Chapter 17 - Arthur Confesses The Real Reason Charlotte Had Fled
Arthur stumbled backward, clutching his chest as he stared at the man standing beside Victor Vance.
“Robert... my God... you’re alive,” Arthur whispered, tears welling in his aged eyes.
Robert Valle offered a cold, humorless smile, walking toward them with heavy, deliberate footsteps.
“I had to fake my death to escape your tyrannical control, Father... and Victor gave me the resources to build my own empire,” Robert revealed.
Charlotte looked between her grandfather and her uncle, the final pieces of the tragic family puzzle finally falling into place.
“You were working with Victor the entire time... you helped orchestrate the hostile takeover from within,” Charlotte stated.
“I engineered every single betrayal, niece... including framing you for embezzlement five years ago,” Robert admitted proudly.
Arthur dropped his head into his hands, sobbing openly as he realized his own flesh and blood had destroyed the family.
“I drove you both away with my obsession for corporate dominance,” Arthur confessed brokenly.
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“It’s a bit too late for apologies, Father,” Robert sneered, pulling a remote detonator from his coat pocket.
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