"Do you think August is a simple man? No—he's far more calculating than anyone else!" Charles stepped away from Janet, turning his back to her as he walked over to the blinds. Janet knew he liked standing there, gazing down at the view below—or maybe it was the thrill of looking down from that height that he craved.
From the moment August was brought into the Elwin family, a burning desire for revenge had taken root deep inside him. It was Norman and Sienna who betrayed Derrick first. Even as a child, Charles remembered Sienna's scant love as a mother. Back then, he and Philip had been happy. But later, their mother became someone else's woman—someone else's mother.
Charles understood Derrick's hatred. Derrick was a proud man; he would never allow such a thing to happen in his world. The woman he loved most and his own blood brother both betrayed him. He wanted destruction. His hatred was justified!
