The words echoed in Max's head.
Chad Stern doesn't have a single cent to his name.
It sounded ridiculous, impossible to believe from any angle. From the outside, the Sterns were untouchable. Their wealth was public, their companies thriving. They'd liquidated assets years ago and still had more than enough to burn.
And from the inside?
Max knew for a fact that each member of the Stern family had been given a billion dollars. Personally. Independently. That kind of money wasn't just hard to spend in one lifetime, it was nearly impossible.
So how could Chad be broke?
Then, small flashes of memory started resurfacing.
At the fundraising event… he didn't bid on a single item, Max thought. Every other Stern there did.
And when he introduced himself to the Curts… he said he forgot to bring a gift.
It hadn't seemed important at the time. But now?
Could it be true? Could he really be out of money?
Across the glass, Dipter let out a dry grunt.
