All Chapters of Sunset of Broken Bonds: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

A calm, steady man's voice came through the phone as soon as the call connected."Hello, Dad.""You should come to tomorrow's shareholders meeting and the inauguration ceremony for the new CEO. And make sure you dress formally, because you'll be the company's new CEO."I spoke while looking at Julie Setford, who sat across from me.For a split second, surprise flashed across her face. But it quickly turned into mockery.The moment I hung up, she sneered. "Uncle Liam, your acting is terrible! Do you really think I'd be scared just because you hired some nobody to call you 'Dad'?" She laughed coldly. "Everyone in Jesselton knows I'm your daughter. I'm also your only heir. If you want to scare me, at least come up with something believable."I looked at the "daughter" I had loved and protected for 25 years. Anger and heartbreak twisted inside me.I had thought she truly cared about me.I never imagined she would betray me like this."You know how much I've spoiled you these past 25 years

Chapter 2

And now Timothy had twisted the truth and blamed everything on me.I took a deep breath, wanting to tell Julie what had really happened.But before I could speak, she yelled again."Not just Mom! Dad lost his legs because of you too! He has to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair and endure everyone's ridicule. So giving him money and houses is only fair! You owe him that!"Listening to her righteous accusations, my heart still ached.After all, I couldn't just throw away 25 years of love."As long as you clear my dad's name at tomorrow's board meeting and transfer all your shares to him as compensation, I'll still take care of you like a real daughter."You know most of the shareholders and the important people in the company are on my side now. You don't have any other choice."I looked at her coldly and laughed bitterly."Julie, I gave you the best education. I taught you how to become a qualified business leader. But I forgot to teach you how to be a decent human being. It's

Chapter 3

He grinned smugly. "Now I own exactly the same number of shares as you."As long as more than half the shareholders support me today, I'll become the new CEO of Setford Group."Oh, I've already decided the first thing I'll do after taking office. I hate the name Setford. How about changing it to Nolan Group instead?"Seeing his arrogant face, I was once again shocked by Julie's ruthlessness.On her 18th birthday, I had given her half of my shares.It was my gift to her. It carried all my love for her and all the hopes I had for her future.Yet today, all of that had become the weapon she used against me.When Julie met my shocked and furious gaze, guilt flashed across her face.For a brief moment, she looked like she wanted to say something. But when she looked at Timothy sitting beside her, the guilt disappeared instantly.She opened her purse and took out a check."Uncle Liam, I'll buy your shares for twice the market price. Don't be greedy."This money is more than enough for you to

Chapter 4

"If you hadn't tried so hard to separate my mom and dad back then, Mom wouldn't have died. And I could've grown up with my parents."Not only are we not asking you to pay for your sins, but we're even giving you a fortune so you can live comfortably for the rest of your life. So why are you still not satisfied?"I slapped her hand away before the alcohol-soaked cotton ball could touch my face."Julie, you're so stupid. You proudly accepted a monster as your father and still think you've won."Julie froze. Then she frowned."What do you mean?"I replied coldly, "Back then, Timothy did want to take your mother away. But after your grandparents offered him a huge amount of money, he agreed to leave her. He promised to make her give up on him and disappear forever."So on the way to the airport, Timothy suddenly broke up with her. Your mother was furious. They started fighting. And that's why the car crashed."Julie stared at me for a long time.Then she suddenly laughed."Liam, if Dad had

Chapter 5

Julie walked to the desk, took out another agreement, and placed it in front of me again. This time, her voice was calm."I suggest you sign it."If you won't think about yourself, then think about Grandpa."He's still lying in the hospital."The medical team treating him was hired by me. Since I can spend money to bring them here, I can also make them leave immediately."And with Grandpa's condition, I'm afraid he won't survive long enough for you to find another medical team."I was furious when I heard that."Julie, Grandpa saved your life! If it weren't for him, you wouldn't have lived to grow up!"But Julie had already been completely brainwashed by Timothy.Her sense of right and wrong had been twisted beyond repair."Liam, don't try to take the moral high ground and lecture me. You raised me yourself. I'm just as ruthless as you are."Back then, you built Setford Group with Grandpa and Grandma's help. But didn't you still kill Mom in the end? So you have no right to criticize me

Chapter 6

Julie and Timothy sat proudly in the main seats of the conference room. They looked confident, like they had already won.A secretary came forward and poured drinks for them.Timothy took a sip, then immediately frowned in disgust."What is this trash?" he snapped."How can you serve something this bad at a Setford Group shareholders meeting?"Did someone in the secretary department take bribes and switch the drinks?"The secretary quickly shook her head. "No! We didn’t do anything like that!"This is high-quality coffee! We’ve always served this at meetings, and no one has ever complained before!"Timothy’s face darkened."So you're saying I can't tell good coffee from bad coffee?"What's your name? Do you even want to keep your job?"The secretary turned pale. She looked helplessly at Julie for support.Julie waved her hand slightly, signaling the secretary to leave.Truth was, even Julie felt annoyed by Timothy’s attitude.She could clearly see the gap between him and Liam.And it m

Chapter 7

"That wasn’t our agreement. We said you’d be CEO and hold the shares, but I would still run the company."You don’t understand business at all. How could you possibly manage a company this big?"Timothy ignored her completely. He looked around the room with a sneer."I knew it. You people are just like Liam. All of you look down on me."But it doesn’t matter. I own the most shares now. That means I have absolute control."From this moment on, Setford Group belongs to me."Anyone who wants to stay can follow my orders. Anyone who doesn’t agree can get out right now."Just then, the conference room door was pushed open."Timothy, you’re really full of yourself."But are you sure you actually own the most shares in Setford Group?"The moment I appeared at the conference room door, both Julie and Timothy’s faces changed instantly.Timothy’s expression darkened as he shouted at me."Liam, you have no shame! You’re still here?"Setford Group has nothing to do with you anymore. This isn’t a p

Chapter 8

"I’ll give you three more minutes. If you don’t leave, I’m calling the hospital."She thought I would panic and back down. Instead, I simply made a polite “go ahead” gesture.Thinking I was bluffing, she picked up her phone and called the hospital."Hello, Dr. Lambert. This is Julie. I want all treatment for Jacob Setford to stop immediately."There was a pause."What? Jacob has already been transferred? Why wasn’t I informed?"She hung up, her face turning ugly as she looked at me."So what if you moved Grandpa? You already signed and stamped the share transfer agreement. It’s too late to regret anything now!""Stamped?" I calmly placed the document on the table in front of them."This has my signature. But the stamp on it is yours. So this agreement is invalid."Julie froze. She grabbed the document and looked closely.Only then did she realize the company seal on it was hers.She had purposely made a personal stamp that looked very similar to mine.She used it to show everyone how c

Chapter 9

But I was faster. I turned on the projector in the meeting room. The adoption papers appeared on the big screen."I adopted Terrance 20 years ago. Everything was done legally. If anyone has doubts, feel free to verify it."Julie suddenly broke down.She pointed at Terrance and shouted."So you adopted him 20 years ago! So from the very beginning, you never really wanted me to be your successor!"Dad was right! You’re fake! You never truly loved me!"My gaze turned cold."You think I didn't love you?"Julie, Terrance was originally someone I prepared for you. He was meant to be your future husband."You were my most precious daughter. I didn’t trust anyone else to protect you. So I planned everything from the beginning."But now it seems I didn't need to. And you don't even deserve Terrance."Julie's emotions slowly calmed down.Her eyes were filled with pain and regret."Dad..."She whispered.But I cut her off immediately."Don't call me Dad anymore. I am not your father. Your father

Chapter 10

Not even Julie. She just stood there blankly, staring at me.Timothy lay sprawled on the ground in humiliation. He glared at me viciously."Liam! You're shameless! You're despicable! I'll never let you get away with this!"I sneered. "You should worry about your own problems first."As soon as I finished speaking, two police officers walked into the conference room."Mr. Timothy Nolan. We suspect you were involved in the car accident that caused the death of Ms. Sophie Langdale 15 years ago. You need to come with us for questioning."Timothy's face instantly lost all color. He began struggling frantically."That's nonsense! I was a victim too! How could I possibly be involved?"He pointed at me and shouted. "This is all Liam's doing! That hypocrite bribed you! I'm going to file a complaint!"The officers ignored his yelling. They calmly lifted him back into his wheelchair."You have every right to file a complaint. We won't interfere. But you need to come with us right now."Realizing

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