I took out my phone and called my assistant , putting it on speaker . " Madam , " my assistant answered respectfully . " Notify the legal and security departments , " I spoke , my voice cold . " First of all , take back all properties and vehicles under Dennis's name , as well as the black card ending in 8888. Freeze the card immediately and have the ownership transfer paperwork ready first thing in the morning . " Secondly , reclaim all shares granted to Dennis and remove him from every company project on behalf of the White Group board . " Thirdly , let the manor's security team know that Dennis is no longer the owner as of this moment . He has ten minutes to leave . The only thing he's allowed to take with him is the clothes on his back . Is that clear ? " " Yes , Madam . I'll take care of it right away , " my assistant replied without hesitation . I hung up and put my phone back in my bag , not bothering to look at Dennis again . He looked like all the strength had been drained out of him . He slumped on the floor , dazed . His so - called friends , who had been around him , were now looking at him with open contempt and aloofness , merely enjoying the drama . An illegitimate son who had been cast out was no longer someone worth acknowledging and becoming part of their brotherhood . I turned around , ready to leave that disgusting place . " Theresa ! " Dennis suddenly scrambled up from the floor and rushed over , grabbing my arm . " I was wrong ! Please , don't kick me out ! " He was crying now . All that arrogance and anger from earlier was completely gone , replaced by tears and snot . " I didn't know ... I really didn't know ... Just forgive me this once , I promise I'll never do it again ! I'll break up with Jessica ! I'll do it right now ! You want her in prison ? She can rot there forever if that's what you want ! Please , just don't kick me out ... " He cried and begged like a child , but as I looked at his face , all I felt was irony and disgust . If I had not exposed the truth and taken everything away today , would he really be begging me like this ? Of course not . He would only hate me more, blaming me for ruining his love life and his pride . His so - called regret was not about what he had done to me or even realizing he was wrong . He was just scared of losing everything he had . I pulled my arm free , hard enough to send him stumbling to the ground . " Dennis , you didn't let me down . The one you truly let down was that foolish Theresa from over a decade ago . That poor fool who knelt in the snow and begged to let you live . From now on , there's nothing left between us . Take care . " 1/2 Chapter 7 With that , I walked out of the manor without looking back . My bodyguard quietly closed the door behind me , sealing away Dennis's desperate cries and pleas . I got into the car , leaned back , and closed my eyes . My body still ached , but the weight I had carried in my heart for more than a decade was finally gone . Dawn was breaking soon . Support Ú Share