The One He Dismissed Became The One He Died For novel Chapter 164

[Mr. Whittaker did it.]

Claire's fingers hovered over the keyboard, her eyes wide with disbelief.

The ever-smiling, perpetually polite Mr. Whittaker was capable of such a ruthless corporate assassination? Claire found it hard to wrap her head around.

Miles sent a voice message.

"Whittaker built his empire from scratch. You don't claw your way to the top of Empire City's business world by being a pushover. Yvonne humiliated him to his face, and he's not a man who forgets a grudge."

And his vengeance was apparently designed to obliterate Sterling Designs entirely.

Claire texted back.

[I'll definitely have to be careful around him next time we cross paths.]

[You have me. What is there to fear?]

She hesitated before typing her next question. [Are you really not going to step in and help Yvonne?]

[Help with what? She has her parents and her fiancé, Jefferson Sterling. It's not my place. Besides, it's about time she learned a hard lesson.]

Seeing Jefferson's name coming from Miles sent a heavy pang of guilt through Claire's chest.

She still had absolutely no idea how to breach the subject of her past with him.

Lost in her troubled thoughts, Claire eventually drifted into an uneasy sleep.

The next morning, Claire went to the hospital to visit her mother.

Susan Jenner's kidney transplant had been a spectacular success. There were no signs of rejection, her recovery was progressing beautifully, and she would soon be cleared for discharge.

Claire set down her thermos and poured her mother a bowl of chicken soup. Just as she took a seat, the door to the hospital room slowly creaked open.

Jefferson Sterling stood in the doorway.

He wore an impeccably tailored suit, but his usually arrogant, aristocratic features were shadowed by deep, unmistakable exhaustion.

He carried a luxury fruit basket in one hand and a vibrant bouquet of yellow roses in the other. He offered a tight, polite smile.

"Susan. I apologize for not visiting sooner; work has been overwhelming lately. Congratulations on the successful surgery."

The atmosphere in the room instantly turned to ice.

Overcome with rage, Susan grabbed the bowl of chicken soup and hurled it violently across Jefferson's expensive suit.

Jefferson didn't flinch. In fact, he took two measured steps forward into the room.

"Susan, I know I've made terrible mistakes. I know I hurt Claire. I came here today to face whatever punishment you deem fit."

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