Snare of Love
Chapter 498 I Have Sacrificed Everything that I Most Wanted

The man who was studying the document finally lifted his head.

Charles had gotten ahold of this man's weak point and he was poking that man's heart with a blade. Charles was sure that if he mentioned Dolores, Matthew wouldn't be as indifferent and composed while working anymore and ignoring him.

"If my guesses are correct, I would say that most of those troubles that I faced recently was your handiwork, no?" Charles continued, "Mr. Nelson, are you just a miser, or do you not trust your woman?" Matthew appeared to be unconcerned as he tossed a pen onto a desk, which made a metallic sound. That sound was especially sharp in that dead silent atmosphere, as if signaling some restlessness. He was probably feeling stuffy as a film of sweat covered his sculpted arms. He tore away his tie and replied, "Mr. White, you seem to be in high spirits recently. You seem to have too much time on your hands since you are poking your nose into others' business."

Charles had actually put aside his fatigue. He didn't have it easy lately as it wasn't an easy task to get that mess over with. He didn't come here all the way to blow some steam with Matthew.

Initially, he wanted to do it for Dolores. He wanted to know what major thing had happened to Matthew that forced him to leave his pregnant wife alone and take their child away.

When he learned about Jeffery's matter, it was only natural that he wanted to learn the entirety of this matter.

"Lola has tried every means at her disposal to hide the truth away from you, but in the end you still learn the truth. That matter with Jeffery must be your doing, right?"

Charles purposely tested him.

He was in the dark as to the details of this ordeal, so he could only throw guesses based on the clues he had.

When he offered his conjecture, another idea popped into his mind. Could it be that Matthew had resented Dolores for keeping that a secret from him back then? Was that the reason Dolores choose to leave? Other than that, he couldn't come up with anything.

His tone grew more sarcastic, "Once a girl is married to a man, so she must be faithful to him no matter the circumstances? I really feel sorry for her."

Matthew's expression began to solidify as it finally began to show some underlying emotion. He said nothing as his face grew dark.

Charles held himself back as he didn't want to force the issue to an insurmountable situation. He took the lead and broke this gridlock, "I am here to thank you, Mr. Nelson. I hope that Jeffery can meet his end this time, and that would certainly give my stepfather who is in heaven now some solace."

Matthew was on the verge of exploding as his said with a frosty voice, "Thank me? Why did I sense provocation in your voice?"

Charles followed up with his flattery, "Mr. Nelson, don't be enraged. As a token of apology, I will disclose to you a fact. Lola has long known Victoria's identity. She was thinking on behalf of you for hiding that, fearing that you couldn't take it, fearing that you couldn't accept that you were all along hating your biological mother. For that, I am certain that with your intelligence, you must have sensed something. As for the reason this was kept in the dark, I think that only you know why."

In fact, he had come to Matthew because he wanted to resolve the conflict between Dolores and Matthew. He didn't want to see Dolores suffer while bringing up her child alone.

However, little did he know, the matter he had brought up didn't create the conflict that existed between Matthew and Dolores.

Matthew stood up from his chair and patted his creased shirt. He didn't lose any of his aura as he said domineeringly, "Mr. White, you know a lot. It's just that your smartass face looks very unlikable." Charles laughed, "Is that so?"

"Mr. White, your subordinate is indeed loyal. I wonder whether they would budge if I had offered better benefits and higher salary. In fact, I am very interested in the talent in your hands." He was able to dig a hole for Charles and inflict severe damage to the White Group, but the only regret was that he didn't scout away Charles' underlings.

However, he believed that there was no man in the world who was foolproof to enticement. As long as he wished for it, he could even carve a hole in a huge mountain.

The two of the continued to lock gazes for some time and the air itself had frozen. Matthew was the first to laugh as he fidgeted with the pen on his desk, "I was just joking, why did you look so upset?" Charles' face was menacing as he said nothing in response.

Only after some time did he finally look more relaxed, "I have already sacrificed the thing that I most wanted, what else is there not to give up? It's just the White Group, if you fancy it, I can wholeheartedly give the whole company to you. The thing is, I can't respect you at all. If I were you, no matter what kind of devastating matter, I will never let my woman leave me. In my eyes, you are weaker than me."

After saying that, Charles maneuvered his wheelchair in the direction of the door of the office. When he reached the door, he stopped, "If I was not handicapped, and if she didn't already have someone she is fond of, I would definitely fight this war with you to the end."

Charles was leaving the WY Group anyway, but his initial plan was to leave the company after meeting Matthew, but after learning of that ordeal concerning Jeffery, he didn't leave just yet. Instead, he went looking for Jayden, and only after his trip did he know that Jayden was not in City B. He had gone to White City with Kevin.

Thinking that Matthew had learnt of the truth, he wouldn't go easy on Jeffery, so Charles didn't want to waste any time here since he didn't have anyone backing him up in City B, which rendered him unable to further worsen the situation for Jeffery and deal him a devastating blow. He just needed to wait patiently for the end of Jeffery's reign.

He didn't personally go to City C to negotiate the cooperation with Chester. Instead, he had dispatched his manager to deal for him.

Tom couldn't figure Charles out at all. Charles had rushed to City B but he had returned without anything done, and now that Charles didn't even want to go to City C, which befuddled Tom.

Didn't Charles have feelings for Dolores? Wasn't this a hard-to-come-by opportunity?

"Isn't Ms. Flores in City C? Why are we returning to White City?" Tom realized that he couldn't figure this man out anymore.

What was this man thinking deep down?

In the past, he used to be of the opinion that one shouldn't go after a married woman. However, Charles seemed to be strangely persistent all the while. Now that an opportunity had presented itself, contrary to expectation, he didn't go after her anymore.

Tom felt that Charles' mind was even deeper than the ocean. He was even harder to be understood than a woman.

Charles was gazing out of the window at the moment. In actuality, he was no longer lingering on anything. He was too late. Fate didn't bring him together with Dolores, and it was his mistake since the beginning to set his eyes on the wrong person. He understood very well that even though Dolores didn't harbor much feelings for Matthew, they still shared three children between them. It was a bond that was hard to sever.

In the end, for the sake of their children, those two would end up entwined with each other.

The only thing he could do was to let go. As long as she could be happy, there was no need for him to wish for her presence by his side. After all...

He lowered his gaze and saw his crippled body which would never allow him to walk like a normal person again, and sorrow crept into his eyes.

How was he going to give her happiness with his body?

He imagined himself as an executioner in his past life who had too much sin on his hands. Therefore, God wanted to punish him in his current life by taking away his legs, and by taking away his love.☐☐☐☐