Goodbye, My Love

Loraine glanced at Marco’s phone resting in the car console and cleared her throat lightly.

“Perhaps you should take that call.”

In truth, she was relieved the call had arrived at such a moment. If they had delved any deeper into their discussion, she risked being swayed further by Marco

Picking up the phone, Marco was greeted by Carl’s voice, “Mr. Bryant.”

Marco’s demeanor shifted, his voice returning to its customary detachment. “What is it?”

Carl, used to Marco’s icy tone and oblivious to the preceding events barely registered the slight rasp in Marco’s voice. He reported in his usual efficient manner, “Jefferson has just contacted me regarding the

quoted the price as Miss Torres instructed, and he agreed to proceed with the

he’s ready to buy them

he’d anticipated

assets, this is probably the most generous offer he can

recently incurred a significant loss in his

he didn’t want to get ripped off again, and it was doubtful they could extract more money

G E L A ‘s L I B R

“Let’s accept

was

earlier negotiation with Jefferson and felt a pang of guilt. Clearing her throat, she ventured, “Did I drive too hard a bargain

buyer on the market. Lowering the price under

price was on the verge of plummeting, so it was in their best interest to sell the shares promptly. Plus, Jefferson’s rash decision to purchase such a substantial amount of shares could result in a total loss