My Billionaire Ex-Husband Chase Me Back - Chapter 394

Chapter 394: Father, Help Me!
After a few minutes passed and his heart no longer raced, Isaac Donovan continued to express his disappointment to Lucas.

“And you know what, Lucas? I also think of erasing you from my family registry. You don’t deserve to carry my name!”

Everyone was shocked to hear Isaac’s words, especially Emma. It was the first time she had witnessed her father saying he wanted to erase his son from the family registry.

In the past, even when their father was really furious and disappointed in them, he had never said those words. This time, he was just bluffing, right?

Emma tilted her head slightly to see her father’s face. Her heart suddenly tensed when she saw the seriousness and determination in his expression.

‘Oh my god, Father is serious…he really wanted to erase Lucas from the family registry!?’ Emma muttered while gazing at Lucas. She saw his face turn as white as the first snow; he was also shocked.

“Father—”

Suddenly, Lucas stood from his seat and kneeled before his father.

“Please forgive me. I know I’m so stupid, a scumbag; I’ve been so cruel to my wife and my daughter. But please give me a chance to be a better person. Please, Father, don’t disown me.” Lucas pleaded while holding his father’s feet. He whimpered, almost crying.

He had lost everything—his wife, daughter, and now his father. Just thinking about that, he felt frightened. He felt lost. He can’t imagine what will happen in the future.

Isaac Donovan let out a long sigh while looking at Lucas with a look of pity. However, his annoyance slowly emerged in his heart when he remembered Lucas’s terrible behavior.

Isaac closed his eyes for a moment, trying to clear his mind.

After a while, he opened his eyes again and softly said, “Even though I’m willing to forgive you, don’t expect anything from Natalie and Bella,” he said sternly.

Lucas opened his mouth, trying to say something, but no words could leave his lips.

“You hurt them so badly, Lucas. I hope you stop what you are doing, too, for the sake of my sanity. If you still act like a scumbag, evil… I might die from anger and shame if you continue your lifestyle. I hope you understand what I’m trying to say to you!” Isaac continued.

“I understand, Father. I promise you… I won’t do anything to shame our family,” Lucas said sincerely. What he had heard today was like a wake-up alarm for him.

He witnessed his daughter’s power in the meeting room as she took over the company and mercilessly fired three longtime directors. She also didn’t hesitate to fire her first uncle from the company.

And what made him devastated was the news about Natalie battling cancer without his knowledge breaking Lucas’ heart.

But everything was too late for him. Like his father said, he had already lost his wife and daughter; he didn’t have a chance to get their forgiveness.

It was too late for him to beg for forgiveness.

Sigh!

Lucas was aware that there was something strange inside him. He didn’t understand why, but his intense hatred towards everything was growing day by day.

He knew he needed to break free from the darkness that had consumed his mind and heart, but every attempt felt too challenging. He tried, but the hatred was still there.

What happened today made Lucas even more convinced of the idea hidden in his heart to leave. Leaving everything behind.

Yes, the only solution was to go far away from his family and anyone else he might harm. That was the only way to find peace for him and his family.

“Get up! Bella will be here soon, and she’ll be even more annoyed and angry if she sees you like this.” Isaac commanded.

“Please, Father, help me. Please help me so that my family can forgive me…” Lucas once again begged. He didn’t wish for Natalie or Bella to return to him but only wanted their forgiveness.

Isaac Donovan took a deep breath and looked at his son. Lucas was kneeling before him, and Lucas’s eyes started to dampen. Instead of feeling sorry, Isaac began to feel irritated.

“I’m not a god, Lucas. You know what you have done all this time cannot be forgiven. Not by a man,” Isaac shook his head slowly when he saw his son’s tears start to flow.

Isaac continued, “My only suggestion is that from now on, you must live your life proving to Bella and Natalie that you have really changed. I might not live long enough to forgive you, but maybe your wife and daughter can forgive you in the future. Stop asking for forgiveness through me, but meet them and kneel before them!”

Lucas hung his head low, looking at the marble floor. He was weeping with tears streaming down his cheeks.

His heart felt sore, not because he feared being fired by his daughter but because he imagined what he had done to his family. He truly felt evil and understood that his behavior could not be forgiven.

Now, he could only grit his teeth and curse himself in his heart.

After a few more seconds, consumed by his sadness and anger, Lucas finally stood up from the floor and walked toward the door. He didn’t want to sit in this room anymore. He just wanted to leave, to calm the darkness in his heart.

He didn’t need to meet Bella because he didn’t want his daughter to hate him even more if she saw him like this. Or, he was too afraid his anger would flare up again and widen the distance between them.

“Brother Lucas, where are you going?” Thomas asked. He was surprised that Lucas wasn’t sitting but walking toward the door. “Bella asked us to wait for her here…”

Lucas stopped and then turned his head to Thomas, his younger brother.

“I will be in my office packing my things. I no longer need all of this — my power and wealth. I no longer need them,” he said with a bitter smile before turning around and leaving the room, surprising everyone.

“Huh!? Why did Brother say those words?” Thomas asked himself while scratching his head. Puzzled by his brother’s sudden change, he felt like he saw someone else, not Lucas.

“Stop overthinking,” Emma said, responding to Thomas’s curiosity. “Lucas needs to calm down because he just realized he has lost everything: his family, wealth, and even his self-esteem.”

Emma felt slightly sorry for her brother, but her sympathy slowly faded when she remembered what he did to Natalie and Bella.

‘You deserved it, Lucas! I hope you can be a better person in the future.’ She muttered inwardly while looking at her father.

Emma leaned closer to her father when she saw his eyes turn red. She whispered, “It’s fine, Father. He will be alright, so no need to feel sorry for him.”

“I do not feel sorry for him. But I know I might have a part in his falling toward evilness. I failed to raise him properly, unlike I raised you, Emma. The evil man he has become, I should have stopped it before it became.”