Betrayed, I Destroyed Him Too

Synopsis

My husband, Keith Reed, was the top financial prodigy in the city. He specialized in rebuilding empires on top of ruins. He had a childhood sweetheart, Nancy Cooper, who specialized in creating those ruins. For ten years, one of them saved markets, while the other shorted them. They treated the financial world like a chessboard. My family business, the Howard Group became their newest battlefield. Nancy aimed straight at Howard Group's core assets, and it stood on the edge of collapse. Keith rushed over overnight with a restructuring contract he already prepared. As he drafted clauses, he sighed. "Don't blame Nancy. She's childish, not malicious. She knew I would clean up after her. She just wanted to provoke me. "Shannon, once you sign this, the Howard Group will survive." Before I answered, Nancy's assistant rushed in and called him away. He left in such a hurry that he never noticed the clause buried deep in the document. The clause would push Howard Group straight into bankruptcy and locked it into massive debt. It was a hidden cross-default clause that tied Howard Group's debt directly to Reed Group's assets. When it triggered, Howard Group's debt would become Keith's responsibility. The Reed family would have to pay it off. I looked at the contract and smiled bitterly. Keith, this time, you would go to hell with me.