BACK TO PRESENT...
Back on the rooftop, Charles returned to the present, the shadow of the past still heavy on his shoulders as he looked at Bentley, who was now staring at him with shock.
“I didn’t betray Dominic, son,” Charles said quietly. “I saved him—from Osborne, from a deal that would have destroyed everything he had worked for. But in the process, I lost my best friend. Dominic never knew the truth, and I never had the heart to tell him. It’s a burden I’ve carried for over two decades, and now you know why.”
With a sigh, Bentley removed his sunglasses and placed them on the table. He scratched his temples, muttering something under his breath, disbelief and frustration etched into his features. It seemed almost absurd to him—how two men who had been so close could drift apart ov
