Lucian POV
“What do you mean?” I asked, my voice trembling with a mix of anger and disbelief.
My father stood in front of the board of directors, his indifferent gaze that made my blood boil and my gaze fixed on me.
His calm demeanor was mocking as though none of this was important.
None of my sacrifice or my loyalty mattered to him.
“Dad,” I called out desperately my voice cracking.
I wanted to believe I had misheard him. This couldn't be real.
After all I had to do, after everything, he asked me? Even marrying Rhoda for the sake of getting this company.
And now, after everything, he stood there and handed it to Lucas, my younger stepbrother.
“Congratulations, my son,” he said again, his voice cutting through the silence like a knife.
He was talking to Lucas with a grin on his
