All Chapters of The Billion Dollar Bet: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

"So what do we do?" "You? Nothing. You don't talk to reporters, don't make statements, don't try to defend yourself because anything you say will make it worse." David sat down heavily. "I'm going to try to limit the legal exposure. But Carter, you need to prepare for the worst. Criminal charges ar

CARTER'S POV The Wall Street Journal ran the story on Wednesday morning. Not buried in the business section where scandals usually lived but front page, above the fold, with a photo of me leaving David's office looking exactly like what I was—a man watching his empire crumble in real time. "Hedge

Grace had destroyed me. Completely, thoroughly, in a way I hadn't thought possible when I'd first read about the bet going public. I'd thought it would blow over, thought I could weather the storm, thought my money and my connections would insulate me from real consequences. I'd been wrong about eve

I stared at it for ten minutes. Composed texts I deleted before sending. Tried calling and hung up before it rang. Paced my office until the sun fully set and the city lights were the only thing visible outside my window. Finally I texted: "It's Carter. I heard about the baby. We should talk." The

By evening I had twenty sketches, more ideas than I'd had in years, and my hand was cramping from holding a pencil for eight hours straight. I'd forgotten this feeling… the flow state where time disappeared and nothing existed except the work. I'd forgotten that creation could be joyful instead of j