Blimey, My Kid's the Heir to the Billionaire Boss!
Chapter 191 Severing Ties Completely

"It's because you're a meddler!" Micah Clemens glared at him coldly.

"I" Ronan Potter faltered, then quickly clarified, "I returned this necklace because my wife made a mistake. It has nothing to do with anyone else."

"So, you're saying you didn't do this for her?" Micah Clemens nodded toward Sadie Roth.

"No." Ronan Potter, head bowed, couldn't bring himself to meet Sadie's eyes.

Sadie Roth's eyebrows knit together, her feelings a tumultuous storm. Although she knew Ronan was saying this to protect himself, watching his debasement was bitterly complex...

"So tell me, does the bankruptcy of the Roth Group have anything to do with me?" Micah Clemens asked point-blank.

Ronan Potter's body jolted, his complexion turned pale.

"It wasn't him," Sadie Roth interjected urgently, "he has nothing to do with it..."

"Speak up!" Micah Clemens's command was a piercing shout.

Ronan Potter shivered, replying in a flustered rush, "I... I don't know..."

Micah Clemens didn't respond, just fixed him with a frosty stare.

"What are you doing?" Sadie Roth rushed to his defense, "Why drag others into our issues?"

"You're right," Micah Clemens said, his demeanor suddenly shifting as he offered a smile. "No reason to be alarmed, Mr. Potter, I was just asking."

Ronan Potter's brows furrowed with concern. He was just as baffled by Clemens as Sadie Roth was.

"A necklace worth a mere billion dollars, why trouble yourself to deliver it?" Micah Clemens tossed the ruby necklace onto the table before Ronan, with an air of nonchalance as if bestowing alms upon a beggar. "Consider it an investment in your venture. Use it to jumpstart your project!"

"You mean..." Ronan's face was a tapestry of confusion. "The project can be restarted?"

The necklace was symbolic; Micah Clemens was extending an opportunity.

"Of course," Clemens replied, leaning back into the couch and swirling his drink with a graceful ease. "But every asset has its value. This ruby necklace will it be the key to your project's revival, or will it buy her freedom? The choice is yours." Sadie Roth felt a knot of tension. The stakes of his bet were contingent on Ronan Potter's decision.

Would he pick the interests of the corporation or her? Only one could be chosen.

She knew how desperately Ronan had sought Clemens' favor-proof of how vital this project was to the Potter family...

Now, with the VIC Group closing in, the Potters might face bankruptcy if this project fell through.

How could Ronan give up on his last chance?

But if he chose his family, it would be yet another betrayal against her.

Just like four years ago...

Times had changed, and so had they. Even if Ronan picked his family over her, Sadie Roth wouldn't feel the disappointment or resentment from before.

Years had passed and she had let go of what they once had...

It was he who couldn't.

Micah Clemens' move was calculated to drive a wedge between them, forcing Ronan to let go once and for all, eliminating any future entanglements with Sadie Roth. And it would push Sadie to give up on him completely.

Such is the cruel nature of humanity.

Understanding and empathy didn't mean there'd be no lingering bitterness...

"Business should be separate from personal matters. Why involve her?" A panicked Ronan pleaded, "Mr. Clemens, if my last offer wasn't to your liking, we can negotiate further..." "There's nothing more to discuss," Micah Clemens cut him off with an air of disinterest. "One minute to make your choice her or the company!"

With that, he stood up and walked into the bathroom, leaving Ronan Potter and Sadie Roth alone in tense silence.

Ronan's fists were clenched tight, and his eyes, a fiery red, betrayed the storm of emotions raging within him like taut guitar strings ready to snap.

Sadie looked on with a mix of pity and an overwhelming urge to speak, but words failed her. She knew all too well the inescapable grasp of Micah Clemens; she was fated to become nothing more than his plaything.