After leaving Ellie Chen, Henry went down the emergency escape stairs two by two. It helped him to think, a bad habit his father had tried to beat out of him. Conrad Wong had no taste for such fancies.
The minimal industrial steel strangely helped him relax as he sat down and held his head in his hands. He couldn't believe what he had just done. Henry felt dirty, but also relieved. He was happy that his inheritance problem had been resolved with finality -- praying that this fragile fiance of his didn't die before the following more. Even with that consolation, he still couldn't believe he had come this far just to make his father turn in his grave. He used to respect the man, now all he wanted was to be rid of his ghost hoving behind him. Although neither involved in his dilemma has flinched at the atrocious idea, he felt like he had really taken advantage of Ellie's situation.
