He Lost Me to His Best Friend novel Chapter 934

"The worst part is, Kane and his crew, including Heath Sheridan, have been completely MIA for weeks," Sylvia stammered out, her voice trembling.

"I think the authorities got them. If that money is actually dirty, and Thorne Industries took it for the joint project... is it going to drag you down too, Yardley?"

She spilled the whole story in one frantic breath.

Yardley felt the room spin. His vision went black, and he fell back onto the couch, every drop of blood freezing in his veins.

He had genuinely believed that by swallowing his pride, marrying Veronica, and signing that draconian prenuptial agreement, he could save his family and salvage what was left of Flynn Group.

But he hadn't realized the terrifying truth: Veronica hadn't forced him into marriage because she loved him. She had chained herself to him to drag Flynn Group down as her ultimate shield, using his company to legitimize her dirty money.

"Sylvia... you should have told me," he rasped, his throat bone-dry.

Seeing him turn ashen, Sylvia's eyes welled with fresh tears. "I didn't know it was bad money! I just wanted to help you get funding so you wouldn't struggle so much! But you wouldn't talk to me, so I went to Veronica!"

"How was I supposed to know she'd agree so fast? She promised me a huge cut!"

"It wasn't until Kane and Heath vanished that I got scared. I tried to warn you, but then you eloped with her out of nowhere!"

"Did I ruin everything, Yardley?"

Yardley squeezed his eyes shut, a blinding headache splitting his skull as the horrifying pieces fell into place.

Suddenly, everything that had happened tonight made perfect, sickening sense.

Why was Veronica acting like a lunatic, forcing the construction crew to work illegally through the night?

Why did she disrespect regulators, destroy heritage sites, and risk a public scandal?

Because she was desperate.

She needed to artificially inflate the project's cash flow. She was furiously trying to launder the black money through the cultural tourism development to make the books look clean before the feds closed in!

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