"Don't even think about it!" Philip spun the wheelchair's wheels fiercely and started moving away. Marrying Janet had been a mistake from the start, and he refused to be manipulated any longer.
An innocent life had been crushed by Derrick's cruelty, and Philip had witnessed it all. He couldn't understand how Charles could bear the burden alone—this wasn't right!
"Everything I've done is for you!" Derrick's face darkened like a storm cloud. Charles defied him, Philip didn't understand him—everything Derrick did was for Black Rock Co., for his sons!
"Miss, sitting here alone?" As Elvira downed her eighth beer, a young man suddenly took the empty seat beside her. She immediately waved him off with impatience, shouting, "Go away! I'm not for sale!"
Frustrated and furious, she couldn't believe that as the eldest daughter of the Louis family, she was reduced to groveling for a man's attention—and he hadn't even spared her a glance!
