Chapter 766 Not the Ideal Family


    Cherise was dumbfounded. Walter’s words were like a p in the face; his response was not what she


    had expected from a concerned father.


    “Uncle Walter,” she said, her voice low and dangerous, “don’t you have any concern for your own son?”


    Walter nonchntly took a sip of his wine, his smile never faltering. “Concern? What’s there to be


    concerned about? Didn’t you all say he’d wake up eventually?”


    Cherise’s anger simmered just below the surface. “Well, yes, we said that…”


    “So, isn’t that settled then?” Parcia interjected quickly. “He’s not in any immediate danger, he’s not


    dying, he’ll wake up eventually, it’s no big deal.”


    Cherise stared at them, speechless.


    Walter continued, his smile undisturbed. “While Zac’s not dying, I understand Mr. Lenoir is principles.


    Since you’vee to apologize, I won’t hold a grudge.”


    He raised his ss. “However, I have a business proposal for Mr. Lenoir.”


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    “Our demands are simple: thirty million inpensation, and we’ll call it even. No one at Miles Manor


    will ever breathe a word about Zac being injured saving your wife or any debt you owe us. I’ll even


    publicly dere that Zac’s injury was his own fault and has nothing to do with the Lenoirs!”


    Walter leaned back in his chair, a smirk tugging at his lips. “So, Damien, thirty million seems like a fair


    price, but I’m always open to negotiation.”


    Cherise’s jaw dropped. Zachary was fighting for his life in aa. Yet, his own father sat there


    bargaining like it was just another business deal. The audacity of it all was mind-boggling.


    Damien’s smile remained unwavering. “I think you misunderstood, Mr. Miles. We came to apologize,


    but coboration with Miles Group is off the table.”


    Walter’s smirk faltered. “No coboration? Sure, we have an alternate n for your consideration, too.”


    Chad, Water’s son, chimed in. “Well then, Mr. Lenoir can simply transfer twenty million to our


    ount.Same difference.”


    Cherise clenched her fists, her voice trembling with anger. “So, you expect us to apologize with a


    bribe?”


    Chad shook his head hastily. “Oh, no! What a misunderstanding! We never demanded money. We’re


    happy to ept whatever Mr. Lenoir decides to give us. I can personally collect the money at your


    convenience, no worries.”


    Cherise mmed her fists on the table. “Finally, I understand why Zac and Kareen are so close to my


    mother and barely even acknowledge their own family.”


    She looked around the room with disgust. “Who would want to stay in such a ce?”


    Suddenly,ng cucked into ce. Zachary’s aversion to Miles Marior, his preference for Cherise’s


    mother’s home since cl…dhood, his eagerness to follow her to Lermite it all mesense. This was not a


    ce he belonged.


    Beforeing here, Cherise had considered asking Damien for help if he didn’t mind. After all,


    Zachary was essentially running Miles Group now, and his injury would undoubtedly impact business.


    But Walter and Chad pped her good intentions in the face, extinguishing any possible assistance.


    They didn’t deserve it anyway. Their concern wasn’t for Zachary; it was for the profit they could


    squeeze from his misfortune.


    Taking a deep breath, Cherise turned to Walter. “It baffles me that you are so indifferent to your son’s


    condition yet so eager to exploit it for your own gain.”