Five Years Wasted Now They Beg Her Back novel Chapter 268

"Did you agree?" Damien’s voice was trembling.

"No."

His father shook his head.

"I told him the Clarke Corporation isn't a charity. When you make a mistake, you pay the price."

"I also said…"

His father paused, as if the words were hard to admit.

"Said what?"

"I told him to act like a man and stop looking for handouts. That even if he was going to lose, he should lose with some dignity."

Damien closed his eyes.

Dignity.

What a thing to say.

For a man at the end of his rope, betrayed by his best friend and facing prison, those words were a death sentence.

"Dad, do you realize?" Damien's voice was soft, but every word was a dagger.

"Your idea of 'dignity' is what killed him."

"And your arrogance is what destroyed your son's marriage."

"I…"

His father opened his mouth, wanting to defend himself.

He never intended for Bastian Hawke to die.

He just wanted to teach him a lesson, to demonstrate the power of the Clarke family.

Who could have known the man would actually jump?

"This is our sin to bear," Damien said, turning his back to his father.

"The Clarke family owes the Hawke family a debt that can never be repaid. As long as Grace refuses to forgive me, I will never forgive you."

With that, Damien walked out of the hospital room.

In the hallway, the smell of disinfectant was overpowering.

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