LEONARD'S POVHer mother quickly stepped closer and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder, trying to steady her while she continued staring at me in disbelief.After a long moment, Mrs. Davenport finally found her voice. She looked at me with confusion written all over her face before asking the question that everyone else in the corridor clearly wanted answered. "Leonard, what exactly was the meaning of what just happened?" Her voice was no longer filled with the confidence she had displayed earlier. Instead, there was uncertainty in it, as though she was desperately searching for an explanation that could make what she had just witnessed make sense.I didn't answer her. I simply stood there quietly, looking at them without saying a word. There was no reason for me to explain myself when the evidence was already standing directly in front of them. They had spent the last several minutes laughing at me, calling me poor, accusing me of trying to steal the CEO's key, and insisting

SONIA'S POVI was barely able to process what had just happened when one of the security guards grabbed my arm and began escorting me toward the exit. I didn't resist him because, at that moment, I felt as though all the strength had been drained from my body. My mind was still trapped on what just happened Infront of the Leonard's office the supposed CEO, replaying everything I had witnessed over and over again. The man we had mocked, insulted, and treated as though he was worthless was actually the CEO of High-Tech Power.Beside me, Greg was having a completely different reaction. He struggled against the security guard holding him and angrily pulled his arm away. "Don't touch me!" he shouted. "I can walk by myself, so take your hands off me!" The security guard didn't argue with him. He simply maintained his grip and continued leading him toward the exit. Greg continued protesting, but nobody seemed interested in listening to him anymore.My father was also struggling with the

SONIA'S POVMy mother slowly looked at each of us before explaining. "We have to face the reality of our situation now," she said in a tired voice. "The embarrassment of going to Leonard's company to apply for a loan is already bad enough, but that isn't even our biggest problem anymore. The real problem is that we didn't get the loan."Nobody said anything.She sighed deeply and clasped her hands together and continued. "Without that twenty billion dollars, how are we supposed to keep the company running? We have exhausted most of our available cash, and we don't have enough money left to keep financing the business at its current level. If we continue operating like this, our company will eventually collapse completely."My heart sank as I listened to her.My mother looked down for a moment before speaking again. "I know none of us wants to hear this, but we are in serious trouble. We have almost nothing left to work with, and unless something changes very soon, we are going to los

SONIA'S POVMy father looked at me for several seconds after I abruptly rose from the couch, his expression filled with confusion as he tried to understand why I had reacted so strongly to the amount he had mentioned. "What is wrong with you, Sonia?" my father finally asked, his voice calm but slightly concerned. "Why are you reacting as though I just suggested that we give the company away for free?"I stared at him in disbelief before slowly shaking my head, then I said, "Dad, one billion dollars is far too little for Davenport Enterprises. How can you possibly suggest selling the entire company for that amount? This was once one of the biggest companies in the country. It took you so long to build it into what it became, and now you're telling me that we should simply sell everything for one billion dollars as though the company is worthless?"My father sighed deeply and leaned back against the couch before looking at me with a tired expression before saying. "Sonia, you need to s

SONIA'S POVI was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't notice Greg staring at me from across the room."Sonia."His voice suddenly pulled me back to reality.I raised my head quickly and looked at him. "What?"Greg stared at me for several seconds before asking quietly, "Are you regretting it?"My heart immediately skipped a beat.For a moment, I couldn't even breathe properly.It felt as though Greg had somehow reached inside my mind and pulled out the exact thought I had been desperately trying to hide from everyone."What?" I asked quickly, pretending not to understand what he meant.Greg's expression didn't change."I asked you if you're regretting it," he said again.I swallowed hard."Regretting what?" I said trying to maintain my composure.My attempt to sound confused was far less convincing than I wanted it to be.Greg slowly stood up from the couch. His face had become noticeably more serious, and there was no longer any trace of the confidence he had displayed earlier."You