Chapter 422: Chapter 422
Once the "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" case was solved, as usual, the series was discontinued.
In the past, online novel series were not regularly discontinued. The fastest was cancelled after two weeks, and the slowest was cancelled after five months.
The series fanatics were crazily discussing the relationship between this book and reality and did not even think of an upcoming installment.
However, a second excerpt of "Lockwood’s Detective Diary" was uploaded just three days after the series discontinuation. Fanatics and readers had not recovered from the surprises in the first book, Lockwood had uploaded a 50 thousand-word update in one go.
The readers were stunned.
[What’s going on? The second installment has started so soon. We’ve never received an update this fast before. It’s scary.]
[Don’t you feel like the author is in a hurry? It seems Lockwood can’t wait to finish the second book.]
[Oh my, I understand. Do you all think Lockwood wants to finish the series as soon as possible and start dating Mr. Moran?]
[Maybe Lockwood isn’t short of money anymore and is preparing to get married. I think Lockwood wants to quit the online literature world after his second book.]
[No, Lockwood has to be like Cameron and Halimuth. Those authors solve cases all the time...]
This was the discussion of the readers when treading the updated series.
When the readers started reading the second book, they were astonished.
[The first wife of Mr. Playboy, Magpie, fell off a building and died? Does this installment allude to Maggie’s life?]
[Oh my god, it really is a book about Maggie. No wonder this book is titled "Magpie’s Mayhem." It’s so creative and different from the previous title. After all, Maggie is Mr. Moran’s mother and Lockwood’s future mother-in-law...] [There are rumors about Maggie being murdered by her nanny, but no one knows the inside story. The Moran family also has many secrets. Will Lockwood reveal the truth this time?]
[Everyone, look at the latest Chapter. It says that Mr. Playboy was drugged for a long time, causing him to lose his male virility. His mistresses took his money and ran away. Oh my god, is this hinting that Nicolas can’t have sex?] [Oh my god, if that’s the case, Lockwood is quite bold. He will offend Nicolas...]
Lockwood had the guts to write such a controversy. Although he made a number of changes, the main plot remained the same.
The book opened with Magpie’s death at her son’s 18th birthday party. Many guests and family members had a motive to kill her. However, no one else was present when she fell, and there was no video of her falling. The suspects all had alibis, so her case was unsolved. After her death, Mr. Playboy married a young and beautiful new wife. Not long after the new wife entered the house, she fell into the pool from a high place. Her hands and arms were severely fractured and would never be healed.
Bad luck followed Magpie’s husband. He had so many mishaps and car accidents and suffered from severe food poisoning.
Magpie’s son called Lockwood over to investigate Mr. Playboy’s poisoning incident.
Lockwood started with Mr. Playboy’s poisoning and moved on to his mistress’ injury. Then, he investigated Magpie’s fall from the building. He combed through all kinds of complicated and chaotic interpersonal relationships to find the murderer’s motive. Among the possible culprits were Mr. Playboy’s many lovers and illegitimate children. After the revelation of his complicated relationships, the readers were left speechless.
The readers were all discussing: [Isn’t Mr. Playboy’s character alluding to Nicolas? Lockwood is simply not holding back any information. He really isn’t afraid of offending the prospective father-in-law?]
[Above user, are you stupid? Avery must have received Alexander’s support and protection to dare to write this...]
[If this was written with Alexander’s permission, wouldn’t it still be a provocation?]
[Why do I feel that tension between Lockwood, Avery, Alexander, and the Moran family is so interesting?]
The online discussion over the second book quickly moved offline.
According to sources, almost everyone in the Moran family was following the series.
In the Moran family’s mansion, Nicolas called Alexander and asked him to come over immediately.
Nicolas called four times in a row before Alexander arrived.
"Tell me, what’s going on with this story?" Nicolas was not in good health. Even if he tried to stand for a long time, he still needed to use a cane. He held a cane in one hand and slammed the table with the other. "Avery is your girlfriend, right? Did you ask her to write about our family’s case?"
Alexander looked straight at him. "Yes! I asked her to write it."
"You are a lunatic!" When Nicolas’ health deteriorated, he also developed a very bad temper. He pointed at Alexander and said angrily, "These are all family matters. As the saying goes, family scandals should not be aired in public. You got someone to write a novel about our family’s case. What exactly do you want?"
"It’s just one of your scandals, right?" Alexander sneered. "Didn’t your reputation get ruined a long time ago? Why are you pretending to care about it now?"
His gaze suddenly turned cold and sharp. "Besides, my mother has been gone for so many years. I have to give her justice and let everyone know who killed her!"
In the past, no matter how indifferent Alexander’s relationship with Nicolas was, he still maintained at least some respect for Nicolas.
However, this time, he dared to be aggressive and confrontational in front of Nicolas.
Nicolas was shocked by Alexander’s attitude and became even angrier. His voice was so loud that the entire mansion could hear him. "What do you mean? What scandals are you talking about? Which ones...?"
"Why are you deceiving yourself?" Alexander interrupted him and said coldly, "The whole world knows that you are the notorious Mr. Playboy and the number one scumbag in Osceiton. The women who marry you never have a good life. "With or without this novel, your reputation will be tarnished!"
When Alexander said those words, it was almost equivalent to publicly scolding Nicolas.
Farrah, Loreen, and the servants who were eavesdropping were all stunned. They wondered how Alexander had the nerve to speak to Nicolas like that.
Nicolas was also stunned. He pointed a trembling finger at Alexander. "I’m your father. How dare you treat me like this! Alexander, do you not want to be a part of this family anymore?"
Alexander sneered. "I don’t want to be in this family anymore!"
Nicolas’ eyes almost popped out. "You. How..."
Alexander continued, "I was polite to you in the past because I wanted to get some of your shares and needed your support on the board."
He said it expressionlessly,cold-blooded and callous. "Now, you’ve lost your influence among the board of directors because of your infirmity and need a long time to recuperate. Most of your shares have become mine. I don’t need you anymore."
Alexander had asked Lockwood to investigate Nicolas’ poisoning. After Nicolas fell ill, Alexander asked Dr. Annie to treat him and also got her special medicine, which half-cured Nicotas. Touched by this gesture,Nicolas gave Alexander a portion of his shares.
In addition, his sister had also given him all of her shares at the Moran Group shares. Alexander had become the second-largest shareholder of the Moran Group and was not much less than Neil’s. That’s why Alexander no longer needed Nicolas.
Nicolas could not believe his ears. "You, you’ve been lying to me and using me?"
Alexander nodded and did not hide anything. "Yes! After my mother died, I hated you. My respect for you in the past was all an act. I really wished for your death to come as soon as possible!"
The entire residence was shocked. Farrah’s heart was pounding. She suddenly realized that Alexander would always be kind to her and let her win arguments.
Loreen shivered. She felt that Alexander sounded so scary...
The servants were so frightened that they did not even dare to breathe loudly. They suspected that Nicolas would no longer be the suitable head of the household.