"Harvey!" the boss yelled Harvey’s na even louder than before.
This is all getting out of hand. Soone really should close the door or else everyone in the mansion is going to hear. So much for Hayden telling his brother that he will set the stage for him. The boss got up from his seat and marched towards his sons. I winced and didn’t dare watch what would go down between the three n.
"Dad…I ca back so…" Harvey said.
"I’m so happy…" the boss said with clear relief.
Huh?
I turned around to see the boss hugging Harvey in a tight embrace. My eyes widened at that unexpected sight. Harvey smiled and hugged is father back. I could feel the love that they shared and the relief of the boss at having his eldest son back. Harvey was back, alive and well. That was probably much better than having his eldest son dead no matter what.
It was a truly unexpected outco, but it was better this way. Hayden seed happy about the outco as well and that made
smile.
"Don’t you think that I will let you off the hook simply because you ca back alive. There will be severe punishnt for this…" the boss said sternly.
I gulped at how scary he sounded. Harvey seed to understand and nodded.
"I’m sorry, dad," Harvey apologized straightforwardly.
"Alia woke up and you ca back," the boss said before he heaved a sigh.
"I’m very sorry for my selfishness…" Harvey apologized once again without making any excuses for himself.
The boss headed back and flopped down onto the sofa like he was suddenly exhausted. Harvey and Hayden followed him. Hayden sat back down next to , and I imdiately felt better to have him back by my side. That didn’t end so badly.
"So, you didn’t just co here to tell
that you weren’t actually dead, right?" the boss asked as he glared at his sons.
"You’re right. I’m here to take back Torex," Harvey stated bluntly as he stared directly at his father.
He’s…what?
As in, he’s going to take over as the next heir?
I couldn’t control my reaction and I gasped quite loudly before placing a hand over my mouth. It seed like Harvey had made his decision. Hayden seed surprised even though he didn’t say anything. I guessed he didn’t see this coming either.
"Hayden…what do you say?" the boss asked, surprisingly patiently.
My entire body stiffened at his question and my eyes imdiately darted to Hayden’s face. What will Hayden decide? If he decides to hand back the position of the heir to his brother, then he won’t have to take over anymore, right?
Hayden was silent for mont and all eyes were on him. After a short while of thinking it over, Hayden turned to
and smiled.
"Malissa, you decide…" Hayden told
casually.
"What?!" I exclaid so loudly that I was shocked at how loud I was.
He was asking ? ?!
Why do I have to decide sothing so important?
"Decide, Malissa. What do you want?" Hayden asked before he smiled sweetly at .
I looked at the boss and Harvey and found that their eyes had shifted from Hayden to stare at
instead. Is this the reason why he decided to bring
here?
"I…" I murmured before I clamd my mouth shut.
I didn’t know what to say. I wasn’t sure what I wanted. I didn’t even know if I should be the one to decide for us.
"Hayden…" I whimpered his na pleadingly.
Why can’t he decide sothing so important by himself?
Hayden looked at
and continued smiling. He did not offer
any help at all. What am I supposed to do?
"I don’t know. I’m so sorry…" I replied frankly.
I hadn’t thought about it. Honestly, when I married Hayden, I was prepared to do whatever it took to stand by his side as his wife. It that ant leading Torex, then that was what I was prepared to do. I never thought that there was another alternative. I never thought that a choice like this would present itself.
"I just want to be with Hayden. I am fine with whatever he decides," I replied firmly.
That was my decision.
"So boring…" Harvey spat with clear disgust.
My eyes widened. I had never heard Harvey use that tone of voice before. His eyes narrowed at
before he smirked.
"Tell your husband to rescind his hold on the position of heir and return to wherever he ca from. The real heir of Torex is back! We don’t need any imposter anymore!" Harvey spat as his face turned into an intimidating scowl.
That didn’t sound like Harvey at all. Was Harvey normally like this?
"So of the gang’s managers are used to working with Hayden already. To them, you’re dead and gone. It’s going to be a big change to bring you back," the boss said rationally.
He seed to have cald down now and was thinking about the alternatives logically. I always thought that if Harvey ca back, the gang would naturally be returned to him, and he would take over. Apparently, things were not that simple at all.
"I am sure that there are managers and mbers who have trouble accepting Hayden and his weak ways of managing things," Hayden stated confidently.
"That’s true but things have gotten a lot better recently," the boss said as his brows drew into a frown.
Throughout it all, Hayden remained silent like he was waiting for his father and his brother to make their decision. I watched the two n continue to debate with each other while I wondered why the boss couldn’t just let Harvey take over the gang like he originally planned.
"I don’t know if people have lost trust in you while you were thought to be dead or not. How are people supposed to react to the fact that you faked your death and then ca back to us as if nothing happened? Not to ntion that you probably did it all for a woman!" the boss yelled loudly as his anger crept back up on him and consud him again.
--To be continued…
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