TimeNovelChapter 1481: Daniela unlocked her phone, tapped quickly, and slid it across the table. Nikolas' words trailed off as he glanced down.
"Besides, he toldto go hand...” But then he saw it: McCoy Group's nright there on the bidding results. In that moment, Nikolas' world seemed to tilt.
As Nikolas fixed his eyes on the results, a wave of despair crashed over him. A heavy, sick lump formed in his throat. He stared at the screen, suddenly unable to swallow another bite.
Without a word, he stood and stormed out, heading straight for his father's.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe moment he burst in, he showed the bidding results to Hamilton. His voice shook with hurt and fury as he demanded, "Dad, what is this supposed to mean? Didn't you say McCoy Group had no interest in a small project like this? Yet you reviewed my cost estimate—and now your final bid is just one dollar higher than mine. You're not just humiliating yourself. You're humiliating me!" Nikolas' world shattered, leaving him numb with disappointment.
He had pinned all his hopes on this one victory, desperate to prove himself, but in the end, the person he trusted most had betrayed him.
Hamilton snorted, his tone dripping with arrogance.
"This is what it means when people say all's fair in love and war. You're still so naive. How can you expect to survive in business? You need to learn to watch your back. Haven't I taught you anything after all these years?" Nikolas returned, having gained nothing but a reprimand from Hamilton, feeling utterly defeated.
Carol shot a pointed look at Daniela and asked quietly, "He's just been humiliated. Are you going to do something about it?" Daniela's gaze lingered on Nikolas, but she offered no response.
Later that evening, Nikolas cto find Daniela, who was watching TV in the living room.
"This is all on me,” he said quietly.
"I never saw it coming. I let you down, and I wasted Cedric's hard work. I'm sorry for letting everyone down." He sounded utterly defeated, a shadow of the ambitious man he'd tried to become.
Daniela studied him.
"You think you let us down?" Nikolas looked up, startled by her question.
Daniela continued, “You didn't let us down-you let yourself down.
You threw away all those hours of hard all work. But if you can take this loss and turn it into a lesson, it won't have been for nothing."
Nikolas had no answer. The weight of her words settled heavily on his heart, leaving him lost in thought.
Daniela shot him a cool look, chin tilted in mild annoyance "Alright, go entertain yourself. You're blocking my view." Nikolas blinked, not sure what to make of her attitude.
"That's it? You're just letting it go?"
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