Continent Kino is far more isolated than the other continents. Its people can’t even leave without their leader’s permission. How is that possible?"

Tino stared at the strong resistance clearly visible in Laila’s dark eyes without saying a word.

"Grandfather!!! Answer me! How could Hana be your granddaughter? She’s the daughter of the Klein family. She’s nothing but a little whore who dared to seduce Brandon!"

"Laila," Tino called.

"Grandfather, I’m right, aren’t I?" Laila continued speaking, paying no attention to the displeasure on Tino’s face. "That woman has even become the whore of all three leaders of Continent Melvin just to survive."

"Laila!" Tino called once more.

However, Laila shook her head and refused to stop.

"Grandfather, Hana is nothing but a little whore with no abilities whatsoever. She clearly isn’t your biological granddaughter. The Nair family holds such a prestigious position. How could a woman who has to lower herself before men even be your biological granddaughter? Grandfather, Hana is nothing but a cheap whore!"

Slap!

A harsh slap landed across Laila’s pale face.

Her head immediately snapped to the side, and her body fell mercilessly to the floor.

Laila clutched her cheek, which had already begun to swell. She looked up at Tino with an expression of utter despair.

All this time, Tino had never once slapped or punished her, let alone done anything of the sort. Whenever someone had to be punished, it had always been the people beneath him.

"Watch your mouth from now on!"

Tino turned his face away, making no attempt to look at Laila, who now appeared utterly miserable.

"Grandfather slapped me?"

"You are not my granddaughter. Besides, Hana is my only granddaughter. You have no right to insult her like that. The position you’ve enjoyed all these years should have belonged to Hana. If she hadn’t disappeared, you would have been the one forced to endure all this suffering from the very beginning, Laila Sen."

Laila bit her lip tightly.

Tino waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to take Laila out of the room.

Laila sneered as Tino’s subordinates dragged her away, treating her like garbage.

Who would have thought that everything could change so drastically in just one day? She had only just managed to win Brandon over, yet now she had lost everything. Not only Brandon, but also her grandfather and the position she had held all these years.

Tino sat back down in his chair. He picked up a cup of tea that his secretary had just poured for him and took a small sip before looking at Brandon standing before him.

"Return to the Vein family residence," he ordered firmly, leaving Brandon no room to refuse.

Brandon shook his head.

"Grandfather, is what you said true?"

Tino looked at Brandon, whose eyes held a faint glimmer of hope. He then placed his teacup back on the table.

"I have to acknowledge your efforts for Hana all this time. However, you have touched Laila Nair, Brandon."

Brandon’s expression changed instantly.

"Grandfather... you clearly know that all of this—"

Tino raised his hand, cutting him off.

"I’ve investigated everything. Brandon, I know you want Hana."

He gave a mocking smile.

"But as for the drug Laila gave you, you didn’t refuse it at all."

Brandon was stunned for a few moments.

"My subordinates investigated the matter after learning that you had been brought back by the people I assigned to guard Laila all this time."

Tino looked at him coldly.

"Brandon, you clearly knew Laila had mixed something into your drink. Yet you still drank it all. You didn’t leave a single drop. Laila certainly intended to do that with you, but if you had exposed her scheme, she wouldn’t have gone through with it. Instead, you willingly finished the entire drink."

Brandon dropped to his knees before Tino.

"Grandfather... you’ve misunderstood. I—"

"After learning that Hana was my granddaughter, I briefly thought that perhaps you really were meant to be her destiny. Maybe the two of you were born for each other, at least if I hadn’t forced you to marry Laila."

Tino let out a harsh breath.

"Brandon, this is the choice you’ve made."

He glanced at Brandon with disdain.

"You clearly still value your position and status more. Even though you love Hana so much, you’re still unwilling to give up everything you have."

"Grandfather..."

"Stop calling me Grandfather, Brandon. You’ve touched Laila and betrayed Hana for the second time. Don’t think I’ve been completely blind all this time. You want Hana by your side, but you also want to maintain your position at her expense. Return to the Vein family residence."

Tino paused briefly before continuing.

"I will compensate you for everything I did and forced upon you in the past. As for Hana..." His voice grew lower. "I haven’t even repaired my relationship with her yet. And even if she still loves you and refuses to forgive me, I still won’t allow a man like you to stand beside my granddaughter."

Brandon shook his head.

"I did all of this for Hana. If I truly lose my position, Hana will suffer in the future. Especially if those three bastards decide to marry her. I beg you, let me approach her one more time. Didn’t you choose and train me as your future grandson-in-law partly to handle matters like this? You can’t just throw me away, can you? You’ve invested so many resources in me over the past seven years!"

"Resources are just resources. My granddaughter is my granddaughter. I’ve never cared about such insignificant resources."

Tino paused briefly before looking at Brandon again.

"Besides, I’ve investigated all the leaders of Continent Melvin before arriving here. Do you know what I found, Brandon?"

He looked at him coldly.

"They’re far better than you. At least, that’s what I think."