Taken for Granted

The next morning, I transferred 30 thousand to Tristan, hoping it would help him get through this tough time.

Declan called me into his office, and on his desk was a list. "Take a look at this," he said.

My heart skipped a beat as I picked it up. It was a list of properties and shops under Declan's name—over thirty in total, spread across all the top-tier and second-tier cities nationwide.

"What's