"Eugene. Before I lose my temper and drag this into court, sign the termination agreement and pay me $10 million."
"Otherwise, I'll make sure the entire internet knows exactly how you cheated on your fiancée and let your mistress come here to make a scene."
Sylvia's face flushed scarlet. She opened her mouth to fire back, but Eugene grabbed her arm and stopped her.
He took a deep breath, pulled out his phone, and made a call to authorize the transfer.
Then he looked at me, his expression complicated.
"Rose, you didn't have to push things this far between us..."
His voice dropped with disappointment.
"I'm not afraid of your threats against Sylvia. As long as I'm here, not even you can touch her."
"I agreed to your terms today only because of what we once had. Rose, after all those years together, it shouldn't have come to this. I thought we could at least be friends..."
He caught the disgust on my face and sighed.
"Fine. Sylvia was right about one thing. Your chip can only be developed by our company right now. Even if you take it back, it'll just collect dust. I know that's not what you want."