Chapter 490

Nathaniel was in the middle of a business meeting in his office when the door was kicked open.

Damon walked in, his demeanor cold.

Troy followed closely behind, looking troubled. “Mr. Preston, I couldn’t stop Mr. Sumner…”

Nathaniel glanced at Damon’s tense face and replied flatly, “I understand. You can leave now.”

Nathaniel’s business partner, recognizing Damon, quickly stood up. “Mr. Preston, it seems you have other matters to attend to. Let’s reschedule our mee Nathaniel nodded. “Alright. I won’t see you out then.”

With the room now empty except for Damon and Nathaniel, the atmosphere grew tense.

Nathaniel looked at Damon, aware that the truth about Nyla’s incident could no longer be hidden. Their years of brotherhood were over.

He spoke up. “The accident involving Nyla was partially my fault, but I didn’t expect it to turn out like this. Damon, I-‘

Before he could finish, Damon’s fist struck his face.

Nathaniel stumbled back several steps before regaining his balance, tasting blood in his mouth.

He wiped the blood from his lip and looked up at Damon. “Damon, I accept the consequences of whatever you decide. I’m truly sorry.

Damon smirked. “That punch was for the old you. Now, prepare for the bankruptcy of the Preston Group.

Nathaniel’s eyes widened in fear. “No… You can’t do this to me!”

Damon chuckled darkly, his eyes merciless. “If you could have someone kidnap Nyla, why can’t I do this to you?”

Nathaniel argued, “I never intended to hurt her. The accident was just that–an accident! And… I didn’t know she would be kidnapped…”

“An accident?” Damon’s smile turned icy, his gaze sharp. “Then let the bankruptcy of the Preston Group be an accident too.”

The office door burst open again, and Rebecca was thrown in like a rag doll. Her clothes were disheveled, her hair a mess, and she looked utterly defea Seeing her like this, Nathaniel was stunned.

Hope flickered in Rebecca’s eyes as she reached out tremulously toward Nathaniel. “Nathaniel, save me…

Nathaniel gnashed his teeth and instinctively shielded Rebecca. “Damon, the incident with Nyla was my fault. If you want to blame someone, blame me.

Damon clapped his hands and laughed. “You really care about her, don’t you? But did you know she had your secretary secretly do many things for her?

“What?!” Nathaniel’s hand, reaching out to support Rebecca, froze in place. His eyes widened with disbelief and shock.

He stared at Rebecca, his voice tight with anger. “Is what Damon said true?”

Rebecca, unable to meet his gaze, choked out, “Nathaniel, I was just momentarily blinded… I realize my mistakes. If you save me this time, I promise to “Never leave again? Nathaniel’s head hung low, hiding his expression.

Rebecca nodded quickly. “Yes, I promise!”

Suddenly, Nathaniel grinned. “But aren’t you about to die?”

Rebecca’s expression froze.

She opened her mouth to speak, but Nathaniel continu Nathaniel was in the middle of a business meeting in his office when the door was kicked open.

Damon walked in, his demeanor cold.

Troy followed closely behind, looking troubled. “Mr. Preston, I couldn’t stop Mr. Sumner…”

Nathaniel glanced at Damon’s tense face and replied flatly, “I understand. You can leave now.”

Nathaniel’s business partner, recognizing Damon, quickly stood up. “Mr. Preston, it seems you have other matters to attend to. Let’s reschedule our mee Nathaniel nodded. “Alright. I won’t see you out then.”

With the room now empty except for Damon and Nathaniel, the atmosphere grew tense.

Nathaniel looked at Damon, aware that the truth about Nyla’s incident could no longer be hidden. Their years of brotherhood were over.

He spoke up. “The accident involving Nyla was partially my fault, but I didn’t expect it to turn out like this. Damon, I-‘

Before he could finish, Damon’s fist struck his face.

Nathaniel stumbled back several steps before regaining his balance, tasting blood in his mouth.

He wiped the blood from his lip and looked up at Damon. “Damon, I accept the consequences of whatever you decide. I’m truly sorry.

Damon smirked. “That punch was for the old you. Now, prepare for the bankruptcy of the Preston Group.

Nathaniel’s eyes widened in fear. “No… You can’t do this to me!”

Damon chuckled darkly, his eyes merciless. “If you could have someone kidnap Nyla, why can’t I do this to you?”

Nathaniel argued, “I never intended to hurt her. The accident was just that–an accident! And… I didn’t know she would be kidnapped…”

“An accident?” Damon’s smile turned icy, his gaze sharp. “Then let the bankruptcy of the Preston Group be an accident too.”

The office door burst open again, and Rebecca was thrown in like a rag doll. Her clothes were disheveled, her hair a mess, and she looked utterly defea Seeing her like this, Nathaniel was stunned.

Hope flickered in Rebecca’s eyes as she reached out tremulously toward Nathaniel. “Nathaniel, save me…

Nathaniel gnashed his teeth and instinctively shielded Rebecca. “Damon, the incident with Nyla was my fault. If you want to blame someone, blame me.

Damon clapped his hands and laughed. “You really care about her, don’t you? But did you know she had your secretary secretly do many things for her?

“What?!” Nathaniel’s hand, reaching out to support Rebecca, froze in place. His eyes widened with disbelief and shock.

He stared at Rebecca, his voice tight with anger. “Is what Damon said true?”

Rebecca, unable to meet his gaze, choked out, “Nathaniel, I was just momentarily blinded… I realize my mistakes. If you save me this time, I promise to “Never leave again? Nathaniel’s head hung low, hiding his expression.

Rebecca nodded quickly. “Yes, I promise!”

Suddenly, Nathaniel grinned. “But aren’t you about to die?”

Rebecca’s expression froze.

She opened her mouth to speak, but Nathaniel continued. “You’ve lied so much. It seems your illness was also a lie How laughable that I was completely deceived by a woman like you!”

ed. “You’ve lied so much. It seems your illness was also a lie How laughable that I was completely deceived by a woman like you!”