My Brother Kept Bragging About a Deal He’d Already Lost

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My cousin David finally looked up from his phone.

“A billion?”

Marcus nodded.

“Our biggest competition has been some mysterious technology investment group.”

“They’ve been buying companies left and right.”

“But I think we finally beat them.”

I slowly lifted my water glass to hide the smile threatening to appear.

The acquisition had already closed.

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