Chapter 383

• I stared at him, startled, then forced a dry laugh. “You flatter me, Mr. Rayner. Ethan Hayes is my ex. And I think his company shouldn’t stop here. That’s why I hoped the Rayners could give him a boost.”
• Toren Rayner’s gaze deepened on me, like he meant to read my ambition clean through.
• “A help that sounds reasonable,” he said, “but it also puts your assets on a ship bound for open seas. That’s still using the situation to your advantage, isn’t it?” He had to already know how many shares I held in Mr. Hayes’s company.