“Listen.” Instead of blaming Ben, Zachary warned. “I don’t want someone to love me out of sympathy. A relationship built upon sympathy is meaningless, and I don’t need it!”

Ben kneeled before him on one knee and begged for his forgiveness. “I’m sorry, Mr. Nacht. Please forgive me.”

“All my life as a businessman, I’ve been through hell, but nothing had ever taken me down. Even now I’m on the brink of death, I’m not afraid of dying, because I’ve lived my whole life with dignity. So please don’t take the last shred of dignity away from me. You hear me?” Zachary said in a calm but sorrowful voice.

“Got it.” Ben kept his head down. Tears began to well up in his eyes.

It must have taken this egoistic man a lot of courage to admit how vulnerable he was at this point. Zachary must have trusted Ben wholeheartedly to make that remark.

understand him and stop doing anything that would upset him

a deep sigh.

sorry…” Ben apologized in a hoarse voice

cigarette, Zachary returned to his bed. He was a little worn out, and his back hurt. Suddenly, he

now, he felt just as

can’t sleep. I got

to remind himself to stay awake as he was afraid

sleepiness for some time, he gave in and

grabbed him from below as if they were trying to

struggled to escape but to no avail. His body was so stiff that he did not have any energy

of a sudden, he heard Henry’s voice from afar. “Stay strong, Zachary. You cannot

had pushed himself beyond his limits, but at this point,

a break.” His father’s gentle voice emerged from the

cared about power or prestige. All his father ever wanted

had the chance to experience such love

had no choice but to live up to Henry’s expectations and fulfill all the

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