a beaming Dove from the study. The moment the heavy doors closed, the atmos

loyd, the corporate predator. His eyes, moments ago

agnus began, his voice hard. "You can have your divorce. But yo

ou made an investment. I am prepared to be generous and return your i

ory, turning an equit

t we signed is quite clear. I didn't give you

ased on the current valuation, that stake is worth one

on't be greedy. You're an orphan from the Rust Belt. Five hundred million i

g her past

chest. He had just made a fatal mistake. He had shown her exactly

she stated calmly. "I am entitled

en hundred million. My final

once respected. That man was go

e have nothing more to disc

rned t

refully before you do that. That initial five hundred million of yours... ar

air. He was accusing

confident he had her trapped. "You know what happens when federal agenci

hrough her chest. The money was clean, but its source was a ghost

e saw her hesitation and a triumphant smile fl

om his view, clench

rely a whisper, yet it carried th

d a half billion, but I promise you... you will pay a far st

eaving the patriarch of the Lloyd famil

Isabel Stone had