He and Tyrone were both after Alicia. Vincent wasn't about to let go-he'd fight to win-but even he had his limits. No matter how fierce the rivalry, he wouldn't stoop so low as to kick Tyrone when he was already down.
Besides, looking at Tyrone now, Vincent just felt sorry for him.
After all, he was in the same sinking boat.
"Tyrone, you're far too confident in your own position. Do you really believe that being the only son of the Lynch family guarantees your place at the top? You think your grandfather will never let Marcus come back?" Vincent's voice dripped with sarcasm, throwing Tyrone's complacency right back at him.
From the very beginning, he should have kept a tighter grip on the Lynch Corporation's shares and succession rights.
"Alicia, Tyrone's not the heir of the Lynch Corporation anymore. How does it feel, falling from those dizzying heights?" Mina chimed in, her laughter cold as ice. "You two are just getting a taste of what hell feels like. Think about all the people you've crossed over the years. How many are out there, just waiting to watch you crash and burn?"
Alicia shot Mina a withering glare. She'd spent enough time around Tyrone to have picked up his sharp tongue. "I have no idea about other people, but your little show is definitely entertaining. We've had a good laugh over it. Vincent already broke off your engagement, and you still try to play the victim? At least my husband only lost management of the Lynch Corporation. Your Holloway family is actually on the verge of bankruptcy."
She wasn't wrong. Tyrone may have handed over the Lynch Corporation's reins, but the Lynch family was still standing.
Mina's support, on the other hand, was crumbling-and Vincent wanted nothing to do with her.
When you looked at it like that, who really had it worse?
Mina's face turned a furious shade as she clenched her fists so tightly her knuckles went white, as if she could strangle Alicia with sheer willpower.
"Alicia, let's see how long you can keep up this smug act." Mina sneered.
Everyone knew Tyrone was no longer CEO of the Lynch Corporation. The world was full of people who loved to kick you when you're down.
"Annie, when you have a moment, could we talk?" Vincent's tone softened as he tried to catch Alicia's attention.
If she was willing, he'd be willing to help Tyrone. He'd protect her too.
"There's nothing left for us to talk about," Alicia replied, her voice firm.
Tyrone had stayed silent through it all, but the amused glint in his eyes was impossible to miss. He was openly provoking Vincent.
See? Just as you wished, I've lost everything-and yet my wife still chooses to stand by me. She's not divorcing me.
Vincent's calculations had come to nothing.
He had thought that once Tyrone lost it all, Alicia would leave him of her own accord.
"Annie, you have no idea what you're getting yourself into! Sticking with him now-do you realize what that means?" Vincent's concern for Alicia crept into his voice.
Tyrone was talented, but without the powerful backing of the Lynch Corporation, even his abilities wouldn't guarantee success. foo many people out there woul@rather see him fail than rise again,
His road to starting over would be brutal.
And Alicia, if she stayed with him, would be dragged into that hardship too.
"I know exactly what it means," Alicia answered, her gaze unwavering as she looked at Vincent. "It means I' finally see who's truly human and who's just pretending. It means we'll stumble, we'll fall, we'll hit rock
bottom. But none of that matters. Whether Tyrone is at the top or down in the dirt, I'll stand by him-because I love him. And he's
never once treated me with anything
less than respect." She finished, then
took Tyrone's hand and walked away without looking back. Content
It was Tyrone who had found her at her lowest, who'd given her stability and helped
her out of the darkness.
If that meant spending her life with him-even if the rest of it was spent in the shadows she was willing.
Vincent stood frozen, every muscle in his body tense.
In that moment, all his past actions suddenly seemed laughable.
Maybe... Alicia would never forgive him.
Unless, somehow, Alicia forgot about Tyrone altogether.
Rich Radiant and Over Him (Alicia and Vincent)
Chapter 320
The Heiress Acts Mischievously, But Her Family Can Read Her Mind
Chapter 347: Administering Drugs
Switched Marriage The Coddled Little Wife
Chapter 538: Unimaginable