Love and Devotion No Longer His to Claim (Angela and Dexter) novel Chapter 174

Through gritted teeth, Bill said, "I confronted that vicious woman and questioned her whether or not she abducted Linda and her daughter, but she denied it completely! How utterly despicable! And now, she even poisoned me to try to kill me. That woman is just…"

He coughed violently, unable to finish his words.

Angela froze, instinctively glancing at Dexter. So, that was the reason.

Dexter, equally stunned, realized he had inadvertently become the trigger for the couple's fallout. However, he had no intention of apologizing or explaining himself.

"So, what do you plan to do now?" Angela asked calmly, her tone betraying no emotion.

The pale Bill replied weakly, "Of course, get me the antidote and save my life first. Everything else can wait."

"I can get someone to neutralize the poison, but you have to agree to one condition—give her another 10% of the shares," Dexter said coolly.

Bill felt like he could cough up blood from rage at this point. Once again, they were making outrageous demands. There was no way he'd agree to give away his most precious asset!

"Y-You've been targeting the company all along! You don't even see me as your father!" Bill tried to guilt-trip her.

Angela chuckled, saying, "I'm also your child, yet you've never considered letting me inherit the family business. Isn't that favoritism as well? Look at you now—you're on the brink of death and still unwilling to give up something so intangible. Clearly, you don't value your own life either."

"I'd rather give them to Zack! At least he cares about me!" Bill retorted furiously.

Zack quickly waved his hands. "Hey, hey, I don't want your shares at all! Just give them to Angie. She can give me 5% after that. I'll just live off the dividends and never have to worry about money again. Besides, everyone knows this company…"

He left the rest unsaid.

Deep down, Zack knew the truth—this company was built by Angela's maternal grandfather and was the culmination of Angela's mother's lifelong effort.