Day Forty-Six…
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[ At SYP Twilight Corporation… ]
Old Man Xu took over Nathan's work as he was absent today. He heard that Abigail was sick and his son brought her to their medical facility.
The old man felt relieved since Nathan finally showed interest in another woman. This was a sign that his son was slowly moving on.
'It's best for him to forget about Monica.' Old Man Xu tossed a look at the wall, reminiscing about the past.
His train of thought was interrupted when his secretary knocked on the door.
"Come in."
"Chairman Xu, you have a visitor. He is the Chairman of AMB Corporation."
Old Man Xu was surprised when he heard that. He thought Maximilian was in Country R right now. What was he doing here?
"Let him in." Old Man Xu stopped what
he was doing. He stood up to welcome Chairman Carlsen.
Maximilian entered the office with a grim expression on his face. Meanwhile, Old Man Xu waved his hand at his secretary, telling her to leave the room.
When the two old men were left alone inside the office, Maximilian started confronting Old Man Xu.
"Why did you break our deal? Your son is supposed to be engaged with my daughter. How come he is in a relationship with another woman?" He ranted.
"Do you treat me and my daughter as a joke? Huh! Don't challenge me, Chairman Sparks. I can send the recording to your son today if you will not fix this!" Maximilian threatened Old Man Xu.
Old Man Xu could only frown as he listened to him. His men hadn't found a clue yet as to why Maximilian got a hold of that recording. There might be a traitor among his men.
He already mobilized someone to dig some dirt on Maximilian Carlsen. But it took them a lot of time to find a significant result. It looked like someone powerful was behind Maximilian. He was being protected by this powerful man.
"My son is not a child. He has a mind of his own. I can't force him to marry a stranger, especially if he already likes someone else." Old Man Xu said calmly. He no longer felt threatened.
If Maximilian would reveal the recording to his son then he had no choice but to face his son bravely. He did it to protect him. Monica was not the kind of woman Nathan considered her to be.
He had the right to know so that he could move on completely. And he was hoping that Abigail Scarlett would help Nathan to forget about Monica.
"So, are you calling off our deal?" Maximilian lifted his eyebrow as he scowled at him.
"Yes. I am. Helena, your daughter is not the one for Nathan. Just give up that idea." Old Man Xu declared to him with his dominating aura.
Maximilian's face contorted. He was displeased by Old Man Xu's decision.
"Fine. Let's forget about our deal! Face the consequence of this." Chairman Carlsen stormed out of his office.
Old Man Xu could only watch his back.
Bam!
Maximilian shut the door behind him and a loud bang was heard. Old Man Xu could only shake his head helplessly. He sat down on the couch and leaned his back. He stared at the ceiling and took a deep breath.
"I wonder what my son will feel once he finds out what I did. Is he going to hate me?"
Old Man Xu was also tired of hiding this secret from Nathan. He was being blackmailed for two years now. He had to pay them billions to silence them.
"I should have told my son the truth… instead of keeping my mouth shut…" Old Man Xu realized his mistake and wrong decision. He regretted it.
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Thirty minutes later, Nathan barged into Old Man Xu's office. He gazed at his father with eyes burning with rage. Without saying a word, Nathan raised a retractable pen. Clicking the top of the pen, a recording began to play.
[ "Kill that woman! She doesn't deserve my son." ]
The recording stopped and Old Man Xu's expression darkened. Maximilian cut the remaining statement. Two statements of his were removed. [ "I saw her with another guy. She is cheating on him." ]
"Were you the one who hired Phantomflake to kill Monica?" Nathan's cold voice resounded in the office. He interrogated his father, his eyes not leaving the old man's face.
Old Man Xu had mixed emotions right now. He already saw this coming.
"No. I didn't hire Phantomflake. If I did then I wouldn't allow you to attack her assassin guild. I would have protected them." Old Man Xu bravely answered Nathan. He could sense that his son was furious.
Nathan ground his teeth and clenched his fists. A lot of things kept happening today to trouble him. A while ago, he was preoccupied with Abigail. He decided to go home to get Ethan's things. Then he received a parcel from an unknown sender.
When he checked the item, Nathan saw a note. [ Press the tip of the ballpen to find the mastermind behind the death of your woman. ]
Nathan was shaken when he recognized the voice in the recording. He went to see the Powy and GingerAllieAnn to confirm if the recorder was fake. But the two confirmed that the recording was not fake. It was indeed Old Man Xu's voice.
Without further ado, Nathan rushed to the company to confront his father.
Nathan closed their gaps and grabbed his father by his collar. "Why? Why did you do it? You tried to harm Monica?! For what reason?!" Nathan's body was trembling from too much anger. He felt betrayed. How could his father do this to him… to the mother of his grandson. Why?
Old Man Xu remained calm. He would no longer avoid him. No more secrets.
Old Man Xu held Nathan's wrist and looked into his eyes. "Monica… was unfaithful. I saw her with another guy. She was cheating on you."
Nathan was dumbfounded when he heard that. Disbelief could be seen in his eyes. "You. Are. Lying." He said through his gritted teeth.
"This is the reason why I did it. You won't listen to me. You would only believe her. She already blinded you with her lies. You would choose her over me." Old Man Xu expressed his thoughts truthfully.
Nathan shook his head frantically, unable to believe this.
"Believe it or not. I saw what I saw. I confronted her. But she denied it. Of course, she won't admit nor confess her sin." Old Man Xu smiled bitterly at the thought of Monica.
Nathan had the urge to punch his father but he restrained himself from doing so.
"Where is your proof that she was cheating on me? What if the guy was only her friend? What made you think she was unfaithful?"
"I saw them entering a hotel room. Only the two of them." Old Man Xu finally revealed what he saw.
Nathan slammed his eyes shut and ground his teeth. He released his father. Then he breathed in and breathed out, trying to calm himself down. "You should have told me this!"
"I should have… but I thought… you wouldn't listen to me. You were so in love with her."
Nathan couldn't refute that.
"Monica… would never betray me. She is not the kind of woman who will betray me…" Nathan was still in denial. He refused to believe his father's words.
The tension between the father and son duo grew when suddenly Nathan's phone rang. It was a call coming from Ethan. Both men looked at his phone. After contemplating, Nathan answered it.
"Dad? Where are you? Miss Abi is now awake. Come back here!"
Old Man Xu silently observed Nathan. He heard Ethan's voice over the phone. He wondered how Nathan would react. Would he keep arguing and fighting him because of Monica or would he leave to see Abigail and Ethan?
To his surprise… Nathan replied to his son. "Okay, son. I'm on my way there."
Nathan didn't say a word to his father. He marched out of his office without saying goodbye. Though he was mad at his father, Old Man Xu felt relieved because Nathan chose to see Abigail and Ethan, instead of talking further about Monica.
'Should I feel grateful about this or not?' Old Man Xu sighed deeply. He couldn't read Nathan's mind.
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