Claire thought she'd misheard.Is he actually alright?"When did I ever take your grandmother's inheritance?"Nathan advanced toward her, step by step, his expression dark.His face carried an unmistakable, mocking sneer."Still not going to admit it?""Claire, I used to think you were above all this. Turns out you're nothing special after all.""Exactly as expected nobody resists temptation when the benefit is big enough. Otherwise, why would you choose to live here, become some man's caged canary?""But Mrs. Parker already told me everything.""She said Grandma left you her position as chairwoman of the Sterling Foundation, along with her shares in Ashford Bank.""If you bring those things forward, you could save Wade Enterprises, pull us through this crisis.""Anyway, I, Nathan Wade, have nothing left now. Grandma, my mother, the board, and... you.""It's entirely possible I'll never get the chance to inherit the company in this lifetime.""Aren't these punishments enough already?
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