Chapter 149

Tyrone snapped back, his voice laced with a frustrated edge, “I’m the one who’s gotta live with it. Now get your ass back here!”

Kevin hollered from outside once more, “Man, it was all James spilling the beans. That guy can’t keep his mouth shut to save his life. Go take it up with him, why don’t ya?”

Back home, James sneezed so hard that it felt like his soul was trying to escape his body.

Once Kevin had stormed off, Tyrone slumped down in the private booth, letting time slip by. These days, he’d become a pro at zoning out; life seemed like a stale rerun of some old TV show.

He never used to think his days were dull, but now, especially during those sleepless nights, an aching sense of boredom and loneliness gnawed at him.

His hand, moving on its own accord, fished a coin out of his pocket.

fling around phrases like “I’ll bury you in cash,” but Quintessa was broke as a joke and still had a knack for throwing money at him.

mighty? What did she

time was a measly quarter, and the second was a whole three–quarters; she was

his office desk, but for some bizarre

a gamble of millions. It

thing right: losing money’s one thing, but losing face? That’s a whole different ballgame.

a world–class sucker.

businessman, end up making such a boneheaded investment?

it all back in one go?. Then, a lightbulb

could work. This just might be his ticket

tidbits: Roxanne’s scandal and Snow’s rumored romance. Roxanne’s PR team, despite throwing cash around like confetti, couldn’t quite shake the narrative. They insisted that she was framed and drugged, and pointed fingers at a female co–star without naming names. If you

The police had to step in, debunking the drug claims. They’d tested everything–utensils, blood–and found zilch. Roxanne had been the architect of her own downfall. Meanwhile, Snow teased the public. For two straight days, at

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the same person.

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