Chapter 300

"No way!" Cilix dismissed the idea instantly.

After the listing, 200 million would be worth at least 5 percent of the shares if converted. That would give Madeline nearly a quarter of the company, edging her right up to the top as the second major shareholder. Well, she was already pretty much there.

Madeline's smile widened. "Just don't forget, you're still on the hook for that money."

Cilix scowled, his eyes boring into her. "It comes with strings attached."

With Lydia out of the picture for the Gibson family, Madeline could kiss that money goodbye.

Madeline just laughed it off.

Contract done, she passed the share transfer papers to Tristan and hailed a cab to Oralia. Pausing, she glanced back at the Sanders Group skyscraper. The electronic billboard cycled through the latest collection. Totally uninspired. Nothing like the spark it had when Bella was around.

Shaking her head, she slid into the cab and rode away.

She spent the entire day in Oralia, lost in her art, eit