Chapter 183

Ethan

“Damn it! How did I fuck things things up?” I lamented bitterly.

I sat in the empty house long after Reina had gone upstairs angry at me.

The weight of what I had just told her

felt like a heavy object pressing down on my chest.

Eight hundred thousand dollars, gone.

I had gambled such a huge amount of money on something that I was not too sure of.

I rubbed my elbow, staring at the cold, untouched cup of coffee in front of me.

There was no use sitting here and feeling sorry for myself. I have to do something about this.

This was not the first time I had made a mistake, but it had to be the last.

I pulled out my phone and scrolled through my contacts until I found Jude's name.

He had been the one to pull me into this mess.

The one who had promised me that this investment was golden and was worth every penny.

I should have seen the warning signs when things started going sideways, but I kept believing him.

I was such a fool. I had to fix this, but there was n