Even After Death by Lilting Champ

Henley grew up thinking that way.
It even rubbed off on Graham, and he thought the same as well.
Graham would get jealous of his brothers who performed better than him.
That was why he chose to enter showbiz.
Becoming a celebrity meant standing in the spotlight.
Yet, little did he know that David had been helping out behind the scenes so that he could hit it big.
Back then, Graham intentionally hid his identity as he wished to gain success himself.
However, it wasn't that easy to stand out in showbiz without connections.
It was David who secretly hired an excellent manager to approach Graham.
David also protected Graham from those illicit affairs in showbiz.
Even though Graham's vile temper had offended many people, David was there to clean the mess.
Not only did David ask someone to concoct a plan for Graham to be a huge star, but he also personally chose decent scripts for
Graham.
As time went by, Graham became famous with zero scandals.
His popularity never failed to top the list every year.
Henley and Graham were able to become successful because David was there to shore them up behind the scenes.
Meanwhile, Emery's family had always been into art, hence their apathy toward Douglas' assets.
As for Sawyer, he left the family to overseas to focus on his recuperation after his engagement with Janice was annulled.
Had it not been for David, the Fordham family would've fallen a long time ago.
This was also one of the reasons why Douglas favored David more.

Compared to his other wayward sons, David was the suitable heir.
Unfortunately, no one knew how much David sacrificed for the Fordham family.
When David was in hot water, Henley intended to make things difficult for Avery and tried to steal David's position instead of
helping them! Similar to Henley, Linus was David's half-brother, but he was different.
Linus hadn't even lived under the same roof as David before.
Linus only found out about David's existence not long ago.
Yet, he was willing to travel so far just to support David! Oh, the irony! Henley, whom David did everything in his power to protect,
gave him the coup de grace in the end.
David never expected his true family to show up.
The warmth of gratitude blossomed in him.
The silent Jacqueline was flustered as well, unsure if Olivia's identity had already been revealed or not.
Things were getting out of her control.
Feeling overwhelmed, David didn't know what to say.
Avery said, 'It must've been tiring to travel this far, Mr.
Heath.
Come, take a seat.
I hope you don't mind giving us some time to take care of our family matter.” Linus gave him an appraising look.
"I think you should call me ' Uncle’ instead of that." That alone brought them closer.
Avery addressed Linus accordingly, "Uncle Linus." Sean and Troy followed suit, making Linus break into a gentle smile.
"You have an aunt as well.
I'll introduce her to you guys someday." The better Linus treated David's family, the more dreadful it was to Henley's family.

It was as if they weren't part of the family.
This was supposed to be the Fordhams' family matter; outsiders weren't supposed to join in.
However, Linus was another case simply due to his identity.
The bodyguards he brought along were robust and fierce-looking.
The murderous intent was overflowing from them.
Just one look at them was enough to tell that they had been through special training.
Each one of them could easily go against a hundred people.
No one dared to drive Linus away.
"Don't mind me.
Go on." Linus took a chair for himself.
His expression was rigid, putting pressure on others.