Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 125

Touche.

Smart girl.

I can’t insist on being married and then treat her like a stranger. Even if I shouldn’t mix business with pleasure.

“125 total, and I compromise to sell back 1%.”

She shakes her head. “This is my family’s corporation, Aaron. We need to get back control of it.”

“I am your family, Leah. You don’t get to pull that card only when it suits you.”

Equal shares would mean we’d have to vote and interact on decisions. He ll, I let her run the show today only because I respect her opinions and I wanted to see what she’d do with this

situation.

I can dismantle this company and sell it off. I can bring in external investors and not disrupt my own cash flow. There are a dozen deals that can be made to liquidate. Not to mention that with Pack Roberts being in debt as bad as it is, I can get those lenders to call in their loans and crush Roberts Corp in one fell

blow.

More gently I say, “You do know you’re in no position to

negotiate, right? I’ve reviewed all the financials, honey.”

She swallows hard but holds my gaze. “You can’t have it both ways, either, Aaron. You’re either with me or against me.”

She’s throwing my words back in my face and I can’t even fault her for it.

“Fifty percent. Even shares. And I give you the capital. I’ll pay the interest on your other loans, so they don’t call them in. Princess,” I warn her. “I can destroy this company.” I glance at Liam briefly. “And you both know it. This is my final offer. Take it or leave it.”

LEAH

I took Aaron’s deal.

came in high hoping we’d land where we did, and if I’m being totally honest, I would’ve

Liam is furious.

We’re seated in the boardroom. Aaron left as well as several of

“Where?”

can still smell the s*x on the hardwood and, no offense, I’m a little si ck of

My face burns.

bother denying and I’m not going to apologize. I’m

conference room and get back into the elevator. There is a scanner that he places his hand on and it brings

At least a dozen people occupy desks with multiple

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down. If you plan to work from here or stay here, you can occupy it.

“What is this floor?”

designed specifically

of drones and spider-looking robotics, and even simpler models that look like a jacked up Roomba

kind of reinforced concrete.

everywhere. This is like

what do

a multi-billion dollar DoD contract if we can deliver on

of software?”

these robotics,” he tells me, “creating an autonomous, intelligent machinery capable of acting independently to carry out

This is… terrifying.

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