Chapter 45

I turned my head away, unwilling to accept it. "Brother, you never explained yesterday why you were pretending to be sick," Lily said, her face alight with excitement. Mechanically, I picked up a piece of bread and stuffed it into my mouth, chewing and swallowing as if it tasted like vinegar. "Helen wasn't feeling well yesterday, so I didn’t get the chance to explain everything properly," he said, straightening his collar before turning his gaze to Alexander. "The reason I feigned illness is because I discovered that someone has been secretly manipulating our company’s shares over the past few years. There’s a person within the company who’s been abusing their position, colluding with external businesses, trying to drain our resources bit by bit!" Even though I already knew the answer, hearing it spoken aloud made me lift my head involuntarily to glance at Nicholas. Sure enough, his expression was off—like he was desperately trying to maintain composure, but his hands trembled around t