Chapter: 1430

Any remaining sliver of attachment Nikolas felt toward the McCoy family shattered completely beneath Hamilton's merciless declaration.

With a firm nod, he answered with conviction, "Fine! I'm walking away!"

Not pausing for a second, he walked off again. His brothers trailed behind for a few steps, but Nikolas stopped them. "Don't follow me. This isn't sudden. I've wanted to break free for a long time. I only want the life I've never been allowed to live."

And with those final words, Nikolas left.

Hamilton's voice rang out again, louder than before. "If he's walking out, then make sure it's clean. Joseph, alert the finance department. Cancel every card in Nikolas' name and freeze all his accounts. Tell every partner we deal with that Nikolas is no longer one of us. No privileges, no favors, no exceptions."