All Chapters of The Billion Dollar Bet: Chapter 161 - Chapter 170

"I understand." He followed Naomi toward the elevator. Stopped, turned back. "Grace, I know this doesn't fix anything between us. I know helping you stop Marcus doesn't undo what I did or give me rights to August and James. I'm not doing this for that. I'm doing it because it's right." I didn't res

I looked at Carter. At the man who'd destroyed my faith in love, who'd called me a liar, who I'd spent two years protecting my children from. The man who was now offering to help destroy his best friend to protect me. It felt like a trap. Felt like there had to be some angle I wasn't seeing. "Why w

"I don't know if people can change." The honest answer. "I've seen people perform change really well. Seen them say the right things and act appropriately until they get what they want and then revert. But actual fundamental change? I don't know if that's possible or if we're all just better or wors

I opened the folder, started reading. Carter had organized everything by date, cross-referenced with the article publication, highlighted sections that proved Marcus's intent. It was thorough. Professional. The kind of work that would make Naomi's job easy and Marcus's defense impossible. "This is

GRACE'S POV The deposition lasted six hours. Carter sat across from Marcus's lawyer and calmly recited every detail of that phone call, every confession Marcus had made, every piece of evidence that proved the articles were fabricated lies. I watched from Naomi's side of the table, taking notes, tr