Chapter 514 Billionaire's Lies

• That night, later in the evening, the Thompson family gathered around the dinner table, their normally lively and warm environment subdued by a heavy, unspoken tension. Benedic Thompson, Saben's father, sat at the head of the table with his brow creased, absent-mindedly pushing the food around on his plate, lost in thought. His wife, Sabrina Thompson, peered up from her plate, her expression one of mounting concern as she looked down at the vacant chair at the far end of the table where Saben would have been sitting.
• Sabrina: "He still doesn't call, Benedic. That isn't like him. This is the second consecutive day."
• Benedic sighed in frustration, setting his fork down harder than he needed to. He had always thought he was the kind of man who could do it all—business, family, the occasional rebellious stage with Saben. But this was different. Something had changed, and he couldn't quite find his finger on it. He glanced over at Sabrina, his eyes giving away the concern that had started to eat at him.