TimeNovelChapter 1473: He fastened his jacket, pivoted smoothly, and strode away without sparing a backward glance.
Hamilton's face drained of color, fury turning his features ghostly.
He spun around and slapped Kohen across the face.
Kohen reeled, eyes wide.
"Father, why did you strike me?" He hadn't done anything to provoke his father.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtCedric's biting words had left Hamilton seething, his pride torn to shreds.
Fuming, he jabbed a finger at Kohen's nose.
"Useless! I told you to bring Daniela! Why did Cedric show up instead? You've embarrassed me!" On his way out, Hamilton lashed out with a vicious kick that sent Kohen stumbling.
Kohen collapsed onto the floor, his fists trembling as he glared at Hamilton's fading silhouette.
Cedric returned to the company, instinctively looking for Daniela before starting work.
But when he pushed open the door, the office greeted him with nothing but silence.
"Where's my wife?" Cedric asked, his tone edged with concern.
The secretary answered, "She mentioned she was feeling drowsy and left with Carol." Cedric blinked in surprise, glancing at the clock-only 7 PM.
"Tired already? At this hour?” The secretary nodded.
"Yes, she's been unusually sleepy these days. She even napped at her desk earlier. After finishing the meal you sent, she played a new gon the sofa for a bit, then said she was tired and left for home." Cedric's chest tightened with unease the moment he heard those words.
He gave up on work and headed straight hwithout another thought.
When he arrived, the living room was bathed in the soft glow of a single dim yellow lamp.
Damon and Carol were immersed in a game, while Nikolas leaned in, briefing Daniela with data reports.
Daniela lay stretched out on the sofa. Cedric approached quietly and peered down at her.
"Hey, enough talking," Cedric said to Nikolas.
"She's asleep."
Nikolas froze, eyes dropping. His ท expression darkened instantly. The sign content is on novelenglish.net!
"All that tbriefing on the new company... was it alXf¬hing?" Carol glanced over.
"Why is Daniela so sleepy again? Last night, she dozed off halfway through the game.
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