It wasn't just Adeline's betrayal that stunned me. It was Alex.
Alex and I had been brothers since college. A few years back, when he lost his job, he came to me for a loan. I didn't hesitate. I lent him a hundred thousand dollars on the spot.
When he still couldn't find work, I recommended him to a company. He worked his way up to a senior executive position, pulling in five million a year.
What I never told him was that the company belonged to my father.
I never imagined this ungrateful traitor had been sleeping with my wife.
I was still reeling from the memories when my phone buzzed with a call from one of my employees. "Mr. Mason, you need to get back to the office. Now."
I didn't know what was going on, but I rushed back.
The scene that greeted me was chaos. Adeline had brought Alex and Peggy to my company, and all three of them were causing a scene.
Adeline was at the legal department, filling out paperwork. "Effective immediately, I am no longer a shareholder of this pathetic company. I'm pulling out!"
Alex snatched up the withdrawal agreement. "That's right. Get the shares transferred and the divorce finalized. Then that hundred-million-dollar debt has nothing to do with us."