"I'm offering… One hundred thousand."
"Cough! Cough! Cough!" Ethan had barely regained his composure when he heard Alex's outrageous offer. His breath caught in his throat. His chest tightened, his vision blurred for a moment, he was so enraged he almost passed out on the spot.
It took him several moments of violent coughing before he could steady himself. Even then, his face was flushed with anger, and his body trembled with suppressed fury.
"You bastard! Are you fucking kidding me?!"* Ethan's voice was hoarse, his eyes burning with rage as he glared at the man before him.
"I invested seventy million into this place—fucking seventy million! And it's only been half a damn month!" His hands clenched into fists, his entire body tense with frustration.
