CHAPTER 458
Chapter 458 You Do Not Understand
In the hospital, Shawn never thought that he would meet Declan again in this way.
“Declan, I…” Shawn had no idea what to say.
Shawn knew everything that had happened in the past two days. From the initial shock to the later acceptance, and then slowly, he had figured it out in his mind.
Thinking back, it had only been a month, but it was as if he had been in a big dream, thinking that everything was under his control. Shawn had not expected that he was just someone else’s chess piece on the chessboard.
He didn’t expect everything to turn out this way.
“How are you feeling now?” Declan dragged a chair over, sat in front of Shawn, and asked gently.
“It doesn’t matter.” With a sigh, Shawn seemed to have aged a lot and looked even older than Declan.
“Declan, now that things have come to this, I only have one thing to ask of you. Although I have done a lot of wrong things and I have indeed let you down, I hope that you can promise me.”
“Are you talking about your son?” After thinking for a moment, Declan asked.
Shawn nodded. “I only have this one son. I originally wanted to give him everything. But I didn’t expect that it would be in vain. I’m sorry for him and his mother. It’s been so many years, and I can’t give them anything. Vicente has never had a complete family since he was a kid, and now…”
Vicente was also arrested because of the false alarm and evidence.
After a lot of trouble, his two children were all in jail. Hannah had been ignoring him for a long time. Leslie had come to make trouble twice and left crying.
Right now, Shawn was being taken care of by a nurse. If it wasn’t for the fact that he still had some money, and he was a member of the Petersen family, he really didn’t know what kind of situation he would be in today.
“Shawn!” Declan let out a sigh and asked, “Have you thought about Ingrid?”
Shawn looked puzzled.
“I can understand that you are thinking about your son, but Ingrid is your daughter. Have you ever thought about her? Have you considered her?”
Shawn frowned. He did not quite understand what Declan meant. “Of course. I bought the best for her. I have already Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.
raised her as a Princess.”
“Is that so? Now that you become like this, you’re still thinking about your son. Have you considered her?”
Shawn paused for a moment and said, “She did those things herself, and now it has become like this. I don’t hate her for our father-daughter relationship.”
Back then, she had even threatened him. Which child would dare to treat their father like this?
Declan shook his head and said earnestly, “Then why did she do this? Have you ever wondered why she had such great ambition? Also, after all these years in the company, have you seen her ability?”
“She has such great ambition. Isn’t she too greedy? I have already given her so much. I have already said that if Vicente inherits the company, the Petersen family will be the strongest family in the future. She is still not satisfied…”
At this point, Declan already laughed, “Look, even now, you still do not understand!
‘Since you
feel that you have given her a lot, then why do you have to let your illegitimate son inherit these? Why didn’t you think that Ingrid actually has this ability?
“These days, when I was in the hospital, you were stirring up trouble in the company. I really didn’t intervene. I just wanted to see what you could do. But it is obvious that your son is inferior to Ingrid in terms of ability. That project
have you was a mess, and he fell into someone else’s trap many times. If the company was really handed over to him, ever thought about the result?”
The words Declan said, in fact, Shawn had thought about it and was just selectively overlooked.
What could Shawn do? He only had this one son. Who else could he give the company to if he didn’t give it to Vicente?
“Vicente just has no experience. I believe that after this time, he will definitely grow up. Declan, just give him a chance! He is still so young and has been in jail. I’m afraid it will be difficult for him to find a job. Just give him a position to learn slowly. He will learn very well!”
“Shawn, why do you still spoil him so much?” Declan stood up and went to pour water. “I didn’t expect you to be so biased. You keep saying that he can learn, so why not give Ingrid a chance?”
“She is a girl. She will get married sooner or later,” Shawn mumbled.
“You still have such thoughts. Do you know why she has become what she is? As a father, you have to take most of the responsibility!” Declan took a sip of water.
However, Shawn was not convinced. “Declan, you are saying this now because you won. Aren’t you the same, handing everything to your son?”
“You are wrong!” Declan turned his head to look at Shawn with a burning gaze, and said, “I gave it to Charles because he can bear this burden. If he can’t, I definitely won’t force him. These days, I completely let go of everything. It was a scheme, but it was also giving you a chance. But look what have you all done! The company was in chaos. People in the company collude with each other. There are countless negative news stories out there. How many times had the company’s stock price been affected? Have you thought about all this?
“Charles hasn’t been here recently. Do you think he is dead? What did you do? He is your nephew. Did you send someone to find him? Ingrid even went to the hospital to tell me about his death.
“During this period of time, you have been scheming and plotting here. Charles went to visit various places, talked about business, and did a project, bringing great profit to the company. Why don’t I hand the company over to him? Shawn, it has been so many years, but you still don’t understand.
“Also, don’t talk about your son and daughter. If Charles is a girl today, as long as he has the ability, I will give it to him. I’m his father, so of course, I’ll take care of him.
“Think about it. Have you lived up to your two children? Look at what you’ve done!”
Originally, Declan did not want to say anything about himself, but he did not expect Shawn to still be unrepentant.