To Be Yours Again novel (Jenny and Alex) novel Chapter 587

Chapter 587 Downhill

"For me? You sure it's not for yourself?" Alfred sneered. "You claim to do this for my benefit, but really, you’re just upset because you won nothing out of this pointless struggle."

He wasn't an idiot. Years of living with Mortimer Faust had let him see the true ugliness the man possessed. Even if Alec really did die, the Faust Group would never belong to Alfred. Not until a century later when Mortimer died, at least.

Mortimer's face immediately fell. "What the hell do you mean?’

"Oh, nothing at all, just that I hope you don’t use me as an excuse for every power struggle you have in the future." Alfred rolled his eyes. "I'm not interested in the Faust Group anymore."

"Not interested?" Mortimer stared at him in disbelief.

"Yeah. I'd rather spend the time trying to steal it from Alec on managing my own business. If Alec Faust can have his Faust Group, why can't I have mine?' Alfred was sure he was just as capable as Alec.

Mortimer gaped in shock, then, upon realizing Alfred wasn't joking around, demanded, "Are you serious about this?’

Alfred nodded.

"You want to start a business empire like the Faust Group from scratch, and with what, huh? What do you have in hand to even try?" Mortimer wasn't trying to burst his bubble. He just thought his son wasn't being realistic.

Since Alfred could remember, Mortimer had never been a good father to him nor shown him much love. All he remembered was that the man often got into fights with his mother. Each time, her mother lost, growing speechless whenever Mortimer blamed his leaving his first marriage and his family inheritance on her.

Alfred's mother had left her husband and children too, but she never raised that in their arguments. Maybe she thought Mortimer was the greater victim between the two, but Alfred had never felt the same. Heck, he could even see why Alec despised Mortimer Faust. Still, that didn't mean Alfred would ever side with Alec.

Mortimer was left glaring speechlessly at his son's words. He never expected his life to come to this. Neither the son he abandoned nor the son he chose wanted him. In fact, both despised him to the core.

He huffed a weak laugh, feeling like he had played himself the fool.

"One mistake, and everything just goes downhill," he sighed to himself, then left.