72: Chapter 72 Xu Yi's Achilles' Heel

"Are you questioning me?" Xu Yi's expression immediately soured. After all, a person of his high status and power was not to be lectured by a butler.

"I wouldn't dare. How could I dare to question you? I just feel that your feelings for our master are too indifferent."

Butler Wang said, lowering his head nervously.

"Do not speak of this matter again. After all, I had warned him before to stay away from that Robinson and not to keep provoking him, but he didn't listen. There was nothing I could do, so this outcome he has now... I had already foreseen it."

Victoria's butler, seeing that Xu Yi still didn't have much emotional fluctuation, had a flash of inspiration and continued to speak.

"Old Master Xu, ever since our master jumped off the building, Madam Victoria's emotional state has been somewhat collapsing."

Hearing him mention that his daughter was feeling sad, Xu Yi's expression finally changed. Although he wasn't very close to his daughter, she was, after all, his own flesh and blood, and he still had some feelings for her.

"Alright, I understand. Do your best to soothe her emotions first. If that still doesn't work, call me, and I will bring her here to stay with me for a while."

Xu Yi sighed. He still felt a certain amount of debt toward his daughter, Victoria. Furthermore, after such an incident, if there was no one by her side, it was highly likely she would fall into depression or do something even more extreme.

"Very well. Then I have nothing else here, and I will return to look after our Madam."

Butler Wang retreated with a bit of self-awareness; after all, he knew that being able to bring his Madam here was already Old Master Xu's greatest concession.

After Butler Wang left, Xu Yi's body seemed to lose its support, and he slumped onto the sofa.

"Master, what is your take on this matter?"

The old man instinctively asked Xu Yi for his opinion.

"Yang Cheng. You aren't doing this right; you shouldn't be asking me for my opinion on this matter. After all, you know that I no longer want to concern myself with affairs of the underworld."

Xu Yi was somewhat dissatisfied with his own butler for prying.

"Old Master, I know I shouldn't ask this, but Victor Anfei is your son-in-law after all. Even if you don't care about his feelings, you should at least care about your own daughter's feelings."

After all, they were brothers who had weathered storms together, so Yang Cheng didn't have to worry about saving face for Xu Yi.

Sigh... Xu Yi sighed.

"What opinion could I possibly offer? I had long warned him to keep his distance from that Robinson and not to become his enemy, but he didn't listen to my advice. So, I stand by what I said: the outcome he has reached today is of his own doing; he can blame no one else."

"Old Master, you are right. But he is your son-in-law after all. If you don't care about him, you must consider your own daughter."

Mentioning his daughter made Xu Yi's head ache.

"Regarding Victoria, I know I didn't spend time by her side when she was growing up, and I owe her a lot. But all in all, she caused this. After she was injured, I thought she would learn a lesson. I didn't expect that she wouldn't."

Thinking of this, Xu Yi felt a headache.

"I had originally hoped she would quietly play the part of a noble lady at home. But I never expected her to incite Victor Anfei to take revenge on Robinson. Actually, how should I put it? I feel quite helpless. But since the result is already like this, there is no way for me to change the outcome, so I can only… try my best to protect her."

Yang Cheng actually understood Xu Yi's good intentions. Although he hadn't done much for Victoria, in his heart, he still cared about his daughter, Victoria. Otherwise, he wouldn't have agreed to Robinson's condition to ensure his daughter's safety.

"Old Master, I would like to offer a suggestion. In the future, please show more care for Victoria. After all, she has just lost her son and now her husband; the blow to her must be significant."

Yang Cheng suddenly thought of something, and a troubled look appeared on his face.

Seeing his expression, Xu Yi knew he had something to say.

"Say whatever you want to say. I don't really care about anything right now."

"It's like this. Victoria's butler coming here today definitely wasn't just to report the news that Victor is dead. He might have been trying to ask for your help to deal with Robinson through Victoria's intermediary. But today, your attitude has clearly told him that you will not help him deal with Robinson, so I'm afraid Victoria might overthink it."

Thinking of this, Xu Yi felt a trace of despair. After all, his daughter had quite a strong opinion against him.

"I know this too. But I have no other choice; I cannot let her continue to make mistake after mistake. If she wants to hate me, let her hate me; I will do my best to make it up to her."

Yang Cheng looked at Xu Yi, truly worried. After all, he and Victoria were now in a state of mutual hostility, and with this incident, it would only get more…

On the other side, at the Victor mansion.

Victoria was holding Victor's belongings, sitting on the floor, looking dejected. She had not expected that only a few months ago she had just lost her son, and today she had lost her husband. This sudden blow nearly caused her to collapse.

"Madam." Butler Wang stood respectfully beside her.

Victoria raised her hollow eyes and stared at Butler Wang.

"What did my father say? Did he say he would avenge Anfei again?"

Butler Wang fidgeted and just wouldn't speak.

"Speak! What exactly did he say?"

Now, Victoria had lost the energy to get angry.

"Madam. Old Master said that this result is of the master's own doing. He had previously warned the master to stay away from Robinson, but the master did not listen to him. So…"

Victoria gave a self-deprecating laugh. Indeed, sending someone to beg him was a wrong decision. After all, he had never cared for her since she was young, so why would he care about her now? It was just her own wishful thinking.

"Madam, what should we do next?"

"Heh~ What can we do? What can I do? Now I am left to fight alone. What can I do? The family has collapsed, and the company is gone. Now I am the only one left."

Speaking of this, Victoria burst into tears.

"Madam, we still have the Eldest Young Master." Butler Wang mentioned at the right moment.

"No, I cannot let him get involved in this matter again. I must go and beg my father again."

Victoria had a look of determination.