August's POV

I left my father's office with hatred coursing through my veins, throbbing through every cell in my body. I had to take a deep breath to regain control, put on an appearance of normalcy, and process what had just happened.

A merger, along with using the family name, was a masterstroke. I had to admit it. It had never crossed my mind. If there was no way to save the company, my plan had always been to sell it, shut everything down, erase the name as if the company had never exist