Chapter 9

As expected, he cashed out all his shares and poured every last bit of his liquid assets into an open project.

On the surface, the project looked promising, but in reality, it was plagued with a bunch of holdouts. Even if he could recoup his investment, it would take a long time.

And that was exactly the trap Chris and I set for him.

The old Felix might have seen through it, but the man he was now was nothing more than a gambler. He was just throwing everything he had into a desperate bid for a quick return.

Who knew if he would last that long.

Two months later, Felix was completely broke. He sold his house, cars, watches, and antiques. He even set his sights on the expensive jewelry he had bought for Madison.

That scared her so much that she packed up and ran away in the middle of the night.

Now, Felix was truly ruined, with nothing left.

He was stuck in a shabby rental, working a dead-end job, enduring the scorn of his superior day after day.

The last time I saw him, he wa