Chapter 186 A Web of Deceit #Finished The documents laid it bare , David was not who he seemed .
He was a scheming opportunist , determined to seize Alices family fortune .
Alice , the only daughter of Hoverdales prestigious Pierce family , had been born into privilege , pampered from birth .
David , by contrast , had clawed his way out of a remote mountain village .
His mother vanished after his birth , leaving him to fend for himself .
Upon gaining admission to Hoverdale Tech University , he set his sights on Alice , the heiress who could elevate him from rags to riches .
Their meeting , courtship , and marriage were all meticulously orchestrated by David .
Alices father , a seasoned businessman , saw through Davids facade and fiercely opposed the match .
But Alice , blinded by love , ignored her fathers warnings .
Pregnant with Davids child before graduation , she insisted on marrying him .
Left with no choice , Alices father reluctantly agreed , on one condition , David must enter the Pierce family as a live in son in law .
Though David outwardly complied , he seethed with humiliation, burying his resentment deep within .
When their son was born , Alices father insisted the child take the Pierce surname .
David , powerless to , object , festered with rage .
He began subtly driving a wedge between Alice and her father , stoking her sympathy for him .
Alice , pained by her fathers treatment of David , vowed their next child would bear his surname .
David agreed outwardly , but his hatred for the Pierce family grew .
He felt belittled , craving respect and recognition .
Then Sharon entered his life , a light in his twisted world .
Their affair thrilled him , especially under Alices nose .
He even engineered Sharons pregnancy to spite the Pierce family .
Had Alices second child been a boy , David might have kept it , as it would carry his name and lineage .
But it was a girl , Lauren .
Useless in his eyes , he abandoned her at an orphanage .
Instead , he brought Sharons child , Willow , into the family under the guise of adoption , handing her to the grieving Alice .
Watching Alice dote on Willow as her own brought David a perverse satisfaction .
After Laurens birth , Alice had a kidney removed , leaving her unable to bear more children .
To preserve his lineage , David murdered Alices father by pushing him off a building , staging it as an accident .
He then seized control of the Pierce Group , renaming it the Bennett Group , and even changed Elliots surname to Bennett .
Laurens disappearance and her fathers sudden death shattered Alice .
Her health deteriorated , and she withdrew from the company , leaving David in full control .
Initially , David valued Elliot , his only son .
But when Sharon bore him another son , his attitude shifted .
Elliot , tainted by Pierce blood , became a liability .
David secretly made him the companys legal representative , planning to scapegoat him if the business faltered .
When Willow inherited Sharons kidney disease , David saw Lauren as the solution .
Since Alices kidney had saved Sharon , Laurens could save Willow .
That was why he brought Lauren back from the orphanage , only to frame her and send her to prison , where her kidney could be taken without consequence .
Over the years , David siphoned the companys assets , transferring them to Sharon .
He planned to secure a final windfall through a partnership with the Brooker Corporation .
then abandon Alice and Elliot with the 1/2 15:31 Sun , 30 Mar NW Chapter 186 A Web of Deceit debts while fleeing abroad with Sharon , Willow , and his son .
But the Brooker Corporation deal collapsed , and he was left crippled , his plans in ruins .