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Chapter 216

Author: Hardy Banana
I asked, “Zach, are you blind?”

“Retinal detachment. Surgery will help it heal over time,” Zach answered.

“Good,” I said. “I have a deal for you.”

“You want me to drop the charges against Hayden?”

“Yeah. If you don’t press charges, I won’t hold anything against you either.”

“What do you have to hold against me?”

“A lot of things. Zach, let’s end this. Leave Yonder Trading, and I’ll buy your shares. Just name your price.”

“Then?”

“Then, we’ll never see each other again. Let’s stay out of each other’s lives for good.”

“We have two babies. We can’t stay out of each other’s lives.”

“There’s nothing you can’t do if you really want to.”

“Cassia—”

“I’m not listening. You can either agree or get out.”

I put in my earbuds and played an old song. Then, I cranked the volume up and shut my eyes.

Honestly, it did not matter. Even if I kept them open, I could not see anything.

Zach must have left quietly at some point.

The music was so loud that I could not hear a thing. I had no ide
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