Chapter 164

Alden!This isn't a joke,I need this leave!” Steven yelled into the phone. He let out a curse and paced as Alden's angry voice rattled on angrily at the other end of the line.

“Absolutely not. You think it's alright to shirk your responsibilities at this time? Do you have any idea how much your prolonged absence will hurt the company at the time?”

Was his grandfather kidding? He expected Steven to be worried about his darn company when his wife was in a coma and needed him?

“I don't freaking care, Alden! I don't care. My wife is in a coma and that's all that matters to me.”

“Don't you dare blame this on Marie, Steven. You're asking for an indefinite leave so you can isolate and lick your wounds like you always do when things get tough but I'm not going to let you run my company into the ground!”

“Alden!”

“Three weeks leave and that's it.”

“Maybe I'll quit then. Walk away from it all. I mean I've been thinking about it for a long time.”

“Great. Let the scumbags who put your wife in the