The Billionaire's Mistake

MISTAKE 182

Chapter 182: A falling out.

Now the woman he had claimed he was getting married to had gotten married already. He cursed Martin Jones in his mind.

He already knew that there was no way these two Jones daughters could do it by themselves. He could see the hand print of the Hunter family all over it. He paused at that moment. The Shaw family may be hard to deal with, but the Madison family

was not.

He took out his phone and made a call. Soon, Samuel Madison picked the call.

"You are calling me directly?" Samuel said.

"Your grandson married the woman I was to marry. Do you think this is okay?" he asked and Samuel almost cursed. What was their obsession with this Emma girl. "You too are obsessed with that Emma Girl?" Samuel asked.

"Should that be your concern? I don't think I would let this go. You should know how much evidence I have in my hands that can bring you down," Daniel threatened. "Are you threatening me?" Samuel asked darkly.

"I am asking you to put your grandson on a leash. I thought we were on the same side. But he partnered up with my enemies. How does that make you look, Mr. Madison?" Daniel asked.

"I will wait for your results," Daniel said and ended the call.

Richard and his father, Jonathan, stepped out of Emma's hospital room, leaving Helena to fuss over her daughter-in-law and ensure her comfort. As the door closed behind them, a heavy silence hung in the air, thick with unspoken tension.

It was Jonathan who finally broke the silence, his voice low and grave. "Richard, there's something you need to know," he said, his eyes clouded with a mixture of concern and regret.

run down his spine at his father's solemn tone. "What is it,

himself for the words he was about to uitter. "The one responsible for the attack on Emma and Helena..." he trailed off, his jaw clenching. "It was your grandfather, you know that." Richard's world ground to a halt,

Richard answered. His grandfather, the very man who had raised him, instilled in him the values of honor and integrity, had orchestrated the attack that nearly

his very core.

he managed to choke out, his voice a mere whisper. "It seems I underestimated him. He could even harm

was trying to forcefully abduct Emma, but this is not from a vacuum," he explained, his words like a dagger twisting

heart.

to release Diana Hayes," he said, his voice laced with venom.

still has some men in

had ordered the assassination of his Emma; an act he would never forgive. And now, his own grandfather

released.

her," Richard growled, his eyes burning with a fiery determination. "Since she had the

son with a mix of concern. He knew his son. If provoked he was more ruthless than his father. He hoped he would not be forced to do something out of control. "So what will you do, son? Will you retaliate against the Hayes Corporation?" Richard's jaw tightened, his

Finally, Jonathan spoke again, his voice laced with a hint of trepidation. "And what of your grandfather? What

be pain," he said, each word cold and unfeeling, that could easily

"If you need my help, you need only ask." Richard nodded, his expression unreadable. "I may take you up on that offer one of

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parted ways, Richard's mind was a whirlwind of only one emotion; rage. He had thought he would never have to go this far with his grandfather. But for the sake of Emma, for the sake of their unborn child, he would do whatever it took to protect them, no matter the cost. Meanwhile, in the opulent office of Samuel Madison, the patriarch of the Madison family, a tense atmosphere hung in the air. The old man sat behind his massive mahogany desk, his brow furrowed in a deep scowl as he glared at the man standing before him. "What

gaze. "I'm afraid our operatives

his fist down on the desk with a resounding thud, his eyes blazing with