Lucas slowly lifted his head when he didn’t hear Be saying anything. He was worried that Be would despise him even more.

"Please don’t feel burdened, Be. I understand and won’t force you to forgive me," Lucas said with a smile, trying to break the coldness between them.

"No, I don’t feel burdened. I just feel weird speaking to you now."

Lucas frowned slightly. "Weird? Please, Be. I no longer have the will and energy to lie to you. I havee to terms with how now I have to pay the consequences of everything I did to you and your mother."

"Okay. But you have to understand why I feel that way. I feel like I’m talking to someone else," Be gave him a half-hearted smile.

Be smiled bitterly when she saw him smile. She continued, "This is the first time you are talking to me without being angry or ring at me. Also, hearing you apologize and beg for forgiveness, hearing those words from you sounds foreign to me. Almost felt unreal."

Lucas could only smile at her, unable to say anything because what she said was true. Even he felt like he didn’t know who he was now. He felt so strange, so lost, and so weak!

Once again, they both stare at each other silently.

Lucas Donovan slumped back, consumed by his sorrow.

Meanwhile, Be struggled to remind herself not to be swayed by her father’s sudden change. She didn’t want to forgive him easily.

After several minutes passed, Be finally broke the silence. She turned her gaze back to Lucas Donovan.

"Even though you have changed now, try to show me that you’ve be a better person and ask for forgiveness. But... I’m sorry, I won’t forgive you," Be said firmly. However, she felt like there was a lump in her throat as she spoke.

Lucas nodded slightly, agreeing with her. He said nothing but turned his gaze away to hide his teary eyes.

"Father, what you did to my mother is too much for me to forgive you. Even if my mind wanted to, my heart did not. I feel pain every time I remember how you tortured and hurt your own wife!"

Be said in a casual tone, trying hard not to show her sadness, but it was too difficult. Her anger was still reflected in her gaze.

She clenched her fists tightly before continuing to express what she wanted to say to him.

"And, even though you are my father, I will not make an exception for you. Like my uncles, I won’t keep you in thispany either. I’m sorry, but you must relinquish your COO position..." Be’s words faded when she spotted a brown box on her father’s desk.

’Huh! He already packed his things...’ Be was stunned. She didn’t expect her father to give up his COO position without fighting like her uncles.

Countless questions started dancing in her mind: Why did he give up so easily? Did he try to trick her into winning his position? What the hell is his n?

Be didn’t expect to witness all of this. Before she entered the room, she had prepared herself to hear her father scold or curse at her.

But now? Nothing! Her father looked so harmless, like a cute puppy!

As Be was confused, Lucas endured the hurt he felt in his heart.

Though his daughter’s tone had sounded casual earlier, every word she said felt like a steel knife scraping him from head to toe.

Lucas knew he didn’t deserve his daughter and Natalie’s forgiveness, but hearing her rejection from her lips hurt him deeply.

"Be, I understand," Lucas said.

Once more, Be was surprised, looking at how calm her father was now.

"I see you already packed your things," Be asked.

"Yes, I already know you will rece me, Be. And I don’t mind it at all. I know I do not deserve to sit in this position. There are so many capable people outside who could be the COO and bring back thispany to be number one in this industry."

Upon hearing her father’s words, Be felt a sense of disagreement with him. Despite not being a good father to her and a good husband to her mother, he was very diligent in his work.

Out of her grandfather’s four children, her father was the most capable in business matters, followed by Aunt Emma. However, even though Be is aware of this, she has decided not to keep him in thepany.

Because she knows that one of her father’s weaknesses is his inability to resist the temptation of other women and power.

The more wealth and power her father had, the more women were willing to give their bodies to him, even though they knew that her father was old and still had a legal wife.

Be would never make her father stay in thispany, gaining his power and wealth.

"I appreciate your understanding," Be responded. She was happy because she didn’t have to argue with her father.

Lucas Donovan cleared his throat while looking at Be. Slowly, a thin line appeared on his forehead as something crossed his mind.

"Be, even if I leave this office, I hope you give your brother Henry a chance. He is not at fault in thispany mess. Still, because I’m too ignorant to raise him, it has caused him to be like that," Lucas Donovan sincerely pleaded with Be.

Be’s expression slowly changed, showing anger when she heard her brother’s name. She realized she would never have a good rtionship with her big brother, no matter how hard she tried—Henry would be her mortal enemy!

However, Be is aware that Henry is also a victim of their parents’ use of violence instead of love.

She looked her father in the eyes and said, "I will make an effort to help him. However, he needs to work hard just like everyone else. He won’t secure a position in thepany without earning it!"

Be wanted to teach Henry to be a decent human, not be evil and snobby like their father or their uncles.