At that time, Shannon was heartbroken and adamant about divorcing him. He had desperately tried to stop her but never understood his mistake.
Now, Steve’s words made Caspiantily empathize with Sharon, Bring betrayed by the person he was closest to was agonizing.
Back then, he had been just like Steve was now. He had loved his wife deeply. Yet, he had chosen to betray her just for the sake of having a son,
I had been his fault, yet he had acted as if he were blameless, even blaming his wife for not understanding him.
Tears of regret tilled Caspian’s eyes. He buried his face in his hands, quietly lobbing
Eventually, after what felt like an elemity, Caspian stood up and walked toward Bella’s coun
However, he was stopped by two bodyguards outside the door. “Mr. Caspian, you can’t enter without Mr. Steve’s permission” “Movel” Caspian shouted
The guards rachanged a look belote reluctantly stepping aside.
On the bed, Bella stared at him interE
had heard about what Caspian had due to Elsie just the thought of going through a similar nightmare made her panic the immediately crawled off the bed and onto the floor, desperately prowling in hopes that Caspian might spare ber
But Caspian didn’t relent. He instructed the nurses to hold down as they diagged her to the operating table.
Bella finally lost her composite, screaming at him in a frenzy, “You men are all scumbags! You’re the ones who couldn’t control yourselves and cheated! “Why should we women have to bear the consequences? Why don’t you go to hell? And you still think Ms. Caldwell will forgive you? Dream on!”
Casplan didn’t flinch. He replied calmly, “I have my faults, and I’ll ask Shamon for forgiveness. Autor you? Haph! Don’t think I don’t laiow that you spiked my
Bella’s late wor
went pale.
“Don’t worry. My dad will be there to join you soon
He turned to leave, just then, Theodore rushed toward him, drenched in sweat. “Mr. Bellwether, the shareholders have pulled their investment!”
Chapter 20
It turned out that after Steve returned to the company, he and Alena got into another violent fight.
Unfortunately, at that exact moment, several clients and shareholders arrived for a meeting. They walked in on the disgraceful scene.
To make matters worse, a major shareholder was injured in the chaos and had to be rushed to the hospital.
The fallout was immediate. Clients shook their heads and left, while several enraged shareholders announced their decision to pull their investiments on the spot. The company descended into complete turmoil.
The sudden loss of investors and clients created a financial crisis. Insufficient funds meant construction materials couldn’t be delivered on time, leading to multiple stalled projects.
When the developers refused to pay for unfinished work, the laborers, now unpaid, began to rot. Some even gathered on the rooftop, threatening drastic action. Caspian was overwhelmed, scrambling to handle the disaster.
Watching Bellwether Corp crumble, cabriel sipped his wine with satisfaction.
At least now, Caspian wouldn’t have time to harass Shannon.
To salvage what he could, Caspian was forced to swallow his pride, pleading with former clients and investors for another chance.
After much effort, a few of them were finally willing to negotiate.
During one of the meetings, a client smirked as he gestured toward a table covered in bottles of strong liquor. “Mr. Bellwether, if you can finish all the alcohol on this table, I’ll consider resupplying your materials.”
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Caspian stared at the bottles, and his heart slipped a
It had been a long time since he’d had to drink this much.
Back when the company first went public, he spent every night drinking at business dinners. Not only did he trk of alcohol every day, but he also ended up with stomach problems
Shannon had been heartbroken over it. She would often accompany him to these events, quietly sharing the burden.
But now, there was no one left to drink with him.
Caspian shut his eyes for a moment, then grabbed a bottle and tooka swig
Before long, he tossed the empty bottle aside and reached for another
The client clapped in amusement. “Now that’s the spirit!”
In the end, Caspian couldn’t drink anymore and had to rush to the bathroom to force himself to vomit.
After that, he slumped onto the floor, his face flushed and his vision lazy.
Suddenly, a memory surfaced A long time ago, he had been in this same pathetic state
That time, Sharon had burst through the door. She gently wiped the vomit off his face while forcing an electrolyte drink down his throat to help him sober up, Hereyes had been full of conceOL
Through the haze, Caspian reached up, wanting to touch her face. But the moment his fingers brushed against her, she vanished like a wisp of smoke.
Only then did he realize that it was nothing more than a hallucination.
Just then, someone pounded on the door from outside. Theodore’s anxious voice rang out, “Mc. Bellwether! Are you okay? The clients said that if you don’t come out soon, they’re leaving!”
At the thought of those clients, Caspian struggled to push himself up from the floor. “I’m coming.”
He stumbled, using the wall for support as he made his way toward the private room. But his blurred vision caused hain to crash straight into someone.
The stranger was furious and immediately started shouting, “Are you fucking blind? Do you even know who I am? You thi
