Chapter 1027

Chapter 1027:

She had looked him in the eye and told him that if he wanted to protect the people he cared about, he couldn’t just sit back passively. He had to actively fight for them, even if it meant clawing, scratching, and doing whatever it took.

She had told him, with absolute conviction, that he was capable of succeeding. So he had taken her words to heart and tried his best. It wasn’t easy, but somehow, against all odds, he had actually succeeded.

The journey had been filled with terrifying moments and dangerous turns that could have killed him at any point. But he had held on and made it through to the other side.

Without that life-or-death psychological confrontation with Millie, he would still be the same reckless, self-destructive version of Egbert that everyone had known before.

When the entire world feared him and misunderstood everything about who he was, she had been the only person brave enough to step directly into the danger zone. She had risked everything—even sacrificing herself—just to force open his eyes and make him see the truth.

It didn’t even matter that her real motivation had been to help Brandon, not him. What mattered was that she had done it.

She was the only person who could slice through all his carefully constructed defenses and protective walls, striking directly at the vulnerable core of who he really was beneath it all.

And during all those brutal, bloody days that followed—when he was fighting for survival and wanting to give up with every breath—she became the anchor that kept him going, the pillar of strength he remembered when his own strength failed.

So how could he possibly not think about Millie constantly all these years? How could he not be completely fixated on the woman who had fundamentally changed the entire course of his life?

After listening to Egbert’s explanation in heavy silence, Babette finally found her voice again.

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻

“I can do all of that too!” she burst out desperately after a brief pause. “Egbert, I would die for you! I would jump into an icy pool without hesitation if it meant saving you—just like she did for Brandon p>

But Egbert only shook his head slowly, his expression gentle but final. There were countless people in his life who would willingly risk their lives for him. Babette certainly wasn’t unique in that regard.

What had made Millie special in that particular moment was the fact that she had been gambling her life for Brandon’s sake, not for Egbert’s benefit at all. Millie had truly understood him on a level that no one else ever had, and her resolve had been unshakable.

Babette felt her anxiety rising to unbearable levels as she watched his rejection sink in.

“Egbert, I think you completely misunderstand the situation,” she insisted, her voice growing louder and more desperate. “When she and Brandon came to negotiate with you back then, it was only because the Watson Group had just achieved a major technological breakthrough. She was gambling with her life because she literally had no other choice p>

Egbert lifted his wine glass and took another slow sip, savoring the rich taste on his tongue.

“You’re right that she had no choice in some ways,” he acknowledged. “But everything that happened was still completely within her careful calculations and planning. Babette, you need to understand something—I never had any intention of signing that cooperation contract that day. The Watson Group’s technological breakthrough meant nothing to me. I operated alone, and my plan was always to take everything for myself. I was never going to collaborate or share anything with anyone. It was only because of Millie that I changed my mind p>