Love and Devotion No Longer His to Claim by Dream Fish

Chapter 259

"Yeah, Pete! How could you do this to us?" Francis reproached him with knitted brows.

Outwardly, he was backing Andrew up, but on the inside, he was filled with doubts.

He hadn't expected Angela to send gifts not just to him, but to Pete as well. He believed Angela must be desperate, resorting to such a foolish strategy as buying them off.

However...

Francis stroked his chin. That painting was exquisite so much so that he couldn't stop admiring it. He had already hidden it away at home, reluctant to let anyone else lay eyes on it.

"Uncle Andrew, I just want to gain some experience away from headquarters. Don't worry, even if I go to the subsidiary, I would never betray you. Angela wants you to move to a subsidiary too, right? That way—"

"You're an absolute fool!" Andrew interrupted Pete with a cold sneer.

"Can't you see this is clearly a ploy to weaken you? Once you leave for the subsidiary, there's no telling if you'll ever return. By the time she dismantles everything you've painstakingly built here, what will you do then?

"And do you really think she's actually nice enough to keep the two of us together? Not a chance! That wicked woman claimed she'd find me a cushy position, but I'd be lucky if she doesn't make me a doorman."

coughed violently, nearly

expression shifted rapidly, torn

That desire had been burning within him for a long time, but his mother had always told him that sticking with Andrew was the

Angela's prime target, and Sean was nothing but a useless fool-more

comfort had dulled both of them, stripping them of any ambition. If they couldn't adapt,

no intention of

he could make a name for himself, it would

the position. I can't just go back on my word

out again when Francis stepped in. "Mr. Graham, sending Pete away isn't necessarily a bad thing. We both know Pete's capabilities.

be able to

much to him."

for himself at

get the nerve to defend him?"

give you something too? What's with your

quickly waved his hands. "No, no, of course not. My

by your side for