Chapter 1651:

Josh shook off the last traces of panic with a sharp, mocking laugh. The sound echoed off the office walls, brittle with forced bravado.

Despite himself, the phantom sting of Daniela’s blade haunted him—like she’d skewered his chest instead of the apple.

Still, he clung to the idea she was bluffing. In the end, she’d let him walk out unharmed.

The whole thing struck him as almost pitiful.

Shaking out his jacket and forcing down his humiliation, Josh strode for the door.

The other McCoy brothers hesitated, trading wary looks, then wordlessly trailed after him.

building, Ethan broke the silence, sounding lost. “Wait, that’s it?

hands on his hips, jaw clenched in exasperation. “All that talk from Daniela about getting your money back—and what did she actually do? Just threw out

for this. If a man had been in charge, do

lips curled into a sour smirk. “Yeah, right. Now what am I supposed to do about my thirty billion? That’s

He hadn’t expected Daniela to come up short, but there was no way he’d criticize her in front of outsiders. “That’s enough. We’re done here. Go home,

Daniela couldn’t even recover a cent for me. I’m out thirty billion and stuck with nothing. Maybe you were right all along. I should’ve trusted Josh. Now, thanks to Daniela, I’ve lost everything and made an enemy out of him. What the hell did I do to

thread of hope. “Maybe it’s not over yet. Sometimes things turn around


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stubborn look in your eyes and push ahead without a plan,

brothers exchanged a long, silent look—defeat and regret reflecting in both

moment Brad and Ethan wrapped up their conversation, a sleek limousine tore up the driveway, its polished hood glinting under the

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