Chapter 75
At that moment Billy's father stood there, his mind racing with thoughts of the consequences he now faced.
The realization of his impending downfall hit him like a ton of bricks.
Knowing he can't just fold his hands without doing anything, In a desperate attempt to salvage the situation, he fell to his knees before Lady Madison, his hands clasped together in a pleading gesture.
"Lady Madison, please!"
he begged, his voice trembling with emotion.
"I didn't mean any disrespect. I was only trying to protect your interests. Please, don't do this! my life and that of my family depends on me, please don't do this to me, they are going to suffer"
At that moment Tears started streaming down his face as he groveled at her feet, his entire body was shaking with fear and desperation to save his situation.
But Lady Madison remained unmoved by his display; she gave it unconvincingly. She looked down at him, her eyes narrowing with suspicion because she knew the truth.
"Do you take me for a fool?"
she asked, her voice dripping with disdain.
"Did you really think you could come here, and lie to my face, and get away with it Without me Punishing you for it?"
Hearing Lady Madison's words, Billy's father's heart nearly leaped out of his chest.
He began to sob uncontrollably, his cries echoing through the room he didn't know what lady Madison knew already, but whatever it might be it's not good, and for her to know something already means he came here to get himself in trouble.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
He shook his head multiple times.
"No, no, no!"
he wailed, his face contorted in anguish.
"I would never try to fool you, Lady Madison. I swear on my life!"
He crawled towards her, his expensive suit dragging on the floor as he moved.
Despite the intensity of the situation, there was something almost comical about the sight of Billy father, he couldn't believe a respected member of the committee had been reduced to a blubbering mess on the ground.
He tried to clung to Lady Madison's ankles but the fear of what might happen to him if he dare tried to hold her made his hand stop immediately, his tears started soaking his dress.
"I'll do anything, Lady Madison. Anything at all! Just please, don't allow them to fire me!"
He said while shedding tears, his words barely meaningful because of his Continuous sobs.
Lady Madison wanted to push her legs back so she could free herself from his grasp thinking Billy's father was going to hold him.
However, he didn't push any further.
She reached into her pocket and pulled out a phone and played a video then showed it to Billy's father.
"You see!"
she said, a small deadly smile playing on her lips.
"I have a recording from the camera in the treasure room that day. And do you know what it shows? It shows Billy and his friends breaking the kettle, not Ethan, you can see it yourself."
Upon seeing the video and confirmed what lady Madison just said, Billy's father's eyes widened in shock, his mouth hanging open in disbelief.
He had known all along that Billy was responsible for the broken kettle, but he never imagined that Lady Madison would have proof. The realization that he had been caught in his own lie hit him like a slap in the face.
He knows he must act fast or else he's good as dead.
immediately a thought hit him, he decided to pretend.
"I... I didn't know."
he stammered, his voice barely above a whisper.
"lady Madison I'm so sorry. I thought my son was telling me the truth from the beginning."
Billy's father knows what he just said wouldn't change Lady Madison's mind, now he understands why she has taken such action against him earlier.
However Lady Madison's expression hardened even more.
"You owe me five million dollars for the kettle your son broke."
She said, her voice as cold as ice. "And if you want to come back to the committee and want my forgiveness because of your wife and your other children, you'll need to Sincerely beg Ethan for forgiveness. And If he forgives you and approves, then I might consider forgiving you too."
Upon hearing the condition Lady Madison just gave him, he opened his mouth and wanted to protest, but before he could utter a word, he found himself being dragged out of the mansion by Lady Madison's security guards, he couldn't say anymore words.
He landed on the front steps with a thud, his phone clattering to the ground beside him.
They left him without saying anything.
With a shaking hands, he picked up the phone. He can't apologize to that loser who is far below him, for someone that cannot be compared to his son, Lady Madison, wants him to go beg.
knowing how important he's to the company he decided to call his boss.
He dialed his boss's number and not long after the call was answered without wasting any more time he went straight to the point.
"Sir, please!"
he begged, his voice hoarse from his crying earlier.
"You have to help me talk to Lady Madison. I can't lose my job over this!"
However his boss didn't allow him to finish and he responded with a cold and unsympathetic voice.
"I'm not getting involved in this mess."
He said, his voice tinged with annoyance.
"If Lady Madison wants you gone, then you're gone. I'm not risking my own neck for you. If you know what's good for you, you'll do as she says immediately Without playing around and looking for help because no one will help you"
With that, he hung up the phone, leaving Billy's father alone and desperate.
Billy's father stood there on the steps, his legs feeling like jelly.
He couldn't believe that his boss, the man he had worked for for years, had abandoned him so easily. With trembling fingers, he scrolled through his contacts until he found Billy's number.
immediately he called the number.
The phone rang once, twice, three times.
Finally, Billy picked up, his voice cheerful and full of expectations
"Dad! How did it go with Ethan? Did you take care of everything?"
But Billy's father didn't have time for pleasantries; he went straight to the point.
"Listen to me, Billy!!"
he barked, his voice shaking with anger and fear.
"You need to find that boy Ethan. Now."