Chapter 218

"Uncle."

William pushed open the hospital room door and saw Henry struggling to rise from the bed. He quickly stepped forward, steadying the older man's frail shoulders with firm hands.

Chemotherapy had ravaged Henry's once-strong frame, leaving him gaunt and fragile. Leaning on William's support, he stood with effort. "Walk with me," he murmured.

"Should I get the wheelchair?" William frowned.

Henry waved him off. "Not yet."

William chuckled softly. "You'll always be the legend of the business world to me."

Their eyes met in quiet understanding as they moved toward the exit.

The elite Swiss sanatorium nestled at the foot of the Alps offered air so pure it cleansed the soul. Yet no medical marvel could halt death's approach.

Henry had long since moved past denial into acceptance. Perhaps fate balanced scales—granting unparalleled professional success while claiming health and longevity.

"What will you do about Amanda and Alexander?"

Beneath dappled sunlight filtering through leaves, Henry's pale face turned serious as they settled on a garden bench.

William had anticipated this conversation. His lips quirked wryly. "I'll follow your guidance."

To him, Henry was more than family—he was mentor and father figure combined.

"End the engagement." Henry exhaled. "Stop punishing yourself."

William lifted his gaze. After a weighted silence, he nodded.

"On one condition," Henry added.

"Name it."

——

BestTech's stock plummeted for four consecutive days.

Daniel's hair grayed from stress, yet he dared not act rashly. William's silence felt like walking on embers.

Meanwhile, William seemed detached from the world—phone silenced, wholly focused on accompanying Henry in Switzerland. Until dawn on the fifth day, when his statement finally broke: the engagement with Amanda Lin was terminated. They would remain friends.

The internet erupted.

Netizens hailed it as "true love's triumph"—how could anyone stay civil after such betrayal? Ten minutes later, Amanda's response detonated like a bomb:

She thanked William's generosity, confessing Alexander was her true love. Their engagement had only been revenge.

Every carefully crafted phrase implied: William had been the desperate pursuer.

The web instantly crowned her "Queen of Manipulators," flooding William's mentions with demands for retaliation. Yet BestTech maintained radio silence.

That afternoon, Alexander was forced into a press conference. A leaked recording left him no choice but to admit the affair—and pledge marriage to Amanda.

The cybersphere exploded anew.