My First Love Died, Now My Step Uncle Wants Me-Chapter 164: The Rhodes Family’s Biggest Secret

Chapter 164: Chapter 164: The Rhodes Family’s Biggest Secret

Fierce winds whipped up sheets of fallen leaves, sending them dancing wildly in mid-air. The powerful gusts threatened to topple the trees.

Hearing the commotion, everyone inside the main hall came out.

When Leo Rhodes saw it was Caleb Rhodes’s helicopter, the gloom in his eyes deepened.

’He wanted to kill Nina Wynn!’

’That little orphan girl he’d never given a second glance to had not only seduced his own son, but also had his own brother wrapped around her finger!’

’The Rhodes Family had been turned upside down recently, all because of her!’

’This person had to go!’

A moment later, the helicopter whined as it landed on the lawn in front of the main hall.

As soon as the helicopter touched down, Caleb Rhodes and two bodyguards quickly stepped out of the cabin.

He was dressed all in black, wearing deerskin gloves. His aura was piercingly cold, and the profound chill in his eyes was enough to make one shudder.

He strode swiftly toward Leo Rhodes, the tails of his coat flying up in the cold wind, exuding a desolate, murderous aura.

In that moment, Leo Rhodes actually felt a sliver of fear toward this half-brother who had been by his side for over twenty years.

He knew full well that among all the members of the Rhodes Family, Caleb Rhodes was the most decisive and the most forbearing.

He was also the only one who had inherited their father, Walter Rhodes’s, powerful intellect.

The fact that he himself had been able to climb to his current position was largely thanks to Caleb Rhodes’s powerful support behind the scenes.

So, even though he was the eldest brother and also held a high position, the one who truly held the power in this family was, in fact, Caleb Rhodes.

Moreover, Leo Rhodes was keenly aware that ever since that incident, although Caleb Rhodes still seemed respectful toward him and polite to the rest of the Rhodes family, his sense of familial affection had, in reality, grown incredibly faint.

In this family, the only person Caleb Rhodes probably truly cared about was their father, Walter Rhodes!

But now, for the sake of this little orphan girl, it seemed he was showing signs of wanting to become his enemy!

At this thought, Leo Rhodes narrowed his eyes, a murderous glint flashing within them!

’That little orphan girl truly had to go!’

’A quarrel between brothers must never happen in the Rhodes Family!’

Before Caleb Rhodes could reach him, Leo Rhodes said coldly, "What, you came back to raise hell with us for an outsider?"

Caleb Rhodes looked at Leo Rhodes with an extremely cold expression, his voice just as frigid. "Where is Nina Wynn?"

One could tell he was trying his utmost to endure and restrain himself.

Leo Rhodes glanced at the two tower-like bodyguards behind Caleb Rhodes.

When he saw the bodyguards habitually resting their hands on their waists, he understood that these two had come armed.

The fire in his heart burned even hotter. "Planning to shoot us all?"

A vein suddenly bulged on Caleb Rhodes’s forehead. He ripped the deerskin gloves from his hands. "Where is Nina Wynn?"

The words seemed to be forced through his clenched teeth, carrying a sharp chill.

Leo Rhodes had never imagined he would speak to him like this for an outsider. He was so angry his body was trembling. "No matter what, I am your older brother! In your eyes, am I worth less than that girl?"

Just then, Madam Rhodes also came out, pointing her cane at Caleb Rhodes. "It was you who protected her last time! Now that little slut dares to seduce Zyler! Zyler is at home, threatening to kill himself if he can’t marry her! If you weren’t backing her up, would she dare?"

Caleb Rhodes snapped his head up. "Zyler Rhodes wants to marry Nina Wynn?"

Madam Rhodes was so furious she rapped her cane on the floor. "He’s been making a scene at home for days! Threatening to die if he can’t marry that slut!"

"In any case, I will not agree, and Leo won’t agree either!"

"A slut with no father or mother, with nothing to her name! She’s not even fit to be a mistress, and she wants Zyler to marry her properly?"

"I heard from Crystal that this slut was sleeping around in school, she lost her innocence a long time ago..."

"Enough!" Caleb Rhodes’s tone was exceptionally sharp. "Where is Nina Wynn?"

Madam Rhodes had never seen Caleb Rhodes so furious. She was stunned for a moment, then erupted in rage. "What are you yelling about? You’re still going to back that little slut? Look at you! Disrespecting your own brother for an outsider! What, are you planning to deal with this old woman too?"

Caleb Rhodes shot her an icy glare, then looked at Leo Rhodes, his tone utterly ruthless. "What are you trying to do? Are you trying to repeat what happened over a decade ago? You know perfectly well how my sister, Giselle Rhodes, died. Are you going to reenact that all over again with Nina Wynn?"

He gritted his teeth, veins throbbing on his neck and forehead. He forced out two words through his clenched teeth, "Dream on!"

These words made Madam Rhodes and Leo Rhodes’s expressions change drastically in an instant!

Giselle Rhodes was the Rhodes Family’s greatest pain and secret, and the reason Caleb Rhodes’s mother, Claire Ainsworth, hadn’t returned to the Rhodes estate in years.

It was a wound that Walter Rhodes and Caleb Rhodes dared not even think about!

Once, an old servant who had worked for the Rhodes Family for over twenty years mentioned Miss Giselle in front of Walter Rhodes. The usually composed Walter Rhodes flew into a rage on the spot and nearly had the guards drag her out to be shot!

Therefore, after all these years, when Caleb Rhodes mentioned that name today, both Madam Rhodes and Leo Rhodes’s faces fell.

Madam Rhodes trembled with rage, pointing a sharp finger at Caleb Rhodes. "You think it was my fault too? Just like your father, you think it was my fault!"

Caleb Rhodes stared at her coldly, the profound iciness in his eyes causing Madam Rhodes to nearly break down.

Tears streamed down her aged face. "I know you and your father both hate me! But it was raining so hard back then, the entire city had a blackout, and half of Elysian City was flooded! We only had one dose of medicine at home, and Zyler had caught that same illness! There was only one injection, and Zyler... he’s a boy..."

"Enough!" Caleb Rhodes cut her off ruthlessly. "I don’t want to hear this!" 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

His sharp gaze shifted to the butler standing nearby. "Where is Nina Wynn?"

The butler was usually terrified of this quiet Third Lord Master, and now, shaken by his fearsome rage, he dared not refuse to answer. "In... in the small house by the water tower..."

Caleb Rhodes spun around, glaring at Leo Rhodes. "You locked her in the house by the water tower?"

That house is next to the water tower; it’s always damp and cold. With the temperature outside being more than ten degrees below zero, staying in there for even an hour or two could lead to freezing to death, or at the very least, frostbite!

Before Leo Rhodes could answer, the butler blurted out, "It’s fine, Third Lord Master! She’s been locked up there many times before and nothing ever happened..."

’Many times before?’

Caleb Rhodes’s heart sank. His piercing gaze bore into the butler. "What do you mean, many times before?"

The butler jumped, realizing he had misspoken, and quickly corrected himself. "No, not before! I just mean, the water tower area is fine..."

Caleb Rhodes’s icy gaze swept over Leo Rhodes and Madam Rhodes. "You’d better pray that Nina is okay!"

With that, he turned and sprinted in the direction of the water tower.

Leo Rhodes watched him go and said in a low voice, "Caleb, I know that little orphan girl looks a bit like Giselle. But you need to understand, your full sister, Giselle Rhodes, has been dead for a long time! She died when you were ten! So if you’re being nice to that little orphan girl, trying to make up for your guilt over Giselle by projecting it onto her, you’ve chosen the wrong person!"