When Her "Death" Couldn't Break Him

Chapter 1888 Make The Same Mistake Over And Over Again

As soon as Nathaniel was taken in, Robert's family threw an all-out celebration.

Miranda looked quite pleased, while only Adrian seemed unsettled.noveldrama

He asked hesitantly, "Dad, are we really doing the right thing? I mean, he's family. If Nathaniel actually gets arrested, it could come back to bite us. And if he finds out we were behind it, he'll come after us for sure!"

Robert scowled. "Why are you even worrying about this? You're useless. Not even fit to be my son."

Adrian fell silent at those harsh words.

But the boy sitting next to him, Felix, took those words to heart.

"Grandpa," he said, "I think you made the right call. As the saying goes, 'It's every man for himself."

Robert burst out laughing at his words. "Ha! My grandson really gets it. You're right—we've got to put ourselves first in this world. Don't grow up to be as cowardly as your father."

Looking at his grandfather with admiration, Felix nodded. "Yes, Grandpa. I understand."

But they'd celebrated too soon.

That afternoon, Nathaniel returned and went straight to the Rainsworth Manor. He called in Robert's entire family, Nicholas included.

At the time, Nathaniel's father, Wren, was still at home. He found the whole thing odd. “Nathaniel, what's going on here?" he asked.

"Dad, I'm here to show you who they really are."

In front of the stunned family, Mason stepped forward with a thick stack of documents. He dropped them in front of the group.

Papers scattered everywhere. Robert picked up a few, his eyes widening in shock

as he read. He gave a sheepish laugh. "Nathaniel, this is all a big misunderstanding. How could you accuse us of causing problems for your company?"

Nathaniel's brows furrowed. "Do you want me to point out every single person you've planted inside the company?"

Robert's fake smile froze.

Wren stepped up to take a look himself. After going through the documents, he looked truly shaken. "Robert, we're biological brothers. And Nathaniel is your nephew. How could you do something like this?"

Robert's expression darkened. “I don't know what you're talking about. I told you it's a misunderstanding."

Wren looked back at Nathaniel. "Nathaniel, is all of this true?"

Nathaniel was taken aback that his father still had doubts. He spoke slowly and

clearly. "Dad, what would I gain from making all this up?"

Wren turned to Nicholas. "Were you involved too?"

Nicholas lowered his head in silence.

That was enough for Wren to finally understand his family wasn't nearly as united as he once believed.

"Robert, I've never fought you over anything. All I ever wanted was for our family to stay at peace."

Robert was clearly rattled. He forced a smile. "Wren, don't be mad at me. I made a mistake this time-it's on me."

Growing up, and even as adults, Robert had always gotten away with things by apologizing. Every time he slipped up, Wren would stand by him without question.

But this time was different. Elena arrived as well. She stood to the side, sneering.

"Robert, do you even remember? Back when Nathaniel had just taken over Orion Corporation, you tried to sabotage him, too. If he hadn't been competent enough, he'd have gone under, thanks to you. And you-back then, you were sent overseas. That's what you told everyone, "Elena said.

She scoffed, her voice biting. "How can someone make the same mistakes over and over again?"

She had finally gotten her chance to speak out after everything that had happened a few days earlier.

Robert's expression darkened, but he knew how to keep up appearances. His signature smile returned, like a wolf in sheep's clothing.

He chuckled. "Elena, you've really misunderstood. It was Nicholas who came to me for help. I didn't even want to get involved at first. After all, he and Nathaniel are brothers. But I couldn't just sit by and do nothing."