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MAURICE'S POV

“Why didn't you tell me about this sooner?” Everything about Sam screamed anger.

“If you had mentioned this earlier, I would have severed all ties with that bastard!”

“And that's exactly what I didn't want you to do, Sam… I didn't want you to destroy a friendship that existed before my arrival.”

“What do you mean by before your arrival ... You are my brother for God's sake! He should have respected that! You are my brother first!” He declared vehemently.

“Sam, I really don't hold a grudge against him.” I said with all sincerity.

“But he does! He holds a grudge against you for something that he did wrong! How could he have had an affair with Lois?!”

“He said I cheated him.”

“But you didn't! He doubled crossed you. You two had an agreement to buy the stock. It was a fifty-fifty deal. But he went ahead and bought all of them without informing you. So what was your fault?” Sam was very livid.

“I didn't tell him it was a bad deal. When I found out the stocks was a dead e