Chapter Thirty-Eight

"Howard Bradley offered to help when my business was on the brink of bankruptcy. In return, he wanted a fifty percent share of the company. I had no choice but to agree. His company, Apex Corp. invested in our business, brought fresh business for us, marketed our products for the next whole year. I was very satisfied with our successful partnership. However, soon I discovered that he had bought around 20 percent more shares of our company from other shareholders and now he has emerged as the major shareholder of our company," said her dad, as they all sat listening to him intently.

"I wanted to buy back those 20 percent shares from him but he wouldn't sell them to me at all. He and his wife then came up with this deal that if we get you married to their only son, they would release all claims to our business and leave us in peace. We met Frank and didn't find any fault with him," sighed her dad.

"We had no idea, Raven. We just thought that