Alpha's Discarded Luna (Talia) novel Chapter 169

Chapter 164

Nick’s POV

I stare at the invoice in shock. The uncontrollable

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shaking of my hands is making it more difficult to read coherently, as the numbers are completely blurring in front of my eyes.

“What?” My voice comes out strangled. “Aires spent a billion in one week?”

I look up at Michael, my accountant. “Mr. Turner, are you

sure?”

Michael wipes his brow, clearly uncomfortable. His eyes won’t meet mine. “Yes, sir. These are all Mr. Perseus’ expenses under Thorne Group. You said before that all his charges would go to your account, so…”

He trails off. He doesn’t need to finish, I know what he is

here for. He’s come to collect.

If it had been a few million, I could handle it. But almost a billion? My company doesn’t even make that much in a yeag!

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Next year, my father will step down, passing the reins of Thorne Group to me.

But the Thorne family structure isn’t simple at all. My father has multiple illegitimate children, and me? He considers me the runt of the litter, leaving no opportunity to curse my so-called average brain and laziness.

My only advantage is my status as his legitimate son, but my father doesn’t care too much about that. He

only cares about who can make Thorne Group the most

successful.

I am lucky to have Aires and Richard, because as long as Perseus Group and Maddock Global are around, I won’t have to work too hard.

I will still coast to the top.

But this… it has thrown a wrench in the plan completely.

I frown, shaking my head. “I know Alpha. There is no way he’d rack up this much spending. He’s not like that.”

Michael hesitates. His voice drops. “Um… I want to clarify something, boss. It was not Mr. Perseus, it was Mrs. Perseus.”

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“Mrs. Perseus?” I blink, confused.

Michael hesitates again, then adds, “I think her name is

Talia…”

“Bloody hell!”

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I storm into Aires’s office with a stack of bills. My hands and voice are trembling with rage.

“Alpha, Talia has gone too far!” I slam the papers down on his desk. “She went on a shopping spree at Thorne Group malls and put everything on my tab!”

My eyes are bloodshot. I can feel the veins bulging in my neck. “Do you know how much she spent? Half a billion

million dollars!”

My chest heaves. I struggle to catch my breath. I am furious beyond words.

“She did not stop there.” My voice squeezes through gritted teeth. “She also hit up other Thorne Group businesses. Including those owned by those illegitimate04

brats!”

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whole fuss to treat his children “equally” – whether legitimate or otherwise.

Once they came of age, each one of us got a few

companies to manage, like a test to see who comes out on top. On paper, all the Thorne family companies are under the Thorne Group umbrella.

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But in reality? We are in fierce competition.

I have taken more than a few hits from those

half-siblings, fallen into their traps more than once. My company nearly went under, and would have gone under for good if Aires hadn’t stepped in to bail me out.

I despise those scheming half-brothers with every fiber of my being. If Talia had spent money at one of my businesses, I might have let it slide. But she had the nerve to splurge at those illegitimate brats’ companies!

Aires frowns slightly. “How could her expenses end up on your tab?”

I practically spit out the words. “Because I once said all your expenses would go on my tab!”

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I jab a finger at the papers. “Talia has been parading

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license, swindling her way through!”

That bitch! She knew no one would take her word for it if

she simply claimed to be Aires’s wife. So she was parading around town with their marriage license in hand.

This morning, I got a call from my sly younger brother,

James Throne.

“Nick, your friend racked up a one hundred and fifty million dollar tab at my place. Don’t forget to settle it, okay?”

He paused, letting it sink in. “You know me. I never let anyone buy on credit. But since she is your best friend’s wife, I had to give you some face, right?”

He chuckled. “I also heard you have been bleeding money in the stock market lately. If you cannot cough up the one hundred and fifty million, I will just ask Dad for it. My employees are waiting on that money for their salaries.”

As if that was not enough, my full-blooded sister called right after, Lauren Thorne.

“Nick! Your friend’s wife ran up a ninety million dollar3:04 5/8

bill at my store a few days ago. She said anything Aires

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She sighed. “Aires is your friend, and I did not want to embarrass you, so I agreed.”

She paused. “Although ninety million is not exactly that much. Usually, I would not press you for it. But you know how things are with my company. Without that ninety / million, we will be out of business in no time.”

Her voice hardened. “Nick, I have only got three days. If I do not get the money by then, I will have to ask Dad for it.”

I do the math in my head. Talia spent a hundred million at my mall, another one hundred and fifty million at James’s business, and ninety million at Lauren’s store.

James is my sworn enemy. If I do not pay up, he will blow things up and report it to my father.

And as for Lauren… she is my own sister, but her lack of business sense has driven her company to the brink. If I do not settle the bill after my friend’s wife splurged there, I will be called the world’s biggest jerk.

Talia knows exactly what she is doing. She picked the two people I cannot afford to stiff, and went all out.

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Aires frowns. “Are you sure she did not go to the malls under Perseus Group instead of Thorne Group?”

“I am sure!” I practically grind my teeth to dust. “I have had someone tailing Talia. She is still out there, pretending to be your wife and shopping like there is no tomorrow!”

In fact, I already sent people to stop Talia from entering the malls a few days ago, but she called the police, claiming she was being illegally detained. Left with no choice, I ordered all my malls to stop offering credit to

anyone.

But that didn’t stop Talia. She simply went to James’s if she couldn’t spend at my stores, and James welcomed her with open arms. As long as Talia was buying, he would let her rack up a tab.

“I cannot refuse my brother’s friends, can I?”

He said that line, but I know it’s only an excuse to get under my skin.

I am a man of self respect, and that’s why, before coming here to tell Alpha, I even tried to settle this matter on my

own.

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“Come on, Nick! Aires is your best friend. He has pulled your company back from the brink of bankruptcy more times than I can count.” He paused. “Shouldn’t I be rolling out the red carpet and consider it my good fortune, if his wife wants to shop at my place?”

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