Chapter 501
Chapter 501:
Gabriela had once celebrated his striking features and commanding aura, declaring her attraction with such genuine warmth.
Wesley had never before paid much attention to his own appearance. But today, as he dissected his image with surgical precision, pallor dominated his complexion while his lips appeared drained of all vitality.
The vibrant, spirited youth he had once embodied had evaporated into memory. Though only in his early thirties, he lived with the sad knowledge that his time was short, and with it went any hope of marrying Gabriela and sharing a happy life.
When death finally claimed him, would Gabriela soon move on, chasing a new love?
This possibility tortured him beyond endurance, like venomous thoughts consuming his dwindling sanity and awakening irrational desires — he yearned to bind her to his side, even beyond the grave’s threshold.
The phone’s sudden shriek shattered his dark contemplations.
Wesley seized tissues to blot his damp features and strode out of the bathroom. Billy’s voice carried crisis through the connection. “Mr. Moss, there’s been an accident. Mr. Saunders is in emergency surgery p>
When Wesley arrived at the hospital, Billy was anxiously pacing outside the emergency room.
“Where is Brenden? How severe are his injuries?” Wesley demanded.
𝘛h𝘦 𝘣𝖾𝘀t 𝗋𝗲v𝗂𝖾𝗐ѕ о𝗻
“Surgery continues,” Billy responded without hesitation. “Mr. Saunders suffered a bottle strike to his skull and hemorrhaged extensively p>
He then unraveled the evening’s catastrophic events: he had escorted Brenden to a project negotiation, where their client had selected Golden Days as their meeting ground — a playground where the wealthy squandered fortunes while darker, more twisted entertainments flourished in shadowed corners. Brenden’s negotiations had progressed smoothly until he stepped outside and witnessed a man forcibly dragging a stunning young woman away, her struggles and desperate pleas falling on deaf ears. The man proclaimed her as his wife, dismissing their conflict as nothing more than a lovers’ quarrel. The woman bore clear signs of chemical influence and showed no recognition of her supposed husband.
Brenden, having witnessed such predatory behavior countless times, intervened decisively.
Rage consumed the assailant, who seized a nearby bottle and delivered a devastating blow to Brenden’s skull.
Following his detailed account, Billy’s guilt poured forth like a confession. “Mr. Moss, I failed in my duty to protect Mr. Saunders p>
“It’s not your fault,” Wesley assured him with steady conviction. “Brenden was aware of the risks; he made his own choices p>
Moved by Wesley’s understanding, Billy felt a wave of gratitude wash over him, easing his guilt.
Wesley embodied leadership that combined capability with magnanimity, never unleashing fury upon subordinates for circumstances beyond their control.
His gift for handling crises with fairness while refusing to assign misplaced blame explained why no financial offer could tempt Billy away from his service.
“Deploy several investigators to Golden Days immediately. Ensure that animal receives the harshest possible sentence,” Wesley commanded with arctic precision.
He would ensure that anyone foolish enough to harm his cousin paid the price for their actions.