Three days after I left, Paul and Claire completely fell out.
The reason was simple.
The moment news of Ridge Capital Partners's acquisition broke, Singularity Tech's valuation evaporated by seventy percent overnight. Claire's father withdrew all of his investments that same day.
Paul found Claire, hoping she could help mediate.
But Claire laughed like she held the moral high ground. She said, "Paul, you can't even keep your own woman, and you still expect me to help you?"
She continued, "Let me make this clear. My father invested that money for my sake. Now that I've lost credibility, who still cares about you?"
Paul lowered his voice and asked, "Claire, how much have I spent on you these past two years?"
Claire rolled her eyes. "How much? Wasn't that what you willingly gave? Feeli
