"Blindly protecting him will only harm thepany. Sometimes, a wise leader must make difficult cuts to save the whole."


    Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through Hamilton''s chest. Blood rushed to his head, and his body was wracked with violent convulsions.


    "Mr. Hamilton!" Mr. Murray cried out in rm.


    "Father! Father, what''s wrong?!" Frederic shouted, panicked. "Someone call an ambnce!"


    The room descended into chaos. Chad pushed through the crowd and knelt by Hamilton''s side, his face a mask of concern as he looked at the old man, now pale and writhing in pain. “Grandfather, are you having an attack? You have to hold on." He leaned in close, his voice a low, triumphant whisper in the old man''s ear. "Otherwise, you won''t get to see me take Thaddeus''s ce as president of the Abernathy Group."


    Hamilton''s eyes were bloodshot as he struggled to speak. "You... ambitious... wolf..."


    "High praise. Thank you," Chad replied with a smile, his eyes glinting with a dark, triumphant light.


    ...


    Hamilton was rushed to the hospital. Because the emergency board meeting was critical and a decision had to be made that day, neither Frederic nor Chad went with him. With Thaddeus still in police custody, only Mr. Murray was by the old man''s side. Watching Hamilton being wheeled into the emergency room, Mr. Murray was ovee with grief and anger, his fists clenched so tightly his knuckles turned white. Mr. Hamilton had dedicated his entire life to the Abernathy Group, yet in his moment of crisis, he was utterly alone.


    Mr. Murray rubbed his eyes, and with no other options, he shakily took out his phone and dialed Evadne''s number. The phone rang several times without an answer. Just as he was about to give up, Evadne picked up, breathless. "Murray, I''m so sorry, I was busy and just heard it ring."


    A lump formed in Mr. Murray''s throat. "Ms. Evadne..."


    Evadne immediately sensed something was wrong. “Murray, is something wrong with Grandpa?"


    "Ms. Evadne, Mr. Hamilton... had an attack. He''s in the hospital, in the emergency room right now. Can... can youe be with him?"


    Evadne had been at the KS Group headquarters in Skyrim when the call came. Frantic, she drove her sports car, speeding nearly the. entire way to get to Hamilton''s hospital as quickly as possible. While her grandfather was in surgery she got the full story of the day''s events from Mr. Murray.


    "The board meeting is probably still going on, or it just ended. Mr. Hamilton knew something bad was going to happen, so he rushed to the office to try and stop it." Mr. M said his voice choked with emotion. "But he copsed right there. I''m afraid... he couldn''t stop anything."


    "It''s okay, it''s okay. As long as Grandpa makes it through this, nothing else matters," Evadne said, patiently consoling him. "But why did he have an attack so suddenly?"


    "The eldest young master... in front of the entire board, he presented Mr. Thaddeus''s blood report, proving he was a drug user. The shock was too much for Mr. Hamilton, and he fainted."


    Evadne''s eyes flushed with anger, her fists clenching. "Thaddeus isn''t a drug user! That''s all just Chad''s lies to sway the board and force him out!"


    "I don''t believe Mr. Thaddeus would do such a thing either, but what does our belief matter? By now, I''m Sure most of the board including." Mr. Frederic, has sided with the eldest young master. The road ahead for Mr. Thaddeus...is only going to get harder."


    After emergency surgery, Hamilton was moved to a regr room. Evadne sat by his bed, her eyes red as she held his frail hand, too choked up to speak. "Grandpa, don''t worry, na is here... I''m with you."


    "Good child... I''m sorry to have worried you," Hamilton whispered, his breathing shallow. He squeezed her hand. "I... I thought... I wouldn''t wake up this time..."


    Tears welled in Evadne''s eyes. "Grandpa, don''t say that. You''re going to live a long, healthy life."


    "I couldn''t... I couldn''t help Thaddeus. I''m useless!"


    After a moment of shared grief, Evadne took a deep breath. After some hesitation, she finally leaned in and whispered, "Grandpa, I have one more idea, a way to keep Chad in check."<fnb01b> Th?s chapter is updated by find?novel</fnb01b>