Chapter 293 - 120: Rescuing Crown (2)

Lewis was shocked, seeing all the people that he trusted kneeled in front of him and asks for forgiveness for whatever sins that he is not aware of.

Gordon, Hansen, and the three housemaids all kneeled in front of Lewis, saying that they are sorry, Lewis watches them bewildered.

Get up, all of you..... Get up..... I can't understand, why are you all saying that you are sorry??? and why are you kneeling??? Can you please clarify everything to me??? Lewis said as he pulled Gordon and Hansen by the arm.

The five people who are feeling guilty all stood up and face Lewis with their heads bowed down, ashamed to look at Lewis in the eye. 

Gordon???? Hansen??? What is the meaning of this???? Lewis said, looking at Gordon and Hansen who are both nearest to him, and he treated like a brother.

Boss...Gordon said but before he could say another word, Lewis interrupted him

Stop calling me boss, you know that I treated you both as a brother, all of you are like a family to me, why are you acting like that??? Lewis asks

Ahhh, Lewis, I know how good you treated us. You and your family, but we made a mistake because we didn't want to hurt you. We turned a blind eye over something that is so important to you and...it almost cost you your life. I am sorry, we are all sorry for being a coward. Hansen said, his voice is trembling, and not daring to look at Lewis afraid to let Lewis see the guilt in his eyes.

What are you saying??? Can you please get to the point? We don't have all the time in the world, we still need to go to a safe place. Lewis said again starting to get impatient.

Lewis, the truth is, Lewis Jr is not your son, he is the son of Anna's lover. I.... I heard the maids talking about it and told Hansen, we can't tell you because I know that it will hurt you when I heard about this... I started to investigate the young madam "Anna" and I overheard her talking to her lover on the phone, they are planning to kill you, I don't know who the guy is, but that night I saw a man wearing a mask inside the garage, he..... He cut the break of the car, I think... I'm not sure, but the next day I... I asked you to use the other car because I have a suspicion that the young madam's lover is the one who ordered that man. I didn't know that the young madam and Lewis hr have an appointment with the doctor that day, and I didn't know that they are going to use the car.

I... I should have told you about it long ago, but I didn't want to see you suffer because of the young madam's infidelity. Gordon said crying, finally having the courage to tell Lewis the dirty secret that his wife did and carry to her grave.

Lewis was stunned, he remained silent, his tears falling down his face, he can't believe and he can't accept the things that he heard from his trusted friend who is like a brother to him that his wife cheated on him. All these years, he believes that his wife Anna is a pure and devoted housewife to him who couldn't do such a thing as cheating on him. But Gordon is now telling him that his wife cheated and planned to kill him. The car accident is seemingly for him and not for Anna and Lewis jr.

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Hansen is it true???? Lewis said after a long while looking at Hansen. Hansen nodded, confirming Gordon's story without saying a word. The other three maids all nodded along with Hansen, they are sorry and feeling guilty for not telling Lewis the truth. They are supposed to be loyal to Lewis, and they are supposed to protect Lewis and his family because they owed it to him, instead, they keep the truth from Lewis and leave him standing in the dark full of anger and grief in his heart.

Lewis, we are sorry, we are supposed to protect you but we failed to do it, it is not only your feelings that have been hurt it almost cost your life and it's our fault. Gordon said after a long silence.

Lewis did not answer, he just keeps on crying like a child hurt and lost. He feels like the whole world betrayed him, the people he trusted, and most of all the woman that he loved so much.

Lewis, stop crying and act like a man, even if the whole world betrayed you, you still need to be strong and act like a man. You still have Crown and Giselle who depended on you now. It's good, that they decided to not tell you about it, if they do it will surely ruin your life and who knows... Maybe, if you learned about it before, then there will be no Lewis today, you are the defense secretary and the big boss of the dark organization, they may think that you are dead now, but someday you will come back to bring them down. Morgan's said as she pulled Lewis by the arm and gives him a comforting hug.

Lewis looks at Morgana and smiled at her, it still hurts until now that his wife died early but it is more hurting to know that she died that day in the car that was supposed to be his own ride to death. Fortunately, he has his trusted friends who stop him from using the car if not..... Then the results are very obvious.

He looks at Hansen and Gordon and tapped them on their shoulders saying

Lewis: don't feel sorry for me, it is the last thing that I wanted to hear from all of you. Yes, Morgan is right, I still have my grandchildren depending on me, besides, it is not your fault. It is mine. I have been too caught up with my work and didn't have time with my family and that's what happened. Even my own daughter died from the hands of her husband, and it is my fault too. I.... I didn't give her my time as her father, and she turned her attention to that man, looking for love and looking for a way to spite me.