Evans met his gaze squarely. "I'm saying you'd be foolish not to go for this."
The lie rolled easily off his tongue. Because this wasn't about business. It was about Ivy. About the terror in her eyes when she begged him to spare Winn's project.
He could still hear her voice now, echoing in his head: "I'll do anything you want."
And now, here he was, turning down a multibillion-dollar deal to protect her heart and her man.
"Mr. Everest," Bernard began, leaning forward, his elbows resting on the table. "A few months ago, the media raised serious concerns about trusting Mr. Kane with an investment as massive as that. We are planning on investing—individually, mind you—billions of euros. That's not something we toss around lightly." He adjusted his tie.
