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    But before he could go, Gracie reached out and stopped him. “You haven’t even heard my full n. Maybe you should listen before you walk out.”


    Jordy gave a dryugh. “I am her ex-boyfriend. I’m now also in touch with her half-sister. Do you really think Brenna would work with me again? Besides, she’s got more investors than she needs.”


    Gracie sat there in shock, the pieces suddenly clicking. She knew Jordy was chasing after Sandra, but his past with Brenna really caught her off guard.


    Everything she’d nned was now disrupted.


    “Hold on, let’s not give up yet. Maybe there’s a way around this.” Trying not to lose her cool, Gracie pulled Jordy back into his chair.


    She couldn’t help but wonder how Brenna and Jordy ever got involved in the first ce.


    With a little smile, Gracie said to Jordy, “Mr. Barton, you have everything going for you—talent, ambition, and charm. I’ve always admired your instincts. But what made you walk away from Brenna before?”


    Jordy thought for a moment. Why had he left Brenna back then? He still remembered the reason clearly. Back then, he was just another wealthy heir; his family barely broke into the top two hundred on Shirie’s list.


    To get ahead, his family had to butter up even families like the Barrett family. That was why he had be Brenna’s boyfriend at that time.


    Once the truth came out that Brenna wasn’t really from the Barrett family, and rumors swirled that her biological parents were simple country folk, he wasted no time cutting ties with her and got together with Isabe.


    But he hadn’t anticipated that Brenna was actually from the Harper family, one of Shirie’s four most powerful families. When he learned the truth, regret gnawed at him, but it was toote. Even if he tried to win her back, Brenna would never give him another chance.


    He nced at Gracie with a cool demeanor, thinking she should have done her homework before bringing up the past. If she’d bothered to look into it, maybe they wouldn’t be stuck in this ufortable exchange now.


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    Instead of answering Gracie’s question, Jordy threw one right back at her. “Miss Wilson, what made you leave Ethan before?”


    That question hit a nerve. Gracie bristled, immediately sensing that Jordy was mocking her.


    She replied, “Mr. Barton, it wasn’t my choice to let go of Ethan. He didn’t have feelings for me, so I had to ept that.” Mid-sentence, realization dawned on her. She believed Jordy was saying he’d left Brenna for the same reason: she didn’t love him.


    She continued, “Enough about the past. Let’s talk business instead. I have plenty of money, and you’ve got the instincts for smart investments. There’s no reason we shouldn’t team up.”


    “But I don’t want to work with you,” Jordy said curtly as he stood up. This time, he didn’t give Gracie a moment to argue; he turned and walked straight away, leaving her there without a backward nce.


    Gracie simmered with frustration. She couldn’t figure out what she wascking. Who didn’t like money?


    Yet here she was, flush with cash, only to have Jordy dismiss her as if she were nothing.


    She searched for a reason for this, but the only thing clear to her was that Jordy didn’t recognize a good opportunity when it was right in front of him.


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