Chapter 187: Chapter 188

Chapter 188 Nathan stepped back from the banquet hall, intending to find Victoria and console her wounded heart. However, as he navigated through the intricate complex of the Hill family’s buildings, he spotted Alaric and his assistant chatting in the gazebo. This sight caused Nathan to change his mind.

He came silently to the side of the pavilion and hid behind the dense bushes. He heard Alaric say to his assistant, “The people attending the banquet today are all business partners closely related to the economic lifeline of the Hill Group. Go and remind Cale to make sure he serves the guests well. I am paving the way for his future leadership of the Hill Group.”

Assistant said, “Chairman, we only issued thirty cards for this. banquet. However, when the security guard was counting, they found that there were thirty–one groups of guests. Presumably, one invitation letter was used twice.”

Alaric furrowed his brow and asked, “Could you find Nathan’s whereabouts?”

Assistant said, “No, I didn’t.”

Alaric said, “Go and have a look, as long as the person is not Nathan, you don’t have to worry about him.”

“Yes.”

Nathan felt uneasy in his heart. Alaric called Caleb “Cale,” but referred to him by his full name, revealing the inherent closeness and distance between them.

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Chapter 18 Not to mention, Alaric’s every word and action towards him was guarded, making Nathan realize the harsh reality: he had become Alaric’s abandoned child.

Just a few days ago, Alaric clearly stated that Caleb was only temporarily replacing him in handling the Hill Group business. It was obviously a lie.

The grief and anger of being betrayed by his biological father almost caused Nathan to lose his footing, nearly exposing his whereabouts.

After the assistant left, Nathan stumbled out of the bushes.

Alaric was stunned when he saw him.

“Nathan, what are you doing here?” He looked a bit flustered. But he also held onto a glimmer of hope, hoping that Nathan hadn’t heard his conversation with his assistant.

Nathan stumbled as he walked in, his hawk–like eyes filled with a sinister glare. “I never imagined that one day the person who would betray me would be my own father, the one I trusted the most.”

Alaric was stunned, “You heard everything?”

In that case, he also took off his disguised mask.

“Nathan, this is not my fault. Who made you have a love- struck mind and ruined your reputation? You have long ceased to be suitable as the heir of the Hill family. But don’t worry, Dad won’t abandon you. If you face,difficulties in the future, feel free to come to me...”

Nathan’s eyes flickered with a cold and desperate light. “Was 17.401 Chapter 184 it me who ruined my own future, or were you biased and using me to pave the way for your precious son?”

Alaric felt guilty and remained silent, bowing his head.

“Hehe,” Nathan laughed self–deprecatingly.

“Since you have been so heartless towards me, I no longer need to consider our father–son relationship,” Nathan exuded a dark aura that seemed capable of destroying everything, leaving Alaric feeling uneasy.

Although Nathan was kicked out of the Hill family’s power center, he had sat in the position of the Hill Group’s president for so long that he was very familiar with the operation mode of the Hill Group. If he intended to cause trouble, the Hill Group would encounter some difficulties.

Alaric was afraid that Caleb couldn’t handle it.

“What do you want?” Alaric asked.

Nathan trembled and said, “What could I do? Naturally, I took back what belonged to me.”

Alaric roared in excitement, “What is yours? Everything in the Hill Group belongs to the Hill family’s ancestors, nothing is yours.”

Nathan felt extremely cold–hearted.

“I came to help you right after I graduated from college, for a total of eight years. Under my management, the Hill Group’s performance jumped from seventh place to second among our peers. And yet, you dare to say that the Hill Group owes nothing to me?”

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Chapter 188 Alaric slowed down his tone and said, “I would give you a bonus...”

Nathan expressed his utter disappointment with Alaric’s heartlessness, saying, “I don’t care.”

“What do you want then?”

Nathan did not answer him, but turned around and left desolately.

Alaric heard his melancholic voice saying, “This used to be my home, I never imagined that coming back home would be so difficult. Dad, you were really good to me.”

Alaric said, “It’s your own fault. Am I wrong to not want a disgraceful son like you?”

“If you don’t love me, then you don’t love me. Why bother finding excuses?” Nathan suddenly stopped and turned to look at Alaric. “I accept the fact that you don’t love me. But you shouldn’t use my love and trust in you... to pave the way for your precious son.”

Alaric was restless and anxious.

When Nathan walked out of the Hill Group, he coincidentally ran into Theo at the entrance.

Theo elegantly leaned against the stone lion, lit a cigar, and exhaled smoke. His smoking technique was so skillful that it made people doubt he was just a recently legal–aged teenager.

Nathan was down and out, in a sorry state, and he didn’t want, to pay any attention to Theo.

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Chapter 18 1288 Vouchers Theo glanced at him and said, “The pain she is experiencing now is not even one–tenth of what she went through.”

Nathan’s pupils trembled...

Betrayed by the closest person, he was already in so much. pain. And yet, Isabella was somehow suffering ten times more. than him?

Theo pulled the cigarette butt out of his mouth, threw it on the ground, and stomped on it fiercely until the spark went out.

“Nathan, did you want to get back at your father?”

In Nathan’s mind, at this moment, his body was completely consumed by hatred.

Theo said, “So Thea retaliated against you, and you deserved it.”

Nathan’s face turned pale...

The evil seed he planted on Thea, after traveling back and forth in time, finally hit him right on the forehead.

He had to bear all the consequences.

He looked at Theo and saw the mischievousness in his half- smiling peach blossom eyes, which made Nathan feel uneasy.

He vaguely sensed that his life was being manipulated by a hidden force. He was powerless to break free.

“Theo, who were you in the end?”

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Chapter 188 1200 Wouchers But Theo, on the other hand, mocked him, “Nathan, what . does it feel like to be betrayed by the person you trust the most?”

Nathan looked at him in astonishment, “How did you know?”

Theo smirked mysteriously, as if everything was under his control. He blew a smoke ring and said, “Back when you were the darling of the Hill family, you could even hold your tail up high and look down on my Thea. But now, just look at yourself, where is that confident and spirited appearance?”

Nathan weakly praised, “Mr. Sanchez indeed had a keen eye.”

Theo said, “Nathan, do you believe in the cycle of cause and effect?”

Nathan was confused, “Huh?”

Theo sneered, “Weren’t you treating Isabella the same way back then?”

“You brought the struggling little Isabella home and pretended to be kind to her for a few days. In reality, it was just to save Victoria, deceiving the innocent and kind–hearted Isabella.”

“When Isabella had trusted you, you betrayed her and took away her kidney.”

“Nathan, haven’t you realized that Isabella’s past has become your present retribution?”

Like a sudden thunderbolt, Nathan was shocked to the core.

His face turned pale, and he stumbled as he said, “I was wrong.”

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