I smiled. "I knew everything."Joe's mouth was agape. He was speechless, trembling all over. "Then, you must've known about—""About how you got close to Aurora for her resources and connections? How you egged her on behind my back, pushing her to target me? How you actually came back to do nothing but bleed her company dry?"His face was devoid of color. "I… That's not—"I cut him off. "Enough. What do you want?"He bit his lip. "I thought I could borrow some money from you… After Aurora died, her estate was liquidated by the company… And the money I'd invested…"I laughed. "The money you'd invested? Wasn't that money she gave you in the first place?"Joe was stumped."Get out."I lowered my head and continued arranging the bookshelves. "And don't show up here again."He stood frozen for a long time before leaving.Nancy came downstairs, carrying two cups of coffee. "Who was that?""Nobody," I said, taking a sip from one of the cups. "Just someone from the past."She look
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