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Without a flicker of concern, Jordy lounged back, resting his foot on the empty chair beside her, sounding even more rxed than before. “I won’t deny it. You did help me once. But those days are gone. Now, I’ve got more wealth than you ever had. Frankly, you mean nothing to me. I’m only here for whatever scraps you’re clutching in your hand.”
“Scraps?” Rosie was both shocked and enraged by his words. “How dare you say something like that to me? The only reason you’ve got anything at all is because of me! Forget it, your family was once nothing in Shirie. If I hadn’t stepped in, you’d have been crushed. Everything I handed you, I can snatch right back.”
Jordy’s lips twisted into a smirk, his voice dripping with scorn. “Remind me—who exactly do you think you are? If the Harpers hadn’t frozen your ounts and snatched away everyst resource you had, perhaps you would still matter in the business world. You managed to cross the one family nobody dares to offend. You’re finished. Take my advice—dump those failing assets now. Every minute you hang on to them, your losses just keep piling up.”
He pulled a check from inside his jacket, let it rest on the table, and tapped it as if daring Rosie to refuse. “Ten million for seventeenpanies. That’s my offer. Satisfied?”
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Rosie’s attentionnded on the check. She looked at the numbers, her anger building with every heartbeat. She snatched it up and, in one swift motion, ripped it to pieces, letting the scraps rain down on Jordy.
“I do want to let go of thepanies. They’re in trouble right now, yes, but they have real promise. My tech team is gifted, and the deal includes everyone—my staff, our contracts, and the equipment. Yet, you toss ten million at me as if that’s all they are worth? You think I’m desperate?”
Jordy gave a low, mockingugh. “Save your speech. I know exactly what’s happening. The brains behind your operation already walked out. Employees? You haven’t paid them in months. No one works for free. Your production lines are shut down. Your engineers have vanished.”
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“Thend and equipment alone are worth more than your pathetic offer. You’d better watch yourself, Jordy. Just because I’m struggling now doesn’t mean I’ve lost every ally. Push me, and I might take your family down,” Rosie said.
With an exaggerated shudder, Jordy pulled back his foot and leaned in closer, wearing a taunting grin. “You really think you can threaten me? I’m offering ten million for everything you have left. Take it or leave it—I’m not out of options. Brenna’s robotics project is looking for backers. There’s real potential there. Investing in that makes more sense than pouring money into your sinking ship.”
Rosie’s temper boiled over, barely kept in check by the smug way he looked at her. She nced at the bodyguards at the door and said to Jordy coldly, “This is thest time I’m asking you. Will you pay market price or not? I’m in a tight spot, and I need someone on my side. Lend me a hand, and I’ll back you up once I regain my power. Remember, I’ll soon be the King’s wife in Plieca, and everyone there will owe me respect.”
A burst ofughter came from Jordy,ced with nothing but mockery. “Royalty in some tiny nation isn’t worth half as much as the mayor’s partner here in Shirie. Bragging like that just makes you look silly! Plieca has what, just over eight million people? Shirie alone houses twenty million. You shouldn’t even feel offended if I say you shine even less than our mayor’s wife.”
Without a word, Rosie motioned for the bodyguards. They responded at once. Two approached, and one of them grabbed Jordy, mming him down so hard that the sound echoed.
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