âBrian, please help Aldrich get off the hook.
â Chase got straight to the point.
Brianâs tone was icy.
âChase, heâs broken the law.
â
âI know heâs done wrong, but heâs my son and your cousin.
Please let him go.
Iâll take him abroad, and he wonât come back,â Chase pleaded.
Brian sneered as he unlocked his car and climbed in.
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âChase, Iâve always treated Aldrich like a brother.
And what did I get? All the kindness and friendliness heâs displayed toward me over the years was just an act.
For years, heâs been concealing his true capabilities, aiming to take my place.
I suspect itâs related to your guidance.
â
Chase stayed silent, and Brian didnât expect a response.
âChase, if Aldrich really wanted to lead the Hughes Group, he should have faced me openly.
If he proved himself capable, I would have stepped aside.
But he chose underhanded methods, involving himself in smuggling and money laundering using the companyâs name.
Under his leadership, the Hughes Group would undoubtedly fall apart.
â
Chase, hearing Brianâs harsh words, didnât argue but conceded, âYes, itâs all our fault.
Brian, if you let Aldrich go, you can punish him however you see fit.
â
Brianâs gaze hardened as he looked into the distance.
âChase, my father and I arenât cruel.
After what you did to our family years ago, you were sent away instead of being severely punished.
But what did you do? You repaid kindness with betrayal, never sho
wed any regret, and tried to take what wasnât yours.
Iâm sorry, but I wonât repeat my fatherâs mistake.
â
Brian knew that showing mercy could lead to the same mistakes being made.
Someone like Aldrich was simply beyond saving.
Seeing that Brian remained resolute, Chase became enraged.
He hissed, âBrian, Aldrich is my only son.
Can you really be so ruthless as to not let him off?â
Brian responded coldly, âChase, Iâll repeat.
He broke the law and must face serious consequences.
â
âYouâ¦â
âIs there anything else? Iâm hanging up now.
â
With that, Brian ended the call.
Outside the window, snowflakes gently descended, casting a quiet, frosty blanket over the world.
Brian started the car, his expression icy.
He couldnât help but think that his younger brother Barlow was far superior to Aldrich!
Taking a deep breath, he composed himself and drove off.
In Skrixâ¦
In the luxurious suite of the Owmale Hotel, after her shower and applying body lotion, Rosalynn slipped into a sheer, enticing pajama set.