Babel Novel
Chapter 42
Chapter 42
Chapter 42 The Scheme Of Tristan
At the entrance, Winston walked in with Wynter’s help, followed by Yahir and the others.
Meanwhile, Ximena’s face glowed with pride. Winston gracing her engagement banquet was the icing
on the cake for what was probably the most glorious moment of her life.
“Stop, don’t move yet!” Xavier barked.
Carrying out his mother’s instructions, he came forward and grabbed Finnegan’s arm.
As an icy glint flashed across his eyes, Finnegan gave his arm a shake, unleashing a powerful yet
unseen force. The sudden numbness in his hand forced Xavier to let go and caused him. to stagger
backward.
He conséquently lost his balance when he bumped into a table right behind him.
Just as he was about to crash onto the ground, he reached out by reflex to grab something. Little did
he expect it to be the corner of the tablecloth.
Not only did he fail to stabilize himself, but he also pulled down all the gla*sware and plates from the
table.
The loud crash interrupted the joyous atmosphere of the occasion.
Amidst the sudden silence that ensued, everyone turned around to look.
As Raymond’s and his wife’s faces lost all color, Qahira’s l*ps quivered. “Oh, no!”
The moment Ximena saw that her brother was the cause of the commotion, her expression froze
immediately with tears welling up in her eyes.
As for Finnegan, he continued to push Desmond forward as if he had nothing to do with it at
all.
The sight of Finnegan brought a glow to Winston’s and Wynter’s faces. Both of them didn’t seem
surprised by the turn of events.
They had already investigated Finnegan’s background, and that was the reason they decided to attend
the engagement banquet. Winston had wanted to leverage the engagement banquet of his
grandnephew to improve his relationship with Finnegan.
“What’s your family doing?”
The sight of Finnegan and his family combined with Xavier’s embarra*sing behavior caused Yahir to
lose his temper before he had a chance to greet Winston. “Just as expected, all of you
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are a disgrace!”
Ximena frantically explained, “Dad, there has to be some misunderstanding, as my brother would never
act recklessly.”
“Don’t call me Dad! You and Yosef aren’t even engaged yet!”
Realizing the gravity of the situation, Raymond and his wife came forward. “Mr. Haimowitz, this is a
misunderstanding. My son didn’t do it on purpose.”
Xavier, who had been cut by the broken gla*s shards, ignore the pain as he scrambled up to explain,
“Mr. Haimowitz, it was an accident.” As a thought struck him, Xavier pointed at Finnegan. “I bumped
into the table because I was pushed by him.”
Qahira jumped in to support her son. “That’s right. Finnegan pushed Xavier out of jealousy because we
are becoming the Haimowitz family’s in-laws.”
Ximena snapped, “Finnegan, I invited you to my engagement banquet on the account that you’re
family. Why do you have to do this? Are you that petty and can’t even bless me?”
Given the sudden turn of events, they had no choice but to shift the blame onto Finnegan.
Otherwise, their dream of ingratiating themselves with a prominent family would be shattered if either
Yahir or Winston became upset with them.
Qahira was certain that Finnegan did it on purpose, so she stared daggers at him.
Otherwise, why would he claim that there’s no reason for the engagement banquet to continue?
At that moment, Qahira regretted inviting Finnegan and his family. All these wouldn’t have happened if
she hadn’t done so. Cr*p! I just want to flaunt the wealthy lifestyle that is awaiting me.
Nodding his head slightly, Finnegan stared directly at Winston. “Old Mr. Haimowitz, I wonder if you’re
interested in listening to a story of mine?”
Yahir bellowed, “Kid, get out of here or I’ll-”
“Shut up!” Winston thundered. Just as Yahir’s expression froze awkwardly, Winston maintained his
respectful attitude when he returned his attention to Finnegan. “Go on.”
Nevertheless, the deference Winston had shown Finnegan mostly escaped those present.
Worried that Finnegan would get them into trouble, Qahira warned, “You had better watch your words!”
Paying her no need, Finnegan calmly related, “There were once two brothers. The elder was thirty, yet
didn’t have any accomplishments. The younger graduated from university and
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of the brothers would always help the elder whenever he had the opportunity This calded the elder
brother’s family’s financial situation to gradually improve. As time pa*sed by, both families grew closer
and would visit each other frequently. One day, the son of the younger brother offended someone by
accident, causing his family to lose everything
“During that time, the elder brother’s family changed their attitude towards them. Instead of checking in
on the younger brother who was suffering badly, the elder brother tried his best to avoid him. In spite of
that, the younger brother and his wife didn’t mind the treatment. Even though they knew that his wife
invited them to their daughter’s wedding just to show off, they still made the effort to attend. However,
the elder brother’s wife was worried that their appearance would upset her future in-laws, so they then
tried to kick the younger brother’s family out. Well, Old Mr. Haimowitz, it’s time for me to leave now that
I’m done with my story. I hope you enjoy the banquet!”
As Finnegan pushed Desmond past Winston, the sorrow in Desmond’s eyes was unmistakable.
Ximena hissed, “Finnegan, how dare you spew lies!”
It was clear that Finnegan was talking about her family in public, jeopardizing her
engagement.
Qahira, who was equally outraged, bellowed, “You, b*stard! Why are you being so vile? You should just
die!”
At that moment, Winston’s expression drastically changed as he gave Wynter an accusatory glance.
He only knew that Finnegan’s cousin sister was about to be engaged to Yosef and was oblivious to the
conflict between the two families.
Wynter, who failed to discover the fact, hung her head in awkward silence.
Yahir subsequently put his foot down. “Shut up!”
Although Raymond’s family was cowed into silence, their overwhelming hatred for Finnegan was very
obvious.
Taking a deep breath, Winston turned around. Just as he was about to stop Finnegan, a group of police
officers swarmed through the door. Thereafter, a tall and pretty uniformed lady who had shoulder-length
hair strode in.
What’s going on? Why are the police here? Is some big shot in the city attending the banquet too?
Amidst everyone’s shock, Romona Quickwood spotted Finnegan Wearing a frosty expression, she
flashed her badge and a warrant Finnegan Larkin, we have just received a
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report from the chairman of Tristan Group accusing you of a*sault in General Hospital yesterday.
Please come back to the station with us for further investigations!”
With that, she gestured for two of her colleagues to handcuff Finnegan.
Desmond protested frantically, “Has there been a misunderstanding? Finny isn’t someone
like that.”
The expressionless Romona replied, “We have video evidence of the incident, so please do not get in
the way of our work.”
Finnegan cocked a brow mischievously. “Tristan’s methods are so childish!”
He then turned around to rea*sure his anxious parents. “Everything will be all right. I’ll a*sist in the
investigations and be back shortly.”
Romona let out a snort. “That’s not going to happen given the number of people you beat up. Take him
away!”
Just as Winston walked over with Wynter’s help, Finnegan gave him a look to stop
him from saying anything. Consequently, he held his tongue and watched Romona take Finnegan
away.
As the sudden turn of events brought relief to Raymond’s family, Ximena sneered at once, “I almost
forgot that he has offended the Chomsky family before. It looks as if he’s done for!”
Winston turned around with his brows furrowed. “You seem happy about it?”
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