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Hamilton's gaze tracked the jet as it dwindled into a thin silver thread against the sky.
He slumped back into the driver's seat, wordless, watching a wave of people pouring toward the building. The
place looked as battered and displaced as Josh himself — stripped of its former dignity.
Hamilton gripped the steering wheel, only now noticing the tremor in his own hands.
After what felt like an eternity, he reached for his phone, moving as if pulled by invisible strings, and dialed
Daniela’s number.
When she answered, his voice emerged raw and hollow. “Daniela, I'm outside McCoy Group. Could you cpick
a numb void behind his eyes.
The fortune he'd spent decades building vanished, and the company he’d painstakingly grown evaporated
overnight. Speech eluded him.
He glanced at his overflowing contact list — old friends, influential business partners, three younger brothers,
five sons — six now — yet in this moment of ruin, he couldnt bring himself to reach out to a single one of them.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe only number his trembling fingers dialed was Daniela’s.
Daniela showed up on her own.
As she drove, Hamilton sat in stunned silence. He switched off his phone, too shaken to speak.
Daniela kept her full attention on the road.
A sharp gust of cold wind swept past as they continued on.
Hamilton slowly turned his head, his eyes settling on Daniela’s calm profile. After a long pause, he spoke in a
trembling voice. “Daniela, I've been swindled out of a lot of money.”
Daniela kept her gaze fixed on the road, steering clear of the heavy traffic. “Hmm,” she replied quietly.
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Hamilton went on. “I spent my whole life working hard, and now, at this age, someone trickedout of so much
money. | can’t handle it.”
It was strange.
Years later, whenever Hamilton thought back to that day and everything he said to Daniela, shwould creep
in.
He had been nearly falling apart in front of his daughter-in-law, all over lost money.
But back then, the words had cwithout hesitation.
Around Daniela, his defenses dropped. He couldn’t hide how broken he felt.
If he had to open up to anyone, it would be Daniela.
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Hamilton felt completely overwhelmed.
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