his stepmother and stepbrother also in the room. Even though he appe

, looked up with an unreadable expression. Damon sensed the heaviness of his

one serious and authoritative. Damon sat down acros

calm and composed demeanor. Next to her, his stepbrot

he anticipated his father's words,

Damon," Ale

cross from his father, f

nquired, maintaining a steady voice de

of weakness. He started by saying, "I need to talk t

as time went on. He prepared himself for whatev

Theodore continued, as he glanced briefly

ly trying to decipher his father's enigmatic statement. "Wh

y ahead. "It's about your... parentage," he mentioned

uddenly been taken away from hi

ntment shining in her eyes. "That implies that you are not the leg

weight of Katherine's words. Betrayal flowed through him like a sharp

knowledge about this?

gret. "Admittingly, I did," she stated, her tone lacking remorse.

begging for explanations. "Father, is it tru

efore he regained his composure swiftly. "I'm sorry, Damon," he

reath. He had always thought of himself as Theodore's son, cherished

or me?" Damon inquired, hi

. "It means that you are no longer my heir

of his father's words. He had lost all that was familiar to hi

e feeling pain and betrayal. With unwavering determination,

ice showing no signs of the inner conflict he

eliberate. As he left, he sensed his family's gazes on him but

over him. In spite of not knowing what would happen next, he was determine

ng wants. A part of him desired to go back to his office sanctuary, immersing hi

hurt and deceived, desired to confro

gs, and Damon ended up back at his desk, the

rrival of his father's assistant at his door

ce in his office," she said, her v

up, moving slowly with a sense of fo

his stepbrother lounging in his father

silky but with a touch of contempt. "

d to control his emotions while con

ual but authoritative manner. "I have made the decisio

ad been ripped out from under him, his fath

have devoted my entire life to this company. I have p

to Damon's eyes. He spoke calmly, saying, "I get

grappled with his father's betr

sted, his tone laced with resen

peared on his face. "I have organized a generous goodbye package for you

sides, his fingernails digging into his

?" Damon spat, his voice filled with emotio

nce. "Stop, Damon," he said firmly. Even if you are not my biol

ther would always view him as a mere

able to forgive his father for causing him such pain and betraya