Chapter 070

Alexander

I was in the elevator going up to my office floor.

The emptiness inside of me still lingered. The weight of Amelia's disdain for me was crushing- she couldn't even bear to look at me.

I seethed with resentment towards everything and everyone, including myself. I felt like I was drowning in my own despair.

I wished I hadn't done what I did in the past- throw her out of my life. I had said a lot of things to her that I couldn't take back and I don't blame her for hating me.

The elevator door pinged open, I trudged towards my office, my feet heavy with the burden of my thoughts. I felt like an outsider, a stranger in my own life.

"Sir, we've got a new development and it's not something you would like," James announced, rushing towards me.

"Lay it on me," I responded curtly.

"I just found out your grandfather held a secret meeting with the board members."

"Yeah, he does that all the time. He says he's out of the company but secretly makes backroom deals in the company's na