With great efforts his son succeeded in convincing him not to donate his entire wealth to an orphanage ......
A. and lead the life of a wealthy merchant
B. but to a home for the forsaken children
C. and make an orphan of himself
D. as the orphanage needed a lot of donations
E. as the orphanage had been set up by him
Answer: Option C

I think, A is the correct answer.
any explanation ??