Chapter 0500

Chapter 0500

As Celeste slept, Peter’s thoughts drifted to a conversation be once had with Theodore during his recovery. In that conversation, Theodore had laid out their shared past, explaining the nature of their relationship before the accident and the intricate webs of their mutual dealings. Over time, as trust between them grew, Theodore revealed the origins of his wealth and how Peter fit into the equation

Nowadays, Peter and Theodore had a peculiar but effective father–son dynamic. Though their age gap wasn’t enormous, Theodore’s maturity and decisiveness set him apart. Peter was well aware that Theodore had often questioned whether saving him had been a mistake. For a long time, Peter had been useless–unable to contribute to anything

Yet Theodore’s patience had paid off. Today, the fruits of their audacity and cunning afforded them both a life of luxury. Together, they had built a lucrative empire by growing the wealth they had stolen from Frank Levett.

Peter knew that the money used to pay for his hospital bills and rehabilitation had come directly from Levett’s coffers money Frank never saw coming. By the time Frank had ordered Peter’s death, he was already suspicious of Theodore. He had anticipated betrayal but never the kind Theodore would unleash. By the time Frank realized it, it was too late..

weight of seeing friends killed for refusing to assassinate members of the Bartz family. Those who died left behind widows and children, their families thrust into poverty overnight. Theodore felt responsible; he had recruited those men and placed them in Frank’s orbit. But Frank’s sudden change

Theodore met Peter, he had already been siphoning money from Levett’s accounts for years. Theodore had noticed how extravagantly Frank spent–lavishing himself with stolen wealth from the Palmer, common Valentians, and who knew how

It was time for Frank to pay–not just for trying to kill Peter, but for everything else. At the time, Theodore believed Peter was truly dead. That conviction was shaken when he encountered Mary Preston at the airport. The sight of the anguished, pregnant woman fleeing the

devouring it. Theodore left the killing to Marcus but took it upon himself to make Frank suffer in other ways. As Frank fled to

him had risen to such opulence so

the shadows of his past, his present seemed brighter. Sitting near Celeste brought him a sense of

in the back of his mind. He couldn’t ignore the fact that Mary was in the same hospital. He chose to act as though he didn’t know. He had no intention of disturbing her, especially in her current state. Dwelling

the right moment to speak to Mary. When he did, it wouldn’t be to rekindle anything. That chapter

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