Hollow Promise 6
Chapter 10
Chapter 10
Beno’s face was pale with rare, but he remained silent, gripping the documents in his hand tightly.
His breathing came in short bursts, his body trembling slightly as if on the verge of exploding.
Pirro stood there, his expression as cold as ever. His gaze swept over Beno’s trembling figure, but his voice remained steady and composed.
“You’ve already crossed the line. If you don’t want to kneel, fine. But you’ll have to face the consequences.”
Yuna looked between the two men, her face palo. She clearly didn’t expect things to escalate to this point.
air was suffocating, and for a moment, the whole room seemed to hold its breath
Jension in the air was
“You think you can just walk all over me like this?
Beno finally snarled, his voice sharp and bitter. Tm still a member of the White family, and no matter how much you think you control everything. you can’t take everything away from me!”
Pirro’s lips curled into a cold smile.
“Control everything? You’ve never cared for the family’s reputation or the legacy, have you? You’ve only cared about your own ambitions, and look where that has gotten you. You’ve ruined everything, Beno. “
Beno’s fists clenched tighter, the anger in his chest threatening to break free.
“You really think I care about your judgment? What do you know i
- me. Parrol
Paro asda’t flinch. “I know enough. I’ve been watching you, and I’ve seen the lengths you’ve gone to But you’ve made one mistake after another. And now, it’s time to pay the price.”
Beno opened his mouth to retort, but before he could spe
the sound of a door opening interrupted him.
It was the butler again, standing at the threshold with a respectful bow,
“Mr. White, the others are waiting in the meeting room,” the butler said quietly.
Pivo nodded, never taking his eyes off Ben. “We’ll fuch this later. For now, go and apologize to Mandy.”
Heno glared at him, hatred and resentment clearly written on has face, but he didn’t dare to challenge Pirrn any further.
With a grant
of frustration, he stormed out of the room, his footsteps heavy with ange
Yuna lingered for a moment, casting a worried glance at Puro: “Uncle White, do you think he’ll be alright?”
Pirro’s expression softened, but only slightly “He’ll survive, but he needs to learn his lesson.”
He turned back toward the door, his voice calm but firm “Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have other matters to attend to
As he walked away. Yun stood there for a moment langer, looking conflicted. But she didn’t follow him, instead turning back toward the
She had seen enough for today, and there was nothing else to be said.
Parro, on the other hand, was already thinking about the next steps.
The business dealings were only the tip of the sceberg–there was still much more at play, and he couldn’t afford to let anything slip. Not when so
math was at stake
