Harvey stood frozen, muttering, "How could this happen? This isn't right… This can't be right…"

He was completely floored by the news as he had invested everything he had, even borrowing money and convincing the Stevens family to contribute their savings.

He had planned to pay them back a token amount from the payout money and keep the lion's share for himself. Yet, he was in an even worse financial position than before.

For a fleeting moment, Harvey genuinely thought about just ending i