Chapter 156

Jayden's POV.

They were the silent partners, the origin of the seed money, the unshakeable foundation of my entire career.

Not only them. There were some guys who didn't know my true colors. They believed in my integrity, my brilliance, my control. If they ever discovered the true extent of the fraud, the indiscretions, the reckless way I had allowed a compromised junior to sit at the highest financial table—it would all be over.

My legacy. My name. The one thing I ...