Chapter 19
Sophie had absconded with the funds, leaving the mess for the Williams family.
It turned out that Sophie had been embezzling funds and colluding with external parties to set up this scam, all by exploiting her position.
Her repeated claims of being bullied by me were just covers for her own crimes.
And Alexander had been in cahoots with her all along; the Gray family’s withdrawal of funds was the final straw that broke the Williams Group.
Thinking of this, I quickly took a taxi to the Williams Group headquarters.
The CEO’s office was empty. I called my father’s number.
“Dad! Where are you?”
After a long silence on the other end, my father’s hoarse voice came through. “Emily… I’m sorry.”
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“Sorry for what? Where are you right now?”
“Dad was wrong… from the very beginning… I shouldn’t have indulged Sophie, shouldn’t have let you suffer injustice again and again…”
I interrupted him anxiously, “None of that matters now! Just tell me where you are!”
“It’s too late… it’s all too late now…”
“Dad!”
The call ended abruptly.
I looked up sharply and through the floor-to-ceiling window, saw a figure plummeting from the rooftop.
I collapsed to the floor, my phone slipping from my hand.
Screams came from outside the window.
The next day, the Williams Group officially declared bankruptcy.
On the day of my father’s funeral, David was arrested on
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suspicion of commercial fraud.
My mother, unable to withstand the successive blows, fell seriously ill and was taken back to her hometown by my
aunt to recuperate.
The once glorious Williams family fell apart overnight.
Over the weekend, I visited David in prison.
He was wearing prison garb, his body gaunt.
Through the glass, he choked up, “Emily, I’m sorry… Only now do I know what it feels like to be betrayed by the person you trust most.”
“Emily… I was blind… I ruined Dad, I ruined the Williams family…
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Looking at his regret-filled face, the resentment I once held for him suddenly faded.
“Brother,” I said softly, “live well inside.”
He froze, tears instantly streaming down, and nodded
igorously.
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As I was leaving, David suddenly burst into hysterical laughter, laughing until tears streamed down his face.
“Karma… it’s all karma…”
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