Lucy’s words hit Jeffrey like a sledgehammer to the chest.
He froze. "What did you just say?"
"Mr. Stone pulled all of his investment." She repeated every word clearly.
"How much?" Jeffrey's voice was low, barely containing the anger and pain churning inside him.
"All of it."
All of it?
His pupils shook violently. He couldn't understand why I would do this to him.
Three years ago, when his company was on the verge of collapse, I couldn't bear watching him humble himself at endless business dinners, begging investors for help. So I went to my brother.
A full five hundred million dollars had landed in Jeffrey's lap. He hadn't known how to thank me.
But I had asked for nothing. I had simply stood on my tiptoes and stolen a kiss from him.
For the past three years, I had only given. I
