“I spent over a decade in search of her. If it weren't for your cruel confinement, I would have found her!"

Tears streamed down the face of the magnate, his expression mirroring the marks of time and grief.

In this moment, he was merely a father mourning the loss of his daughter.

The greatest regret of his life was his failure to reunite with her.

The thought of Aimee enduring each agonizing day, crying out for his help, was unbearable!

It was already too late when 17-year-old Theodore approached him. Aimee and Marley were no more, and his only grandchild had been manipulated and mistreated by the Anderson family.

The rage Aldus felt at that moment was enough to annihilate the Anderson Group, send them to their doom, and reclaim Theodore.

But Theodore rejected this course of action.

From an early age, Theodore witnessed the cruel and ruthless nature of humanity. He had been biding his time in the shadows, devising his elaborate plan of vengeance. He was determined to make them pay, slowly smothering them in their self-created trap.

This was why Aldus resisted obliterating the Anderson family. Instead, he began secretly grooming Theodore, even allowing him to oversee the Fredrick family's business operations. All their efforts were aimed at this day, a day of retribution

Darian stared in disbelief at Theodore and Aldus. Finally comprehending that this was no farce, he collapsed onto the ground, incapable of accepting this truth.

It was inconceivable that he was just a hair's breadth away from inheriting a colossal fortune!

Why hadn't Aimee informed him?

Aldus, looking at the body within the coffin, clutched his chest, overwhelmed by remorse. His hands trembled as they rested on the coffin, and his voice choked with regret, “My Aimee is merely expressing her wrath by running away from home after Learning that I arranged a marriage. I apologize. I was wrong, horribly wrong.”

Suddenly, the intact body in the coffin began to rapidly decompose.

Theodore understood that it was a natural phenomenon occurring due to sudden exposure to air after being sealed for many years.

In Theodore's mind, this was a sign. It was as though Aimee had heard everything and finally found peace.

Overcome with grief, Aldus staggered, collapsing onto the coffin, his cries cutting through the still air. He sobbed, his voice breaking as he pleaded, “Aimee, I am sorry. I failed you. Return to us, please!"

“Grandfather, please bear up. I believe mother's desires have been fulfilled. You must look after yourself." Theodore tenderly supported Aldus, his face mirroring the pain of the elder man

Darian observed this heartbreaking tableau as if caught in a surreal dream. Frozen for a moment, he finally sprang into action, rushing forward to grasp Aldus's Legs, his words tumbling out in a panicked rush, “Mr. Fredrick, my heart belongs to Aimee. The villainous Sharon drove a wedge between us, pushing Aimee to the brink. I'm still in love with her."