Hearing Sean mention the company going bankrupt, Nate immediately froze. He hadn’t expected Sean to say something like that out loud, and in front of everyone.For a moment, no one moved.Then Nate forced out a dry, awkward laugh. “What… what did you just say?”Sean leaned forward slightly in his chair, his eyes unwavering. “I said I’m not investing in a company that’s going bankrupt.”The second time hit harder.Rosalind’s hand paused mid-air, her glass forgotten. Julian’s brows shot up. Lilian glanced from Nate to Sean, her lips parting in shock. Even Eleanor’s confident posture faltered as her eyes darted between them.“What is he talking about?” Julian asked, confused.“Bankrupt?” Lilian echoed, her voice suddenly small.Nate stood abruptly, the chair scraping behind him. His face was red now, his eyes burning into Sean. “What the hell are you saying?! That’s a bold accusation!”Sean didn’t blink. “It’s not an accusation. It’s a fact.”“Where the hell did you hear that?” Nate dema

“Where do you think you’re going?” Rosalind asked as soon as Sean turned to leave.She had promised Nate that she would get Sean to apologize if he was in the wrong, and there was no way she would let him walk out like that. He was either going to show evidence that the company was actually going bankrupt or apologize.“We haven’t given you permission to leave,” Eleanor added sharply. “The meeting isn’t over yet, so sit down.”Sean turned his head to look at her and raised an eyebrow. Since when did he need permission to leave? It wasn’t like anything they were discussing had anything to do with him. He wasn’t investing, and according to them, he didn’t know anything about business anyway, so what was the point in staying?“There’s no need for me to be here,” he said calmly. “Dinner is finished, and as you all said, I’m not contributing anything valuable to the conversation. So, I’m going to leave.”At that, all of them frowned at Sean. Even Rosalind looked frustrated that he had resp

“Of course, there’s no way it was just them who took out their father like that,” Wesley said, his brows furrowing. “Someone else must have been involved. And whoever passed the news to you must have omitted parts of the story, especially the involvement of someone skilled at hiding.”Hearing that, Dorian nodded in agreement. It made sense. Vincent had always been physically stronger than his sons. That strength was how he had controlled them for so long, forcing them to bend to his will.“I told him to name one of his sons as heir, but he refused,” Dorian said with a sigh. “That’s his business. I don’t care. But he used to handle many things for me, and now that he's gone, it’ll be a pain.”“You could just find someone else,” Wesley suggested.“Someone else?” Dorian echoed, thinking for a moment. “Well, it’s not exactly easy to find someone with twenty years of experience and unwavering loyalty. Or maybe it’s for the best that he died. Now we can find someone new.”Then he tilted his

Rosalind looked at Chloe, both confused and stunned by the words she had just heard. She had known they might think that way, but to hear them suggest Sean would kill someone to protect himself sent chills down her spine.Did most people really believe Sean had that kind of gut?Perhaps they did, but that wasn’t how she saw him. Sean wasn’t someone who would kill, and he certainly wasn’t someone who would wipe out an entire gang. But instead of arguing about it, she shook her head and looked away from Chloe, turning her attention back to the files in front of her.“I have no idea if what you said about Sean is true, but I’m glad Vincent is dead,” Rosalind said.Chloe’s eyes widened. “What?”“I mean, it’s a good thing he died. After all, he almost did something terrible to me and forced me to stay in his office. Now that he’s gone, I don’t have to worry about him coming after me or Sean. And if Sean was the one who killed him, then for once, he did something right. If it wasn’t him, the

Ace gritted his teeth, his lips parting slightly. “We can talk about that later,” he said, too embarrassed to admit that a nobody had affected him so deeply. “Right now, Father’s death is more important than anything else.”Although Ace burned with the desire to take revenge on Sean, he decided to hold off, at least until the twins dealt with Vincent’s case. He could wait. After all, Vincent had been more than just an uncle to him. If it weren’t for Vincent, Ace had no idea how his life would have turned out.“Right,” Selene replied, catching the look on his face. “We’ll take care of Vincent’s death first.”Just then, she turned toward Silas, who had just finished opening the coffin. As he slowly lifted the lid, a thick, suffocating silence filled the room.Vincent’s body came into view.Selene took an instinctive step back, her breath catching in her throat. Even Silas, who thought he had seen the worst of things, visibly flinched.Vincent was wrapped tightly in white bandages, barely