The Billionaire's Mistake

MISTAKE 180

Chapter 180: A falling out between familles,

Samuel's eyes went wide, mouth falling open in shock. With a trembling hand, he accepted the tablet from Mr. Bean to see the breakding news report detailing a violent car crash, but no mention of an abduction nor or Sandra Madison "Richard did this?" He muttered, disbelieving as he rapidly scanned the article. "But how... why would he... Our families are tied to be married."

His words triggered the old man of the Madison family.

"What marriage? After your grandson publicly embarrassed our family? Do you think our family is a joke?" Old Master Madison asked darkly.

"What are you talking about?" Samuel asked, looking to Mr. Bean.

"Young master Richard just announced that he is married," Mr. Bean answered.

"To whom?" Samuel asked.

"To Miss Jones, sir." Mr. Bean answered.

The realization struck him like a physical blow, his face draining of color. The report mentioned Richard was recently married, to some woman named Emma Jones.

"Richard got married?" Samuel rasped, feeling as though the floor had dropped out from under him. "They all knew except me?"

A vein bulged in his aged forehead as hurt and anger warred within him. His family had certainly kept him out of the loop on this monumental life event, seemingly going to great Cost:80 A falling out between famıle

lengths to conceal it from him. But to retaliate by abducting Chester's granddaughter? Surely there had to be more to this madness.

"How dare you allow this to happen under your own roof, you senile old goat!" Chester shouted, ignorant or uncaring of Samuel's stunned disbelief.

completely disregard

don't care about your family matter. I want that girl, Sandra, returned to me at once, or so help me, I will destroy everything you

stormed out, the doors quivering on their hinges in his

he growled, knuckles whitening around the tablet's edges. "I want answers,

eternity for how Samuel's blood boiled in that endless span. When at last his son's face appeared on the screen, granite-hewn and impassive, he could no longer contain himself. "You arrogant, lying son of a bitch!" He exploded, shocking even himself with the vehemence in his tone. "How dare you conceal Richard's marriage from me - your own father!

takes," he replied in a tone laced with ice. "His marriage is his own business, not the family's. As for abducting the Madison girl..I don't have the faintest idea what you're raving about." If Samuel thought he'd reached

A fatting out

feel his very bones shaking with scarcely restrained

it is, is it?" He bit out through gritted teeth. "The head of this family means in little to you that I don't even merit being informed

expression didn't even flicker, his eyes as

said with brutal frankness. "No, we don't see you as the

suddenly suffocating air like a guillotine blade. Samuel could only

a pathetic old man who had outgrown his usefulness. He may as well have been dead already for all

progeny anymore.

now wracked by a fine tremble, Samuel set the tablet aside and sank into a high-backed chair. Mr. Bean began to speak, to offer reassurances, but the

one would be

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Madison family could buy that entire

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that peeled out from

engine reached their ears that they both turn

Trowns.

what's this foolishness?" Helena demanded of their driver, craning her head towards the rear window as the SUV's front grill suddenly loomed in the glass like the maw of a pursuing