Brian walked into the hospital room, a mix of emotions swirling inside him. He hadn't seen his mother in months, not since he'd arranged for her to be transferred to this private hospital. He'd been busy with work and hadn't made time to visit, but now he regretted that decision."Mother, please listen to me," Brian said, his voice softening as he approached her bedside.But Sophie refused to look at him, her eyes fixed on the wall ahead. "You've made your choice, Brian. You've chosen your company over your family. I don't want to hear your excuses."Brian sighed, feeling a pang of guilt. He knew his mother was right. He'd been so focused on proving himself as CEO that he'd neglected those closest to him."Mom, I know I haven't been around, but I'm trying to make things right. I want to take care of you, to make sure you get the best treatment," Brian said, his voice filled with sincerity.Sophie's gaze finally met his, her eyes flashing with anger. "You think money can fix everythin

Arden laughed out loud, his shoulders trembling slightly as he tapped “Brian, will you tell your friend you hired to stop joking? Who would use the Duke's empire to have fun?! Don't you know how prestigious they are?” Brian smiled, his eyes fixed on Arden, “I'm the new CEO of the Duke's empire. Didn't you hear the news?” He asked as he leaned close, a mocking smile playing on his lips. “Arden, even if you're outside the country, the Duke's empire is now international. Even if you don't know who the particular person is, you must have heard that a new CEO was just appointed.” Arden frowned, “Brian, stop with the jokes!” He snapped as he picked up his phone to check the trending news. Picking the catch topic “The Handsome CEO of the Duke's empire.” His eyes Widened in surprise as his legs suddenly felt weak. Arden zoomed the picture several times, his heart not willing to accept the news. “This person….” His voice trailed off as he looked at the picture on the Internet and Brian's f

Brian turned the directors and smiled, “Yes, I promise not to let you all down. Now we need to find a solution to this matter.If this issue started with a rumor, how can we tackle it?” A director then said, “Mr Duke, since it's because of a certification. I'm certain you went to college. Let's upload your certificates online and silence them completely.” But Brian shook his head. "Even if I show them my certificate, people will still doubt me. They'll say I'm not good enough to be in charge. We need to find out who's spreading these rumors and make them tell the truth in a meeting."Brian noticed the young man who had a conversation with Brandon moments ago. He was acting nervous, fidgeting with his hands and looking around the room. Brian thought something was suspicious. Brian turned to Silas, his voice cold and threatening. "Why are you trembling, Silas?" he asked, his eyes narrowing.Silas stuttered, trying to defend himself, but no words came out. He was scared and didn't know

Few weeks later, Lady Elizabeth was seated calmly in her office, gently tapping her fingers on the desk. Turning to her assistant, “Call me Tyla.” She ordered, opening the cabinet to get a file from it. Moments later, Tyla strode in, swaying her hips as she walked. “Grandma, you sent for me?” She asked softly, pulling the chair to have a seat. “Is anything the matter?” Lady Elizabeth exhaled slowly, “Tyla, there's something I need you to do.” She began, “You and your husband, Martin should go to Brian's company and settle scores with him. If you are required to beg, then do it. We need to have the Duke's Empire on our side.” Tyla scoffed, glaring at Lady Elizabeth with contempt, “Grandma, you want me to beg Brian? Just because he's rich now?” Lady Elizabeth said, "Tyla, you really need to beg him, alongside Martin. Begging him would favor us greatly. Lyra had refused to beg him, and now it's left to us."Tyla's expression suddenly changed, her face squeezing in anger. "Grandma, h

Then, a young staff member approached Martin with a tab in his hands. Placing it In front of him, “Mr, do you know you can be sued for doing this?!” He said, his voice cold and threatening. Martin's eyes Widened in surprise, his body trembling tremendously, “W…h..” he stuttered. His eyes darted around Brian and the staff. Brian grinned, “Martin, you think you can just execute this and leave? Or do you think you can easily beat the security camera in an establishment as big as this? No! Not in the Duke's Empire!” He yelled. If he was the one Martin targeted, perhaps he wouldn't have been this angry, but targeting the Duke's Empire was the height of it. “Martin, why on earth would you try to duplicate all our important files?! Don't you know the value of each of the files you were trying to duplicate?!” Martin hung his head low. Surprised by how Brian figured it out. However, Tyla was beyond being surprised. Her husband had another motive for coming to the company, and she just found