Trystan shot me a hateful glare, then rushed out without a word, carrying Laura in his arms. I stood there, completely confused. What did that look mean?
He seemed to despise me.
Was he blaming me for not letting him spend those two hundred million?
With my mother's bracelet in hand, I returned to the city limits, and visited her grave that same day to share the good news. Then I went home.
Late at night, when I finally calmed down and looked at the bracelet again, I fell into despair.
Three hundred million—how could I ever repay Matthias for such an enormous favor? Plus, he had let me borrow fifty million before that.
I decided to talk to him tomorrow. No matter what, I had to repay this debt, or I'd never be at peace. But before I could seek out Matthias, trouble came looking
