NovelEnglishChapter 1096: Over something like this? Not a chance. Daniela was his. No matter what.
That night, father and son clashed. Voices were raised, doors slammed. In the end, Alexander packed his bags and left-choosing solitude at his office in Bennett Group. Yet even as he left, the weight of it all sat heavily in his chest. He was a man of old-fashioned values, and in many ways, he saw eye to eye with Richard. To him, a woman's role was to bear children and shape the next generation.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIf there were no children to inherit his legacy, then what was the point of all his struggles? Suddenly, all of it felt hollow-empty. A storm of emotions tore through Alexander, leaving him restless and aching. A bitter part of him blamed Daniela for not taking better care of herself, for putting him in this impossible position.
Josie walked back to Cedric's home, her thoughts a tangled mess. Cedric stood by the kitchen counter, flipping through a cookbook, lost in concentration. Josie stepped inside, her gaze drifting to Cedric's profile, her mind swirling with thoughts.
If fate had been kinder, that child would be tugging at Cedric's sleeve, calling him "Dad" by now. Cedric moved across the kitchen, his limp making him look less like the strong, dignified man he once was and more like someone carrying the weight of unseen wounds. The past three years had been nothing but an endless cycle of pain, one that never let up.
Josie clung to the belief that by taking care of Cedric, she could somehow atone for what she had done. But now, with Daniela tearing through the fragile peace she had built, Josie found herself unable to stay composed. She had broken the faith Cedric had placed in her.
She could still recall the day Daniela cback after the divorce-how Cedric had personally asked her to look after her.
With a gentle smile, he had said, "Josie, my girl has finally chome. Please take care of her for me. She never had a mother's warmth and doesn't trust easily. If you watch over her, she'll cto love you too." In the end, she had let him down in the worst way possible.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmDays passed, yet Cedric never once set foot in Elite Lux. He was consumed with the weight of Josie's funeral arrangements. He couldn't make sense of it-why had Josie chosen to end her life so suddenly? Check out more on glov☐☐om Inside Elite Lux, Carol asked, "Daniela, Josie took her own life. Should we take back the assets you gave her family?" Daniela's gaze drifted to the horizon. "Her family should not bear the consequences of her actions." Carol hesitated before asking, "Should we tell Cedric?" Daniela's voice was void of emotion. "Unnecessary. She was someone without a past now, and Josie's death carried no weight to her. But for Cedric, the pain would be unbearable. Someone he had trusted like family had been the cause of his ruin. The guilt would eat at him, making him question if he could ever trust again.”
For over two decades, Josie had been more than a been family, Andy taker-she had And yet, he was just another casualty in this twisted game.
Carol studied Daniela's sharp profile, realizing she had offered Cedric an unusual mercy. Daniela had endured the turmoil of losing billions, the agony of never bearing children, and the void of three lost years. Yet she had brushed over Cedric's part in the explosion with Josie's death.
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