Hold My Tear, I’m Getting My Wife Back! ( Leanne Castillo ) novel Chapter 459

Maddox didn't show his feelings, as years of navigating the high seas of the business world had taught him to keep a calm facade, no matter the storm.

He turned to his elder son. "Phillip, what's your take on this?"

Leanne glanced at Phillip, too.

Phillip didn't owe her anything. After all, he was the heir apparent to the Richardson Group empire. Whatever hardships and tempests VectorVista might face, they'd impact him directly.

Dressed in a sharp, dark suit, Phillip's face, resembling Curtis', was calm and composed.

Amidst expectant looks, he said, "Curtis is not Uncle Hanley, and I'm not in this fight alone like you were back in the day. Curtis has been wronged over Uncle Hanley's affairs for many years, and I feel guilty toward him."

Seeing Curtis struggle against family constraints with his talents shackled pained Phillip deeply.

"When this comes to light, the repercussions for VectorVista are unpredictable," Maddox pressed on, "Have you considered all that?"

After a brief pause, Phillip recalled, "On Curtis' eighteenth birthday, you gifted him a yacht. He circumnavigated the globe that year, returning with tales of navigating through three thousand miles of open sea and five-meter-high waves. I envied his freedom then."

"I asked him if he was afraid of the storms. He told me, 'Sailing the seas, you're bound to hit storms, but it's the storms that carry you further.'"

Phillip continued, "VectorVista has grown from a mere sailboat to a colossal ship over the past twenty years. A light breeze or minor waves won't capsize it."

Maddox looked at his sons, his feelings complex, but pride and relief were predominant.