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Chapter 1

RIVER

"If this one quits, I' you"

"I'm not sure you can actually disown inald Wentworth the Third Good old Reg was the kind ofwhat he wanted, whenever he wanted it The CEO of Wentworth Financial, the largest hedge fund company in the world They did business with everyone fro was off-limits for the fareen

"River, it's been a year We have tried everything You can't just shut yourself off from the rest of the world When was the last time you left the apartment?"

"Yesterday , I went for a run"

"Fine, maybe that was a bad question When was the last time you went out with people?"

I poured a cup of coffee fora sip "People are overrated I think I've seen enough of people and what they can do I'ain"

"You can't live in the past"

"I'e take over o back to the past"

"None of that was your fault"

"I know, Dad The shit that happened was your fault You could have pulled your strings but chose not to, and because of that, my brother, your son, is dead"

"You think I could have done anything? You think I could have stopped hiet the two of you positions that were far away frone called me and dee, sitting behind a desk and pretending he was actually doing anything He wanted to be on the field to help ashis face, looking weathered, soinald looked taller than life, this massive presence that commanded respect the moht of hi as he was respected

"You should havelass breaking on the floor