From Ashes of Scandal to His Embrace (Laurinda) novel Chapter 519

“Thurston, take a look at Peter’s blood test results…”

Egan didn’t even finish before Thurston snatched the tablet right out of his hand. Clearly, he already knew his son’s bloodwork was bad news.

“Thurston, I’ll say this one last time. Take your kids and leave Apex. Don’t show up around my fiancée ever again and upset her. If you do what I say, I won’t use the evidence I have against you.”

“But if you don’t listen and try to stand against me… we’ll see what matters more. Your money or my power. I bet I can show you how pointless all that money feels when it’s useless.”

Adolphus’s words washed over Thurston like a blast of cold water. In that moment, he finally got it. Facing the Lane family, he had zero chance of winning.

He knew how much of his money was actually clean. And even though he wasn’t sure about everything his son had done, he had a pretty good idea.

With Adolphus holding that kind of leverage over him, what choice did he have?

Thurston finally spoke, his voice dry and bitter. “I just hope you mean what you say, Adolphus. Give me a week. We’ll leave as soon as we can.”

“I want your kids out of Apex by tomorrow. As for your company, you get a week to wrap things up. No more.”

Thurston couldn’t believe how ruthless Adolphus was. He wanted to argue but stopped the second he met his eyes. There was no point fighting fate.

Adolphus was right. Money meant nothing if you couldn’t spend it. It was just a bunch of empty numbers.

“I’ll send them away tomorrow. Thank you, Adolphus, for not destroying my family.”

He stood up and left, shoulders slumped, all the confidence he walked in with completely gone.

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