Chapter 5 - Richard Realizes His Past Sins Have Come To Collect
Richard sank heavily into a high-backed dining chair, the authoritarian aura he usually wore completely gone.
His navy tie felt like a tightening noose as he stared across the room at the daughter he had abandoned two decades prior.
“Emily... please, let’s be rational adults about this; family matters shouldn't be handled like a corporate hostile takeover,” Richard pleaded weakly.
Emily let out a dry, humorless chuckle that echoed sharply against the classic oil paintings on the walls.
“Rational? Is that what you called it when you packed a single suitcase and walked out on us on a snowy December night?” Emily asked.
Richard swallowed hard, unable to meet her piercing gaze as memories of his past cowardice flooded back.
“Your mother raised me in poverty while you climbed the corporate ladder on stolen capital and fraudulent investments,” Emily stated firmly.
Victoria glared at Richard with sudden fury, realizing her luxurious lifestyle was tied to a man whose past sins had finally caught up.
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“You never told me you had an illegitimate child buried in your past!” Victoria snapped at her husband.
“There was no room for ghosts in the empire I built,” Richard muttered bitterly, staring down at the polished floor.
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