"What do you think this is, Adam?
It’s the sixteen million dollars you put in my company. Remember?
I want you out of my business and out of my life.”
He doesn’t say anything for a few seconds.
The silence between us is dense, but I can hear the sound of his rough breath.
“Did he ask you to give me this too?” he finally asks, his voice deep with a sudden rage I wasn’t expecting.
“Don’t change the f*****g topic, Adam!” I snap at him. “Take this and stay out of my business.”
I hold up the envelope, but he just steps closer.
“What you said to me yesterday… did you f*****g mean it?” he asks, his footsteps closing in on me.
“What do you mean?” I ask, my feet dragging me backwards as he steps closer.
“You know exactly what the f**k I mean, Hermione.”
My back suddenly hits the wall, an
