The Rose He Showed Off Is Putting Down Roots in a Garden of Her Own novel Chapter 167

Unfortunately, Warren's tone was final. "I am not going to support you."

"Dad—"

"This company does not exist to serve you alone. If you have desires, you satisfy them with your own capabilities. I am the Chairman of the Whitaker family, and it is my job to protect the interests of everyone under this roof."

Seeing that his father was an immovable wall, Zane had no choice but to lay his cards on the table. "Dad, it has to be her. No one else."

"Zane," Warren snapped, cutting him off. "You are the future of the Whitaker Group. That woman is someone else's wife. You have no business entertaining these thoughts."

*I literally slept with her last night,* Zane screamed internally. *I have to take responsibility for her.*

But he couldn't say that out loud. It would completely ruin Elara's reputation.

"Dad, I'm begging you. Just this once. You know I have the ability to generate the returns to cover it."

"Zane, unless you can mathematically prove the value to me, the answer is no. Go to your meeting."

Warren dismissed him with a wave of his hand. Left with no other options, Zane stood up and headed to the boardroom.

-

Since Julian Sterling kept dragging his feet, Elara instructed her legal team to officially file for divorce with the courts.

When Julian received the notice from her lawyers, he completely saw red.

He had stopped bringing it up, yet she had still escalated it to a judge.

A sleek black Bentley Mulliner screeched to a halt right in front of Elara's car, nearly giving her a heart attack.

She recognized it instantly. It was Julian.

Julian ripped her car door open, his voice dripping with venom. "Get out."

They were in the company's underground parking garage. She wasn't about to step out and have a screaming match with him where everyone could see.

Elara didn't move an inch.

Furious at her defiance, Julian marched around the hood, threw himself into the passenger seat, and grabbed the heavy gift box resting on the seat.

The box was large and surprisingly heavy. He lost his grip, and it crashed hard onto the center console, spilling its contents everywhere.

A massive prototype adult toy bounced off the dashboard, while the smaller toys scattered all over the floor mats.

Julian stared at the console, absolutely paralyzed, refusing to believe his own eyes.

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