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“That’s impossible and you know it,” Gavin jumped to Theodore’s defense
“No, not i three pairs of eyes to shift his way Gavin’s gaze narrowed, Theodore’s gaze turned wary, and Arabella’s eyes were filled with a hope he was going to crush “Vincent, I’ll purchase the debt, plus interest, in cash”
The look in Theodore’s eyes turned wild, as if realizing the repercussions of that transfer “No,” he yelled, his voice shrill
Ignoring thewith the distress written all over Arabella’s face, Maddux retrieved the briefcase on the floor beside his chair and stood After setting the attaché on the desk, he used a combination that released the locks, then opened the lid and turned the contents toward Vincent, just as they’d planned all along
“How about three e for Theodore’s proned over to me?”
“Jesus Christ,” he heard Gavin say
Theodore leapt up from his seat, his face white as a sheet at the i at Maddux’sfor breath “I don’t have three million dollars and you can’t just sell hest bidder!”
“Did you not read the fine print in your contract?” Vincent asked, his tone blasé “It clearly states that I have the right to sell your loan to another lender at any time without your consent” He stood up, snapped the briefcase shut, then held out a hand to Maddux for him to shake “You have yourself a deal, Mr Wilder I’ll be sure to have the transfer drawn up and the docunature to for debt is now your headache to deal with, not mine”
Maddux watched Vincent leave the rooh him For his mother and father, who’d moved to America from an impoverished town in Ireland because they’d wanted a better life for their fa to suffer until there was nothing left of him but a shell of a man It was no less than the bastard deserved
Theodore’s hand went to the front of his dress shirt and pressed against his heaving chest “You’ll never get aith this, Wilder!”
Maddux gave him a cruel s to systematically ruin you and your life” He stood up and splayed his hands on the surface of his desk, knowing how iht and stature oFirst, I' to foreclose on your house and other properties you own I will take all your fancy cars, including the classic ones you so dearly love Your business partners will learn exactly what kind of men you and Gavin really are, and what you do on the side to supplement your income”
Theodore’s eyes were huge with soul-deep despair, and he eating profusely now, his fingers tugging at the bow tie around his neck that had to be choking hiive a shit, but it was the soft whimper of confusion and dismay that he heard fro for the past fourteen years How could a woet under his skin in such a short amount of time?
Forcibly ignoring Arabella’s distraught e the final nails in Theodore’s coffin “By the ti havoc on your life, nobody ant anything to do with you I’ of value and ier have the ability to take away from those less fortunate You will be the less fortunate”
Theodore clutched at his heart, and a strangled sound escaped from his throat Gavin turned toward the older rabbed his arm and eased him down onto the chair Arabella i the front pockets of his tuxedo jacket for so
“Father, where are your nitroglycerin pills?” she asked, clearly overwrought but also impressively in control of the situation, as if this wasn’t the first time her father had had this kind of attack in her presence