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Chapter 153

“Bainbridge!” Jarvis urged him again, his voice laden with the weight of ambition, “Think of the shares!”

Securing that 30% stake was pammount. Without it, what was dignity but an empty word?

Bainbridge’s eyes blazed with a feral red. His fists clenched tightly, veins on his hands standing out like cords.

His knees bent, and he knelt to the ground

All his life’s scheming and pride turned to ashes in that singular act of submission.

He had been bested by Howard

Humiliation spread like a stain.

Bainbridge bit has lower lip so hard it bled, his mind a whirlwind of dark, venomous curses.

Gwendolyn watched, her face void of pity. He was the architect of that car crash years ago, the one that had almost claimed Howard’s life. Since then, Bainbridge had humiliated Howard, plotted against him, even tried to poison him.

Such a man was beyond redemption!

“Isn’t that enough?” Bainbridge’s voice was hoarse, the taste of blood thick in his throat.

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down her face, helped him up. “How can you torment my son like this? Howard, you heartless beast! Even when saving your grandfather, you’re scheming!”

lips, stepping in front of Howard, “If he were heartless, he would have had

voice brooding, “Please, Gwendolyn,

stake was

wish. “I only agreed to be asked

afterward.”

felt it was not

accused,

with a face like thunder, stepped in front of his wife, looking at

but it’s not with

shifted to Warren, “With you, sir, When my hand has healed, I’ll come to discuss my terms. Hopefully, you’ll still have something I want by

in a healer’s nature,

every account settled

Mr. White, let’s

“Indeed.”

glimmered in Howard’s

soul, but she proved to be a

boarded the car, the Rolls–Royce swiftly departing the

family was left behind, exchanging looks

mind racing with what she might want

left was that

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