Chapter 40 The Root Cause
"Is Joshua's health really that bad?" Shirley asked, her voice wavering.
Wendy nodded solemnly. "Severe anemia, chronic malnutrition, and heart problems caused by insufficient blood supply. The police said he’s been renting a small house on the outskirts of town, in a rural slum. Apparently, he’s been selling live crabs and shrimp to make ends meet."
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Chapter 1 Framed to Take the Blame Chapter 2 He Tries Hard to Please His Family Chapter 3 No More Expectations Chapter 4 Deciding to Leave Home Chapter 5 Hit in The Head Chapter 6 Severing Ties with My Parents Chapter 7 The Contract Is Signed Chapter 8 The Brother I Loved Is Pure Evil Chapter 9 Watching the Frasers Meet Their Demise Chapter 10 The Frasers Cannot Find Joshua appChapter 11 He Does Not Have a Phone appChapter 12 Joshua's Missing appChapter 13 Come Home, Girls appChapter 14 No One Knows appChapter 15 A Surprising Revelation appChapter 16 Joshua's Meager Allowance appChapter 17 How Did He Survive All These Years? appChapter 18 Treatment appChapter 19 Joshua's Habit appChapter 20 Visiting Eastview Orphanage appChapter 21 Silent Cries appChapter 22 Hidden Secrets appChapter 23 New Ventures appChapter 24 Business Plans appChapter 25 A Shocking Discovery at The Market appChapter 26 Fragile Bonds appChapter 27 The Cold Distance appChapter 28 The Weight of Guilt appChapter 29 Unspoken Admiration appChapter 30 Discovering His Admiration appChapter 31 Wendy Is Amazing appChapter 32 What Has She Done? appChapter 33 Karma Is Real appChapter 34 Together appChapter 35 The Real Culprit appChapter 36 Unseen Struggles appChapter 37 What Is He to Us? appChapter 38 Evil Meets Its Retribution appChapter 39 His Love for Them appChapter 40 The Root Cause appChapter 41 Malnourished Joshua appChapter 42 They Cannot Find Me appChapter 43 He Has Completely Severed Ties appChapter 44 The Big Sister He Once Loved appChapter 45 I Will Never Worship Anyone appChapter 46 Making Big Bucks appChapter 47 Playing the Long Game appChapter 48 A Hidden Entrepreneur appChapter 49 Confrontation appChapter 50 A Revelation appChapter 51 Shirley's Birthday appChapter 52 I Never Want to See You Again! appChapter 53 The Top Scorer appChapter 54 I Will Take Action appChapter 55 Let Him Go! appChapter 56 Cutting Off His Allowance appChapter 57 Stealing appChapter 58 Top Student appChapter 59 Impostors appChapter 60 What Is He to Us? appChapter 61 New Ventures appChapter 62 Bike Sharing appChapter 63 Wendy's Unexpected Visit appChapter 64 He Used To Be Extremely Humble appChapter 65 Favoritism appChapter 66 Everyone Should Help Frankie appChapter 67 Ignore Joshua appChapter 68 Prejudice Can Really Kill A Person appChapter 69 Seize The Opportunity To Make Money appChapter 70 I Do Not Have The Right To Eat That! appChapter 71 Let Us Work Together! appChapter 72 The SATs appChapter 73 The Frasers Are Also Here appChapter 74 Joshua Is Also Here appChapter 75 As Planned appChapter 76 The Pride of the Frasers appChapter 77 Frankie's SAT Results appChapter 78 The Real Top Scorer appChapter 79 In Denial appChapter 80 Joshua's Interview appChapter 81 Mixed Reactions appChapter 82 Piecing It Together appChapter 83 Trying to Apologize appChapter 84 The Blade of Retribution appChapter 85 Breaking Ties appChapter 86 A Confrontation With Hidden Truths appChapter 87 Joshua's Violent Confrontation With Frankie appChapter 88 His Diary Entries appChapter 89 I Have Always Loved You appChapter 90 Unrestrained Happiness appChapter 91 Seize The Opportunity appChapter 92 The Favoritism appChapter 93 A Chilling Memory appChapter 94 No One Cared appChapter 95 The Awful Truth appChapter 96 A Promising Project appChapter 97 She Had No Real Excuse appChapter 98 It Is Over appChapter 99 The Heavy Metals appChapter 100 Palladium Poisoning appChapter 101 A Nightmare appChapter 102 He Had Bigger Plans appChapter 103 It Was You appChapter 104 The Shared Project appChapter 105 Unforgivable appChapter 106 Delivering Supplies appChapter 107 A Gift to the Earth appChapter 108 Terrible Luck! appChapter 109 The Idea of Sharing appChapter 110 Incredibly Satisfying appChapter 111 Expansion of Bike-sharing Service appChapter 112 Bright Future appChapter 113 Seriously? appChapter 114 Entrepreneurship appChapter 115 A Hand Extended appChapter 116 A Seat at the Table appChapter 117 Ambition in Motion appChapter 118 Joshua Handles It Well appChapter 119 Cavern Investments appChapter 120 Boldness and Vision appChapter 121 The Accusation appChapter 122 The Paper Trail appChapter 123 The Accusation appChapter 124 Fragments of a Forgotten Bond appChapter 125 The Poisonous Truth appChapter 126 Rising Above Shadows appChapter 127 From Local Startup to National Ambition appChapter 128 The Growing Shadows of Success appChapter 129 Fragments of Silence appChapter 130 It Will Be Catastrophic appChapter 131 We All Underestimated Him appChapter 132 Window Of Opportunity appChapter 133 They Are All Sick appChapter 134 Ask Joshua To Visit Mom appChapter 135 He Has Achieved His Dream appChapter 136 How Can He Have Sisters? appChapter 137 Your Mother Is Sick appChapter 138 Regret And Guilt appChapter 139 They Deserve To Suffer appChapter 140 The Good Adopted Son appChapter 141 He Has Grown Wings appChapter 142 How Can A Young Man Be Successful? appChapter 143 Skeptical appChapter 144 Smash His Bikes appChapter 145 Adopt Me appChapter 146 Blood Is Thicker Than Water appChapter 147 He Is No Longer In The Photos appChapter 148 He Does Not Miss Them appChapter 149 Big Ambitions appChapter 150 Business Minded appChapter 151 Outstanding Youth Entrepreneur appChapter 152 He Seems Much Better appChapter 153 He Had Been Overjoyed appChapter 154 He Was Too Late appChapter 155 He's About the Same appChapter 156 I Didn't Mean It appChapter 157 You May Leave Now appChapter 158 Joshua Is Different Now appChapter 159 The Family's Support appChapter 160 Impressive Arrangements appChapter 161 A Good Day appChapter 162 The Reality appChapter 163 You Are Unworthy appChapter 164 Household Registration appChapter 165 I Do Not Agree appChapter 166 Not Here To Seek Approval appChapter 167 The Root of All His Sufferings appChapter 168 Disbelief appChapter 169 This Matter Is Definitely Not Over appChapter 170 Regrets and New Investment appChapter 171 Late Realization appChapter 172 Divided Loyalties and Hidden Truths appChapter 173 Family Ties and New Beginnings appChapter 174 Secrets And Confrontations appChapter 175 Revelations And Regrets appChapter 176 New Beginnings appChapter 177 Revelations in Northbright Garden appChapter 178 Ugly Truth appChapter 179 A Mother's Twisted Love appChapter 180 New Environment appChapter 181 A New Investor appChapter 182 Unexpected Investors appChapter 183 Trying to Persuade Him appChapter 184 Bringing Up the Past appChapter 185 Joshua's Booming Business appChapter 186 An Update appChapter 187 He Will Not Forgive Them appChapter 188 Cassidy Fraser Meets Joshua appChapter 189 Frankie Fraser Notices Changes appChapter 190 A Rival appChapter 191 Tom Loeb Meets His Biological Mother appChapter 192 Learn Well appChapter 193 He Wants To Test Her appChapter 194 Once A Humble Boy appChapter 195 Selling Away The Business appChapter 196 Frankie Is Doing Business appChapter 197 Joshua Has Never Celebrated His Birthday appChapter 198 A Birthday Banquet Of Their Own appChapter 199 No Rush! appChapter 200 David Fraser Wants To Make Amends appChapter 201 The Battle Begins appChapter 202 The Unspoken Scars appChapter 203 The Rise Of Shared Electric Scooters appChapter 204 Debating The Feasibility Of Unmanned Supermarkets appChapter 205 The Fall Of Dianna Corporation appChapter 206 Unraveling The Past appChapter 207 The Forgotten Past appChapter 208 Echoes Of Guilt appChapter 209 Shifting Fortunes appChapter 210 The Rise Before The Fall appChapter 211 Don't Die Before I Do appChapter 212 We Missed Everything appChapter 213 Little Monster Bikes For Sale appChapter 214 Seal The Deal appChapter 215 E-Commerce appChapter 216 Joshua's Sharp Comment appChapter 217 Counterattacked appChapter 218 It Is Time To Meet Joshua appChapter 219 Please Spare Dianna Corporation appChapter 220 How Is That Even Possible? appChapter 221 Isn't This What You Wanted appChapter 222 Unspoken Truths appChapter 223 The Weight of Unspoken Love appChapter 224 The Weight of Ambition appChapter 225 From Concept to Success appChapter 226 Breaking New Grounds appChapter 227 Shadows of Doubt and Ambition appChapter 228 A Mourning Lead appChapter 229 The Younger Generation of The Frasers appChapter 230 Reminiscing The Past appChapter 231 The Mourning Incident appChapter 232 How He Obtained The Money appChapter 233 Squash Frankie's Business appChapter 234 Having Fun at the Bar appChapter 235 She Learned It from You appChapter 236 Sober Up appChapter 237 The Investment appChapter 238 The Big Pitch appChapter 239 The 75 Million Game-Changer appChapter 240 The Fraser Family Drama appChapter 241 Sibling Rivalry's Breaking Point appChapter 242 Secrets Unraveled appChapter 243 Sisterly Judgment appChapter 244 The Rise of Rivals appChapter 245 The Collapse of Ambitions appChapter 246 Shattered Dreams appChapter 247 Beyond Redemption appChapter 248 Frankie's Failed Venture appChapter 249 Joshua Knows Full Well appChapter 250 Not as Kind-Hearted as She Thought appChapter 251 The Turning Point appChapter 252 Phenomenal Success appChapter 253 A Fall And A Rise appChapter 254 A Glimpse Of Greatness appChapter 255 Unveiling Ties Amidst Giants appChapter 256 Disgust And Recognition appChapter 257 A Brewing Storm appChapter 258 Unveiling Secrets appChapter 259 His Illegitimate Daughter appChapter 260 Things Were Getting Interesting appChapter 261 I Will Protect You appChapter 262 A Biting Dog Seldom Barked appChapter 263 A True Part of the Family appChapter 264 The Unfolding Drama appChapter 265 The Proper Recognition appChapter 266 It Will Happen appChapter 267 What Else Do You Want From Him? appChapter 268 The Hidden Side Of Pathos Jewelry appChapter 269 Shattered Ties and Hidden Pain appChapter 270 The Fury Within the Fraser Empire appChapter 271 Beneath the Fraser Facade appChapter 272 No One Liked Him appChapter 273 Viral Promotion appChapter 274 Hysterical Maggie appChapter 275 Fueling Ambition appChapter 276 An Unforgiving Reunion appChapter 277 Lines Drawn in Ashes appChapter 278 Many People Are Willing to Help Me appChapter 279 Joshua's Inspiring Story appChapter 280 The Next Step appChapter 281 The Ideal Successor appChapter 282 Legacy at Stake appChapter 283 A Family at Crossroads appChapter 284 Power Struggles and Strategic Moves appChapter 285 The Cracks Beneath the Surface appChapter 286 Nemesis Unleashed appChapter 287 Causing Trouble Again appChapter 288 Sue Him Together appChapter 289 Key To Their Fortune appChapter 290 Cold Beauty appChapter 291 Shameless appChapter 292 Scandal appChapter 293 The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing appChapter 294 The Art of Corporate Chess appChapter 295 Mastering the Game of Power appChapter 296 We Can Keep In Touch appChapter 297 To Win His Favor appChapter 298 If Only It Were Joshua appChapter 299 I Hate You! appChapter 300 This Is Not the End appChapter 301 Family Struggles appChapter 302 Fractured Ties appChapter 303 The Beacon Of Pride appChapter 304 The Weight Of Regret appChapter 305 Sacrificing Joshua appChapter 306 A Mutual Exchange appChapter 307 The Unity of the Frasers appChapter 308 An Outsider appChapter 309 I Need to See Him appChapter 310 A Trump Card appChapter 311 It Is Beyond Repair appChapter 312 There Is No Turning Back appChapter 313 A Groundbreaking Success appChapter 314 We're Only Getting Warmed Up appChapter 315 Getting What We Want appChapter 316 Because of Him appChapter 317 He Is Truly Ruthless appChapter 318 The Rightful Successor appChapter 319 How Can He Be So Cruel? appChapter 320 The Target of His Wrath appChapter 321 His Once-Unwavering Admiration appChapter 322 The Frasers Were Beyond Saving appChapter 323 Take Him Out! appChapter 324 Searching for Joshua appChapter 325 Confrontations and Consequences appChapter 326 The Weight of Karma appChapter 327 You Are a Demon appChapter 328 Her Rightful Status appChapter 329 As Clueless as Ever appChapter 330 Everything Was Falling Apart appChapter 331 Her Sense of Despair appChapter 332 Sacrifice appChapter 333 Fighting Back appChapter 334 Chloe's Triumph and Joshua's Next Move appChapter 335 We Found Her appChapter 336 Envious appChapter 337 They Should Be Proud of You appChapter 338 Bring Him Down appChapter 339 Awaiting the First Strike appChapter 340 The Art of the Silent Threat appChapter 341 Dangerous Games in High Society appChapter 342 Shadows of Power appChapter 343 The Price of Awakening appChapter 344 Dangerous Games appChapter 345 Dangerous Obsessions appChapter 346 Hidden Empire appChapter 347 The Shocking Revelation appChapter 348 The Weight of Regret appChapter 349 The Bitter Truth appChapter 350 The Domino Effect appChapter 351 Strategic Alliances appChapter 352 Shadows Of Blame appChapter 353 Fractured Loyalties appChapter 354 His Hesitation appChapter 355 It Has to Be Joshua appChapter 356 A Fight to the Death appChapter 357 Her Frantic Outburst appChapter 358 Reconciliation Was Impossible appChapter 359 A Family Restructuring appChapter 360 Unrealistic Expectations appChapter 361 Please Save Me! appChapter 362 She Wants to Escape appChapter 363 A Threat appChapter 364 She Was Right appChapter 365 Irreversible Wounds appChapter 366 Everything Is Because of You appChapter 367 I Was Wrong appChapter 368 Building Connections appChapter 369 I Am Not An Ordinary Person appChapter 370 Someone To Deal With You appChapter 371 On The Way To Give Joshua A Beating appChapter 372 Are You Brainless? appChapter 373 Family Feuds and Explosive Entrances appChapter 374 When the Lynches Strike Back appChapter 375 Unveiling the Storm appChapter 376 The Power of Connections appChapter 377 The Power Players Assemble appChapter 378 A Mother's Sin appChapter 379 A Mother's Cruelty Laid Bare appChapter 380 Terms of Surrender appChapter 381 Are You Even a Mother? appChapter 382 He Is Not My Son! appChapter 383 Joshua Made His Move appChapter 384 I Do Not Trust Him appChapter 385 A Difficult Spot appChapter 386 Taking Control of the Frasers appChapter 387 Conflict and Ambition appChapter 388 Strategic Alliances and Bold Ventures appChapter 389 Cracks in the Facade appChapter 390 Betrayal and Arrest appChapter 391 Family Fractures appChapter 392 Deceptions and Calculations appChapter 393 Clash of Schemes and Loyalties appChapter 394 Web of Deceit appChapter 395 The Handover Ceremony appChapter 396 I Will Help You appChapter 397 Joshua at the Banquet appChapter 398 Banquet appChapter 399 The Wedding Banquet appChapter 400 The Confrontation appChapter 401 The Devil in Disguise appChapter 402 A Mask of Sweet Deception appChapter 403 The Hollow Crown appChapter 404 The Storm Gathers appChapter 405 Targeted Strikes appChapter 406 Unspoken Truths appChapter 407 Unraveling Ties appChapter 408 The Price of Power appChapter 409 The Calm Before the Storm appChapter 410 A Return to Reckoning appChapter 411 Joshua Is Coming Home appChapter 412 She Was Obsessed With Money appChapter 413 An Opportunity appChapter 414 Vivienne Is Here Too appChapter 415 Are You a Fool? appChapter 416 You Are Nothing! appChapter 417 Exposing The Truth appChapter 418 Going Through The Evidence appChapter 419 Pushed Into A Corner appChapter 420 Last-ditch Effort appChapter 421 Panic appChapter 422 Making Calls appChapter 423 Desperation appChapter 424 Go the Whole Hog appChapter 425 I'm Not Your Plaything appChapter 426 No One Can Harm My Children appChapter 427 He Slapped Her appChapter 428 Violent Fight appChapter 429 I Was An Accomplice appChapter 430 Defiance appChapter 431 Maggie Is Confused appChapter 432 I'm Not Letting Anyone Slip Away appChapter 433 Why Should I Forgive Her? appChapter 434 Kill Him appChapter 435 A Cruel Choice appChapter 436 A Dangerous Bargain appChapter 437 The Game Begins appChapter 438 Shattered Reflections appChapter 439 He's Never Coming Back appChapter 440 The Truth appChapter 441 The Fall of Fraser Family appChapter 442 The Car Accident appChapter 443 It Was You All Along appChapter 444 Unraveling The Truth appChapter 445 The Game Of Fear appChapter 446 The Ties That Shatter appChapter 447 Shattered Trust appChapter 448 The Unfolding Of Ruthless Schemes appChapter 449 Save Shirley appChapter 450 Follow Tom's Plan appChapter 451 Both Kidnapped appChapter 452 Doubts appChapter 453 Breaking Points appChapter 454 Cracks in the Facade appChapter 455 A Bitter Truth Unveiled appChapter 456 The Unraveling Plan appChapter 457 Deception and Betrayal appChapter 458 A Web of Deception appChapter 459 I Won't Let Anyone Hurt You appChapter 460 I Was Only Ever Meant to be a Stand-in appChapter 461 That's My Child appChapter 462 Ties That Bind and Deals That Break appChapter 463 Unraveling Loyalties appChapter 464 Unveiling Secrets and Hidden Truths appChapter 465 No One Will Know The Answer appChapter 466 Frankie Has A Motive appChapter 467 Maggie Would Not Talk appChapter 468 Giving A Talk appChapter 469 Putting On The Ring appChapter 470 Recalling The Past appChapter 471 Take Me To Him appChapter 472 Whether Dead or Alive appChapter 473 It's Exciting appChapter 474 Leave Now appChapter 475 He Would Never Forgive Her appChapter 476 She Meant for Him to Die appChapter 477 Frustration appChapter 478 Hatred appChapter 479 No Return appChapter 480 In Despair appChapter 481 Help Comes Too Late appChapter 482 Conspiracy appChapter 483 News appChapter 484 Truth appChapter 485 Joshua's Answers appChapter 486 Shocked Shirley appChapter 487 Think Rationally appChapter 488 Bring Him Home appChapter 489 The Bitter Truth appChapter 490 Joshua Did Not Harm Them appChapter 491 The Documents appChapter 492 Tempted appChapter 493 Toppling the Kingpin appChapter 494 A Legacy on the Brink of Collapse appChapter 495 Secrets, Schemes, and Silent Wars appChapter 496 A Warning appChapter 497 Formulating a Plan appChapter 498 Learning the Truth appChapter 499 Joshua's Demands appChapter 500 Coming to Frankie's Defense appChapter 501 The Beginning of the End appChapter 502 The Trap Closes In appChapter 503 It Is His Fault appChapter 504 Maddy Has Been Arrested appChapter 505 Beating Her Up Personally appChapter 506 The Price of Betrayal appChapter 507 Joshua's Demands appChapter 508 A Deadly Game Of Pawns appChapter 509 A Deadly Ultimatum appChapter 510 A Reckoning Of Ties And Betrayal appChapter 511 Unraveling Secrets appChapter 512 Echoes of the Past appChapter 513 Unconditional Love appChapter 514 Blood Ties and Betrayal appChapter 515 Weddings, Wealth, and Unfinished Business appChapter 516 The Harvest of Triumph appChapter 517 The Price of Success appChapter 518 Shadows of Vengeance appChapter 519 Deliberate Assassination Attempt appChapter 520 A Cruel Fate appChapter 521 Situation Was Far From Simple appChapter 522 The Truth Behind The Accident appChapter 523 Nowhere To Run appChapter 524 A Shocking Move appChapter 525 Coming Up With A Plan appChapter 526 Revealing The Truth appChapter 527 The Most Agonizing Betrayal appChapter 528 I Cannot Go Back appChapter 529 His Objective appChapter 530 Inferno of Vengeance appChapter 531 Irreparable Bonds appChapter 532 The Price of Revenge appChapter 533 He Truly Regrets Everything! appChapter 534 Did You Come Here Hoping for My Forgiveness? appChapter 535 He's Always Loved Us the Most appChapter 536 They Caught Frankie appChapter 537 I'm Innocent appChapter 538 The Scheme appChapter 539 Determination appChapter 540 Playing the Blame Game appChapter 541 Joshua's Investment Plans appChapter 542 David's Son is Coming Back to Aldoria appChapter 543 Let the Whole World Know Who You Are appChapter 544 I Hope You Are Not Angry appChapter 545 Cold-Blooded Resolve appChapter 546 The Betrayer's Reckoning appChapter 547 A Father's Plea appChapter 548 Begging for Forgiveness appChapter 549 Revealing the Truth appChapter 550 A Shocking Revelation appChapter 551 Shadows of Betrayal appChapter 552 The Final Cut appChapter 553 Blood and Betrayal appChapter 554 A Life for a Life appChapter 555 The Frasers' Grand Banquet appChapter 556 A Deadly Truth Unveiled appChapter 557 No Room for Mercy appChapter 558 Challenge appChapter 559 Shocking Declaration appChapter 560 Unreasonable appChapter 561 Another Set of Grandparents appChapter 562 Garnering Sympathy appChapter 563 Persuasion appChapter 564 The Plan appChapter 565 To Aldoria appChapter 566 Meeting With Telvis appChapter 567 A Den of Wolves appChapter 568 Happy Maiden appChapter 569 Michael's Persuasion appChapter 570 Negotiations appChapter 571 Calm Things Down appChapter 572 Suggestion appChapter 573 In Motion appChapter 574 The Gathering appChapter 575 The Johansens appChapter 576 Dance appChapter 577 Tiana appChapter 578 Check the Proposal appChapter 579 Bold Claim appChapter 580 Assault appChapter 581 Conspiracy appChapter 582 Consumed appChapter 583 Moving On appChapter 584 Shocking News appChapter 585 Researchers appChapter 586 Judgment appChapter 587 Atonement appChapter 588 Foreigners appChapter 589 Risks appChapter 590 Working appChapter 591 Frustration appChapter 592 Defense appChapter 593 Set in Motion appChapter 594 Going In appChapter 595 Chase appChapter 596 Grim News appChapter 597 The News Reaches Her appChapter 598 Capture appChapter 599 Tense Conversation appChapter 600 Furious Gwen appChapter 601 Panic appChapter 602 Hostage appChapter 603 Angry Friends appChapter 604 Justice app
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