Maddox didn't show his feelings, as years of navigating the high seas of the business world had taught him to keep a calm facade, no matter the storm.

He turned to his elder son. "Phillip, what's your take on this?"

Leanne glanced at Phillip, too.

Phillip didn't owe her anything. After all, he was the heir apparent to the Richardson Group empire. Whatever hardships and tempests VectorVista might face, they'd impact him directly. Dressed in a sharp, dark suit, Phillip's face, resembling Curtis', was calm and composed.

Amidst expectant looks, he said, "Curtis is not Uncle Hanley, and I'm not in this fight alone like you were back in the day. Curtis has been wronged over Uncle Hanley's affairs for many years, and I feel guilty toward him."

Seeing Curtis struggle against family constraints with his talents shackled pained Phillip deeply.

"When this comes to light, the repercussions for VectorVista are unpredictable," Maddox pressed on, "Have you considered all that?"

pause, Phillip recalled, "On Curtis' eighteenth birthday, you gifted him a yacht. He circumnavigated the globe that year, returning with tales of navigating through three thousand miles of open sea and five-meter-high waves.

told me, 'Sailing the seas, you're bound to hit storms, but it's the storms that carry you

continued, "VectorVista has grown from a mere sailboat to a colossal ship over the past twenty years. A light breeze or minor waves won't

his feelings complex,

away, wiping her

battles between the

getting more tearful with age," Maddox said, not reproachfully. He took out a handkerchief, gently and

go unsaid. Twenty years of regret and tenderness were

then, we had no choice but to act as

from her cheeks, folding the checkered handkerchief

He approached Leanne, beginning

failing to save your parents in time. My selfish desire to protect the truth has caused you and your parents much pain, and

nes

car that Hanley used during your abduction recorded everything. I

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