Chapter 254


    After hanging up the phone, Henry pinched the space between his brows in frustration.


    He was starting to feel a little listless as hey on the couch.


    Just then, a loud bang came from the door apanied by Charles‘ furious roar. “Henry! Come out


    here, you coward! How could you just leave the entirepany in my care, you prick?”


    In the past, Charles was angry that he did not get to have a say inpany matters because Henry


    was in charge of running it.


    However, there was no pleasing Charles, for he was still angry even after Henry had delegated the


    power to him.


    “Didn’t I already transfer Jo’s shares to you? And didn’t we agree that I’d transfer my shares to you at


    the current market price, too?” Henry countered evenly as he opened the door.


    Charles grabbed Henry by the cor and hissed, “What are you ying here?”


    It was precisely because everything was going so smoothly that Charles grew suspicious.


    He had been fighting with Henry for so many years, and they could not stand the sight of each other.


    That being said, there were moments when theymiserated with one another, too.


    “What, are you unhappy now that you’ve gotten what you wanted all along? Henry asked sarcastically,


    snorting.


    “You gave me your shares, and I’ve already seen the contract that you had yourwyer draw up for the


    transfer You even gave Quinton a portion of the shares, too. So, what are you up to? Are you actually


    going to leave Gibson Corporation?” Charles was


    anxious


    “You might want to keep it a secret if you still want what you’ve been longing for,” Henry warned


    gravely. It seemed as if hiswyer


    had been careless,


    “And w


    you… you even left all your money and family assets to Josia.” Charles was still clutching Henry’s


    cor as he took a deep breath and said urgently, “Come on, Henry, don’t scare me like this. Are you


    actually going to leave Hofcaster and start a business of


    your own?”


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    “Yes,” Henry answered nonchntly with no intention of exining further.


    “Are you out of your mind?” Charles demanded. He wanted nothing more than to beat some sense into


    Henry at that moment.


    “You’re just going to give up everything because Josie doesn’t want you anymore?”


    Henry made no reply.


    “That stubborn, huh?” Charles turned away from Henry. He had to tell Josie that Henry was behaving


    oddly.


    “Charles, you know as well as I do what’s at stake here. If others were to find out about this, then don’t


    even think about getting any of my shares, Henry threatened grimly.


    Charles stopped in his tracks and inhaled sharply. “Like I care about those shares. Don’t try to threaten


    me, damn it.”


    He was not going to let Henry embark on the wrong. path. No amount of shares was worth


    the


    consequences of that decision


    “Everything in the Gibson family never belonged to me, anyway. Are you doubting my ability to start


    from scratch, or are you worried that I might be your top rival in the future?” Henry asked half


    jokingly.


    Charles frowned, but he breathed a sigh of relief. He might not have anything to worry about if those


    were Henry’s honest thoughts. “Since young, you’ve always been the sort to torture yourself for the


    sake of pride”


    “Don’t breathe a word of this to Josie. Her condition just got better, and so has her rtionship with


    Samuel. I can’t have her worrying about me, Henry bit out.


    “What condition?” Charles asked, frowning.


    “Jo… has been suffering from leukemia. She just finished the first round of treatment and she needs


    someone to take care of her. Her body can’t take any more strain, Henry exined with a bitter smile.


    Charles might be a prick, but he was kind to Josie.


    The only reason Henry had willingly given Charles his shares was so that Charles would stop involving


    Josie in his schemes, and would properly take care of her for a change.


    ne Jo was sick?”


    “You bastard!” Charles cursed angrily. “Why didn’t you tell me.


    “I only found out after the fact…” Henry confessed, his smile still bitter.


    Charles took a deep breath to calm himself. “You’re the worst, Henry…”


    “Yes, indeed.” Henry nodded. “Which is why I’m hoping to prove myself by starting from scratch


    somewhere new


    Charles was silent for a long time before he finally nodded and conceded, “Fine, then. I’ll keep this from


    Josie for now


    Henry nodded curtly.


    “As for thepany, I believe you’ll run it well.” Henry looked at Charles steadily, and his voice broke


    as he added, “Grandpa poured his blood, sweat, and tears into thepany. It’s the foundation and


    empire built by both the Gibson family and the Larson family. I contributed nothing to its sess… In


    other words, I don’t deserve any part of it


    “That’s not true. You wouldn’t have been in charge of the reins if you weren’t capable. As much as i


    hate to admit it… you’ve contributed more to Gibson Corporation than I have all these years.” Charles


    praised Henry reluctantly, averting thetter’s gaze.


    Charles could deny it all he wanted, but Henry really had done more for thepany than he ever


    could.


    “All these years, I’ve given thepany everything I’ve got andpletely neglected Jo… It’s my fault


    for feeling so inferior to everyone else that I work so hard to prove myself. I wanted to prove that I can


    manage Gibson Corporation better than my predecessors… I wanted to show Josie that I canunch


    thepany to greater heights…”


    His inferiority yed a huge role in the way things had turned out between him and Josie.


    Charles gaped at Henry in disbelief. “I can’t believe he’s telling me all this like we’re having a heart–to–


    heart,” he thought in surprise.


    Interior? A perfect man like you? I can’t even count


    unt the


    times my grandpapared me to you when I was a kid. When I grow up, my dad startedparing


    the both of us, too! I was so sick of hearing your name that I would lose my appetite at the mention of


    it!” Charles snapped irritably.


    Henry smiled. “Bemoan about how I always outshine you if you want, but now that I’m leaving the


    company for good, you’ll finally get the recognition you deserve.”


    “What do you mean? Are you trying to say that I’m always going to live in your shadow? Charles


    chuckled and lit up a cigarette, then handed one to Henry. “I’ll give you three years to make a name for


    yourself, but if you fall, you’d bettere back right away.”


    Henryughed heartily. “You might want to watch your back by then because I’ll be your biggest


    rival.”


    “You lost Josie to Samuel because you girlfriend,”


    didn’t cherish her enough, Henry. You still have a long way to go. Learn to cherish your next


    Henry took a long drag of his cigarette, and the smoke nearly choked him. Tears sprang to his eyes on


    roflex as he held back a


    cough.


    He did not think he could ever move on from Josie.


    “All right, that’s enough bantering for a


    Lot’s grab a meal when we both have the time. Out of sheer magnanimity, I’ll have augh with you


    and let bygones be bygones.” Charles concluded their conversation with a firm tap on Henry’s


    shoulder.


    “Will you just go already?” Henry shoved Charles out of the door and closed it firmly to make a point.


    “You prick!” Charles eximed, then sighed in resignation.


    In any case, he could understand what Henry was going through, even if Henry could not. The family


    he was raised in had a great role to y in shaping one’s worldview.


    Josie and Henry both had their own wounds to heal. In other words, they were both hurt.


    As such, they grew ayer of spikes to protect themselves from harm.


    They stubbornly tried to stay together, but they only ended up hurting each other.


    The one thing that made Josie smarter than Henry was that she chose to be with Samuel.


    Samuel grew up in a warm and happy family, which exined his wholesome personality. He was like


    a doctor who could take Josie’s hurt away and heal her properly,


    Hopefully, there would be someone like that for Henry as well.


    Unfortunately, Henry’s wounds went deeper than Josie’s, as far as Charles could tell.


    Henry was covered in wounds from head to toe.


    When Charles left Henry that day, he felt as if H


    e wounds were physical, Henry would have bled himself dry.


    if those


    After Charles left, Henry returned to the couch andy down quietly.


    “Forward the pictures of Hazel getting cozy with Sn to Sergio, just like we nned.”


    mong the parties.


    Henry could fully exact vengeance was by stirring up internal conflict among


    y way Her


    The only


    He would not let those who had hurt him and Jonio get away unscathed, especially Hazel and Spike.


    The biggest mistake they had made was to give birth to him in the first ce.


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