Page 6 — Three Months Later: The Receipt He Didn’t Expect
The top floor of Vance Tower was quiet in the way powerful places often are—no noise, just outcomes.
Nebula Pay’s reports were strong. The River City acquisition had expanded credit services exactly as planned.
The door opened and Liam walked in.
He looked different. Not flashier. Just unburdened—like someone who’d finally stopped asking permission to exist.
He set a check on my desk.
“First installment,” he said, smiling. “Repayment. With interest.”
I picked it up.
Five million dollars.
Exactly one thousand times what Arthur tried to throw at me.
“You know I don’t need this,” I said.
