INSIDE THE room, which turned out to be the room where Charles conducts his secret health examinations with Maxine, Charles groaned continuously as he could feel pain every time he move. He was used to sudden attacks like this, causing him to hire Maxine as his personal nurse, but this time, his recent attack was severe.

He was glad that the moment he had an attack was inside the room, and no one had seen him in such a pathetic situation.

“You need to be confined to the hospital, master—”

“I can’t do that,” Charles interrupted her in a weak voice. “Everyone was waiting for my downfall. As soon as someone finds out about this, they will use it against the Remington family. August would be in danger, too.”

There are so many reasons why he wanted to keep his sickness a secret, but the main reason was to protect August and their wealth. When stockholders knew that the CEO was sick and dying, the stock prices would plummet, the same as the number of potential investors.

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