Chapter 823

“Are you two blind? Don’t you know who I am?!” Joseph roared, believing the bodyguards were disrespecting him. He wondered who they were; he’d never seen them before.

“Sorry, no visitors are allowed,” the two bodyguards replied, remaining impassive and unmoved by his shouting.

“Do I need your permission to visit my brother? I’ll report you to the police for false imprisonment!” Joseph tried to push past them.

The bodyguards restrained him. Damian seized the opportunity to slip past, but a bodyguard quickly grabbed him.

“That hurts! Ouch!” Damian whined. Joseph stopped to attend to him.

“Damian, are you alright? How dare they hurt my son?!”

“Please leave,” the bodyguards said firmly, barring their way.

“Fine, just wait!” Joseph thundered, holding up his phone to make a call. He knew his brother had likely already turned off his phone; it was a show. Yet, he heard a phone ringing, approaching them.

Surprised, he saw Derrick’s wife, Stephanie, approaching with the ringing phone. As always, she appeared emotionless, except for a hint of sorrow.

“Joseph, are you done making a scene?”

“We’re not—I just want to visit my brother. Why can’t we go in?” Joseph said hastily.

“Derrick doesn’t wish to see anyone and wants to rest,” Stephanie replied, appearing less friendly than usual. Joseph sensed something was wrong.

“Did something happen? There have been some incidents at the company, so I came to see him. Oh, and Damian too. Since I brought him back, he hasn’t met Derrick yet.”

He hadn’t brought anything, intending to simply wrestle control from his brother. Stephanie noticed this, a cold smile playing on her lips. She thought this revealed their true intentions.

“There’s no need. Derrick doesn’t want to see anyone,” she said coldly.

Joseph lost his temper at her refusal. “You’re too much! He’s still my brother. Are you stopping me because you’re hiding something, or do you have an agenda? If anything happens to my brother, and I can’t see him one last time, I’ll hold you responsible!”

Stephanie looked at him askance. He’s started threatening me. He must be impatient, she thought.

“Why exactly are you here?” she sighed. “Have you come to visit your brother, or just to make sure he dies sooner?”