Ravyn transferred the full amount without negotiating again, eleven billion in one clean motion, and he sat there watching the numbers on his screen shift like they were alive, his company's valuation bleeding out in real time while his stock continued to plunge lower with every passing second.
This time, the investors did not stay silent or patient, because his phone started lighting up almost immediately, call after call stacking on top of each other, but Ravyn did not answer a single one of them as he leaned back slightly and watched Seraphine settle into work again like nothing extraordinary had just happened.
The phone kept vibrating against the table until one sound finally cut through the noise, a ringtone so specific and personal that his fingers stilled instantly.
"You know our love was meant to be, the kind of love that would last forever."
