Chapter 236: Evidence

Schaefer looked up at the elderly matriarch who held the reins of the York family. It was absurd that this woman, not even of the York bloodline, could still command such power at seventy! The York family's power should have been redistributed right after the patriarch's death, and the successor should have been either him or his older brother. Of course, it would be best if he took the position since his sickly older brother might not live long. "Grandmother, a month ago, I found it suspicious. Peter saved our fourth brother twice, but how was it always so timely?" Schaefer always played the part of a humble servant in public, his posture slightly hunched, making him seem incapable of any substantial deeds. Grandmother York glanced at him and asked, "Do you mean Peter?" "I had him brought back. Why not take this opportunity, with everyone present, to question him properly?" Schaefer's suggestion sounded more like a trial. Grandmother York remained noncommittal, but Schaefer’s me