The Year I Stopped Being His novel Chapter 544

Wyatt froze.

Garrison's hand rested weakly against his upper abdomen, his complexion pale and his entire demeanor exhausted.

Yet, his amber eyes burned with intensity.

"I've thought about this for a long time. Vitas-1 is about to launch, and Manager Hayes gets reported out of nowhere. The timing is too perfect. It's impossible for this to be a coincidence. Besides, whoever managed to get internal data from a place like Antarctica and bypass all the non-disclosure agreements to leak Project Evernight to the press couldn't be an outsider."

He looked up, his gaze cold and sharp. "They have to be tied to this."

"You knew?" Wyatt felt his blood pressure spiking. "You knew, and you're still going to them for help? Do you really think they'll help you? They want nothing more than to see you ruined so they can rightfully swallow Vitas-1 whole!"

"I know." A flicker of emotion finally broke through Garrison's voice, laced with deep resignation and anxiety. "But I don't have any other choice."

"Manager Hayes is getting older. Every extra day she spends in there is another day of danger. I can't just stand by and watch her suffer!"

"Besides, I promised her back then that I would bear all the consequences! Now that things have gone south, I can't let her take the fall alone."

He paused as another cramp seized his stomach, cold sweat tracing down his temples.

He gritted his teeth until the wave of pain passed before speaking again, his voice hoarse but carrying an almost obsessive resolve.

"I've thought it through. What they want has been clear from the very beginning. Grant Lennox wanted it, and Lawrence Sterling wanted it too—one tried to take it by force, the other through shadows. All they want is Vitas-1. Since that's the case, I'll play right into their hands and give it to them."

"Are you out of your mind?!"

Wyatt nearly launched himself out of his seat. If the car roof hadn't been so low, he would have been standing. "Do you hear yourself? You traded your life for Vitas-1!"