The lost heiress never forgiven

Chapter 514 The Price of Arrogance

With others present, father and son kept their exchange minimal–just a few hollow expressions of sorrow, nothing real.

White watched his father putting on a performance and felt a sharp stab of irony. So this was what it looked like… The same kind of act he himself had put on in front of Jonathan and the others. It was laughable now.

To anyone unaware, Victor’s concern might have looked genuine–like that of a good father.

White couldn’t stay long. He was to be escorted back in thirty minutes. Just before he left, Victor said:

“You don’t need to worry about your mother and your sister. I’ll take care of them.”

White’s face changed instantly..

How could this be?

His mother was one thing, but his sister… He’d hidden her well. No one close to him even knew she was his sister. So how did Victor find out?

Seeing the success of his provocation, Victor gave a faint smile and added, with deliberate weight,

“Do cooperate. Don’t give me more to worry about.”

It was a warning. If White tried anything, his sister would be in danger.

That sister had been born from his mother’s later relationship–with a different man. They were half- siblings.

Logically, someone like White–cold–blooded and ruthless–shouldn’t be shackled by sentiment.

But for her, he made an exception.

She was the only person who had ever given him warmth.

And now, Victor was hinting that White should end things on his own.

finally spoke his first and only sentence

day… your arrogance will

turned and

darkened. He hated being contradicted–especially by White, who

his gentlemanly façade. He nodded at

for

respond. He never underestimated Victor. Without a word, he led

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wasn’t offended. He glanced at

are

a pause: “What

by that,

out of the private room, White lowered his voice and whispered an address to

with rare sincerity in his eyes–almost pleading. “Tell Jonathan

unclear

White to the vehicle, but suddenly stopped,

another car. Yeah, I’ll

the heavy protection surrounding White, commented. “You’re being overly

surrounded the entire area. It

how important White

die here, it would be a

his view, there was no such

response, didn’t

escorted in. The journey was uneventful–until halfway through, when

car he’d planned to use had suffered brake failure and been struck by a large truck. Everyone inside was in

Stone’s face hardened.

he’d be

White. White shrugged. “I’m a victim here

clenched. If it weren’t for White, his men