“What does that mean for us,” she asked.
Logan did not answer because he already understood the consequences.
No investors meant no funding, and no funding meant no public offering.
It was over.
Scarlett exhaled softly, feeling a calm she had not expected.
“Dad,” she said quietly.
Gregory’s expression softened as he looked at her.
“I am sorry, I know you wanted to handle this on your own,” he said.
She shook her head gently.
“You were right,” she replied.
She looked at Logan one last time, and there was no anger or sadness left in her expression.
There was only clarity.
“I never wanted your money,” she said.
She picked up the card and slid it back across the table toward him.
“And I never needed your pity either,” she added.
Gregory wrapped an arm around her shoulders.
“Let us go,” he said.
They walked out of the room together, leaving behind a silence that felt heavier than anything said before.
At the door, Gregory paused briefly and turned back.
“Oh, and Logan,” he said.
Logan looked up slowly.
“The building your office is in belongs to me as well,” Gregory added.
Logan’s stomach dropped as the full weight of that statement settled in.
Then they left.