"| get it—you're loyal to your own."
"But when | show loyalty, you act like I'm wrong."
"Mick's the CEO at Vincent Corporation. He's got his hands on every secret we have—good, bad, all of it. If |
dump Mick now and he turns on me, he could use what he knows to tear the whole company down overnight."
"Lincoln, I'm not young anymore. | couldn't care less about power these days. But | owe something to the old
crew who built this company with me. | can't just leave them hanging."
"Mick's got his flaws, sure, but for the sake of the company, | can't just cut him loose. We need to think things
through."
Lincoln clicked his tongue. "If your eyes are so useless, why not donate them? There's a world full of talented
young guys-how'd you wind up picking a guy like that for your successor?"
Jules kept quiet, letting Lincoln rant as much as he wanted.
When Lincoln finally wore himself out, he just felt bored-Jules never fought back, never even talked back. It was
no fun at all.
"So how did you figure out Nathan's your son?" Lincoln asked, steering the conversation back.
Jules looked at him, finally showing sfire. "Lincoln, after everything between us, you kept Nathan's identity
from me? Watchingand my own son drift apart -was that entertaining for you?"
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Kelly. If he doesn't want to acknowledge his own family, how is that my problem?"
Jules looked defeated. "Why doesn't he want to accept me?"
Lincoln shrugged. "Maybe he just doesn't want a father with no heart."
Jules shot him a look.
At that moment, Morris rolled in quietly, regal in his wheelchair, his presence distant and refined.
Both Jules and Lincoln went silent, their argument dying on their lips.
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