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"Forget it," he said and s sorry for myself"

He grabbed some tissues from the bedside table and proceeded to wipe me off, then cleaned himself I wasn't sure how much to push on the subject, but it hurt me so much to think that's how he felt

"Drake, please," I said and reached out to touch his face "Tellexcept for Sophie and me What happened?"

He threw the tissues into the trash can beside the bed and lay on his back, an arm behind his head He turned to face me, his expression serious

"I didn't want to burden you with it"

I lay on my side and faced hi If it matters to you, it matters to me"

"Earlier today, I got the final papers on the shutting down of the foundation Donations pretty much dried up and we couldn't afford the new projects we planned I' the funds we need to finish up the projects we already have started And I'll keep funding the ongoing projects, but Dave is shutting it down"

"Oh, Drake, I' to wind it down but so quickly?" I reached out and ran h his hair "That's too bad But you still have the corporation"

"Not on the board They want to buy me out and dissociate the business from me completely"

"Oh, God," I said, e stockholder can't "

"They want me out I sold er a major shareholder"

I lay onSo much fallout

"And NYU's off," I said, turning to him

He shook his head slowly "Not on the agenda this year Fred Parker said maybe in a year, but the committee did not look on my involvement in BDSM lifestyle to be a benefit to my candidacy"

I bit es at NYP He had no patients They'd hired soery rotation at Columbia