His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 870

"Suri? Why are you here?" Zachary's heart skipped a beat, his face turning pale in an instant.

Despite their rocky past, including the time Suri had slapped his face, seeing his beloved still stirred something within him, his gaze burning as it fixed on her stunning visage.

"With all that's happened, you must be run off your feet, too caught up to even think about dad."

Suri put down her bowl, tenderly picking up a napkin to wipe York's mouth, not sparing Zachary a glance. "Even though I've married out and you've never accepted Emeric, I'm still a daughter of the Bright family. It would be heartless not to come back at a time like this."

Zachary's brow furrowed, suspicion clouding his mind.

"Suri, thank you for coming to see me."

York's eyes were misty, his grasp on his daughter's hand tight as if bestowing a heavy duty, "I was too harsh on you before, got too stubborn about things. It led us to misunderstand each other for so many years, standing off for so long. I don't know if I'll ever have the chance to make things right."

"Dad, what's done is done. I've never held a grudge. Blood is thicker than water, after all. You'll always be my father, and we'll always be family."

To Zachary, the phrase "blood is thicker than water" sounded incredibly grating!

In the end, Suri was the true blood relative to York. Their sudden reconciliation made him feel even more like an outsider!

York spoke softly, "Suri, you've had a long day. Head back first. I have something to discuss with Zachary."

As Suri stood up, she gave Zachary a cold, sharp glance that sent shivers down his spine.

The door closed, and the fleeting warmth vanished.

"What are you going to do about Warner?" York's voice trembled as he asked. Zachary clenched his teeth, resolutely responding, "Dad, now that Warner's been caught, with all evidence against him, there's no turning this around. Given the circumstances, I think it's crucial for the Bright group to immediately distance ourselves from Warner! We must deny any involvement with the smuggling of contraband!"

York was visibly shocked, "What are you saying?! Are you suggesting we completely abandon Warner?! He's your own son!"

"He may be my son, but his actions have severely compromised the Bright group's interests. He's like a ticking time bomb, a cancer! If we don't cut him loose, the entire Bright group will go down with him!" Zachary's determination was clear, as if the person about to face prison wasn't his son but a disposable pawn. York was stunned, staring at the man before him with a ghastly expression. The son he had painstakingly raised for forty years now felt like a stranger.

"If you still consider me your father, answer me truthfully!"

York mustered all his strength for a serious inquiry, "Did you know about Warner's drug smuggling? Were you involved?!"

Without skipping a beat, Zachary responded, "No, Warner was blinded by greed and took a wrong turn. I had no knowledge of his shady dealings."

you're

the bedside table at Zachary. It missed

life truly

his face turning red, "Dad! What are you

the past several months, Warner has been making monthly deposits into your account, and that money found its way to the company's accounts within days! And that warehouse where the drugs were found, Warner's barely been in the business for a few years. How would he know about

truth out, Zachary dropped the act, his laugh cold

what you're doing? You're trafficking drugs, pushing the Bright group into the fire!" York was

I did it to save

out of funds long ago! If not for Warner's idea, our company's funds would have dried up six months ago! So, in

nonsense,

the Bright family went bankrupt, even if we had to beg on the

Zachary sneered, "Pretentious morality."

group but your own son as well! Warner was such a good kid, and you corrupted him! Chasel has disowned

or Suri, who tarnished our

at the elderly man, too exhausted

time. The

he'd just shed ten years of servitude, slumped into his couch wrapped in

to perfection, but now, after his fallout with York, he found himself oddly relieved, as if a burden had been lifted. He summoned his secretary, barking orders with a newfound ruthlessness: "Tomorrow, I want a press release on The Bright Group's official channels. Make it clear - every single misstep was Warner's doing, not The Bright Group's! We're a pharmaceutical giant; getting tangled in human experimentation scandals would be

was willing to sacrifice his own son for the sake of the

these past months. Let's not give the cops a

hinting at the personal stakes involved. "Slip up, and it won't just be me you're burying - it'll be

secretary hastily nodded

surveillance?" Zachary asked, his tone

it." The secretary handed over a

laptop, Zachary watched as the conversation between Suri and York played

Zachary. If

it's too

medical expertise is renowned, and he could learn the

my will. I want you to inherit

his grip on the mouse tightening

a loud slam, he closed his laptop, his face flushed with

we do now?!" the

never really saw me as his son! After all these years of loyalty, I

Zachary smashed the laptop.