Morgan froze, his face pale with shock. He hadn't expected Jayson to speak so coldly and ruthlessly. Sweat ran down his temples. "I'll give them to you, but only after the money hits my account."
By now, he was starting to understand just how capable Ariel was. She could even make Jayson go to such lengths to protect her.
Gritting his teeth, he forced a stiff smile to smooth things over. "Jayson, look, this project was your suggestion. Now that problems have come up, you can't just stand by. I'm Ari's father, after all. You should at least take responsibility for her sake, shouldn't you?"
Morgan was in a mess.
The project ran into trouble suddenly, and the scheduled repayment date was fast approaching. If he didn't fix it fast, Sanderson Group could collapse entirely.
Jayson leaned back in his chair and drummed his knuckles on the table. "If you had treated Ariel well, maybe we could still talk nicely today. But since you've long meant nothing to her, what right do you have to expect me to pay your bills?"
Morgan's face went pale.
He had been navigating the business world long enough to tell that Jayson was supporting Ariel in every way. Jayson wanted the photos to protect her reputation.
Morgan didn't dare challenge Jayson and could only smile nervously. "I can give you the photos. I do have more sensitive material. How about this? Transfer me 80 million dollars first so I can cover the companies pressing for repayment now. I'm not asking you to pay for everything. I'll hand over all the photos after that. Fair enough?"
He had a plan—cover the urgent debts first.
There were other creditors too, but if he could handle the immediate ones, he could settle the rest once some of his funds came in later.
As long as it didn't escalate, he would have room to maneuver.
Conveniently, the remaining creditors were all local Eldoria companies. Knowing he was Jayson's father-in-law, they would give him some slack.
"Arthur, wire the money through my personal account," Jayson ordered.
He looked at Morgan, his tone calm and steady. "Hand over the originals. The money will be in your account soon."


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The readers' comments on the novel: Dead at Heart (Ariel and Jayson)
Nice and amazing story with gripping turns, but can you give more chapters? And please we need more romance as readers, it has been dragging on a lot, maybe romance, happy ending and end it soon....
Nice and amazing story with gripping turns, but can you give more chapters? And please we need more romance as readers, it has been dragging on a lot, maybe romance, happy ending and end it soon....