Chapter 1008 Despair

Joseph's heart ached as he asked, “Dad... how could we cover this up?”

James' gaze spoke of the stress he had endured from being in an influential position for a long time. He said to his son, “You have to find a way. Even hiding it for a second is precious time saved. Don't let me down, Joe. And take good care of your mom and sister, all right?”

“Dad...” Joseph was choking up with tears.

James spoke as though he was sharing his last wishes before death. Joseph was devastated, yet there was nothing he could do to change the situation.

He regretted his decision to follow Lucas into business instead of going into politics.

Perhaps I could've been more helpful to my father as a politician and not a businessman.

“Ashlyn and Lucas, you're both fine, intelligent people. Nobody knows what will happen to me next, so don't try anything rash, okay?” James worried the couple would attempt something extreme and land themselves in a sticky situation instead.

His words caused Ashlyn's heart to burn with rage.

James was a good man and had been kind to her.

Lake City's economic development and safety and

would they criminalize someone

worry, James. We'll definitely

Field. We'll do everything we can to prove

as he pondered the culprit responsible for engineering the Field family's

person is, I'll tear him into

off more work-related instructions to his subordinates, but alas,

austere silence after James

and had no idea what to

Lochlan. She wore an elegant dress, though its crumpled fabric gave away the fact that she had not changed in over a

to be on good terms with the Haddock family. I'm coming to you because I'm utterly out of options.

she found herself worrying over his wellbeing since he was

images of his miserable, agonizing state in

recollection of that

only think of turning to

himself had only learned of Dixon's imprisonment earlier

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