Chapter 1689:
It was about righting a wrong and honoring the memory of her mother.
The following morning, right after breakfast, Hamilton burst in, urgency etched on his face. “The money Jules got
was from me, Brad, and Ethan. So where's the money from the other investors? | went to Cedric. He said you
didn’t touch...”
Daniela’s lips curled slightly. “You went to Cedric for that?”
Hamilton pressed his mouth into a thin line. Now that he had lost a large sum of money, he felt small in front of
her.
Still, he spoke. “He said you wouldn't take anything that belonged to the public. Said you weren't short on
funds.”
Daniela gave a brief nod. “That amount will be returned today.”
Hamilton's face brightened. “And what about me, Ethan, and Brad?”
Daniela didn’t respond at first. Instead, she looked at him for a long stretch of silence, and that silence gave him
all the answers he needed.
Hamilton sighed under his breath. “Then we can’t let Jules walk away from this, either.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt
Daniela didn’t turn her head. Her attention stayed fixed on the television. “No one’s getting away.”
It was then that Hamilton caught a glimpse of that steel edge again. It reminded him who she truly was — the
woman others followed without question. If someone ever got the better of her, it was only because she allowed
i)
Later that day, as Daniela had promised, Cedric returned all the money Josh had previously gathered.
In one swift move, Cedric took on all of Josh's liabilities and rebranded the company. New McCoy Group was no
more. It now stood as Phillips Group, fully restructured and rooted in Oiscoll.
The reign of the McCoy family had ended. Cedric had taken the stage.
Watching the live broadcast, Hamilton sat in silence. Cedric stood beneath the press lights, sharp in a tailored
suit, speaking with calm authority.
Your escape is on g V In o v[] [Js.com
It brought back memories—moments from years ago when Hamilton first took over the family’s nand future.
He watched with pride, even a little joy. But beneath that, something else stirred.
His chapter had closed. And that was that.
Brad and Ethan clung to their hopes, eyes glued to their screens, willing the numbers to bounce back into their
accounts.
The reality, however, was a gut punch.
Brad stormed over to Cedric, waving
his phone. “What pregetiomy
TRAE ELS se already got
paid back, so why are we still out?”
Ethan hovered nearby, his gaze pleading, silently echoing Brad's question.
Cedric, unhurried, undid his cufflinks
and slipped into a pair of slipper
“Don't lagkgtyre. 1 defi? have your
moriey, and I'm not about to shoulder
the blfor someone else's mess.”
Brad froze in disbelief. “Then where did it go?”
Cedric sauntered toward the kitchen,
his voice drifting lazily eyerhis 11)
et SPs it out
yet?" The content is on
novelenglish.net! Read the latest
chapter there!
Share to your friends