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were so close.”
    Coming completely into the room, Cedric took a seat across from her at the table. Reaching across it, he placed his hand on top of hers while his big hazel eyes stared into hers.
    “Everyone in the family knew I got interested in making films when I won the internship during senior year. I couldn’t wait to go there every day after football practice, and I knew I would major in film when I got accepted to college.
    “It’s all I ever wanted to do, but when Dad got sick I changed my major to business and finance so I could help out at hedge fund until he got better. He got worse and I got dragged in deeper and deeper until I hated the thought of coming to work.
    “So, when Dad ultimately got better and decided to retire and leave the business to me, I felt trapped, which is why I hooked up with Pebbles and got involved with the gambling. I couldn’t handle all of the responsibility that I had never wanted in the first place.
    “While I was at rehab, I learned that I couldn’t live my life for anyone else but myself. When I was released the first thing I did was see Dad in Florida without telling anyone. We talked about a lot of things that did involve the hedge fund. Eventually, while I was there, I finally told him I wanted to sell our business to another company.
    “Of course, he was upset with me at first. But, after he calmed down and truly listened to me, Dad understood what I was telling him. He only wanted both of us to be happy and do what we wanted with our lives. He doesn’t want either one of us to get lost in making money like he did while we were growing up. He still believes it’s the reason Mom left us and married another man.
    “Raya, I’ve found my passion and it’s way past time you found yours. Honestly, I can’t believe this is what you want to wake up and do every day of your life.”
    She was fed up with everyone trying to tell her what to do. It was her life to do what she wanted. She wasn’t a child anymore. She was a grown woman who could make her own decisions. Actually, she had been making a lot of good decisions for a while.
    “You don’t know anything about my dreams because you stopped talking to me when I confronted you about your gambling problems. Clients started leaving the hedge fund and it went down because you stole money from it. I saved your ass by putting it right with money I’d earned from other jobs. If you hadn’t focused on yourself so much you would have known I never wanted to do anything but be the CEO of the company. Yet, Daddy passed me over and gave the reins to you.”
    Cedric actually looked at her with a guilty expression. “Sis, I’m sorry I really didn’t know how much it meant to you. I would have never signed those papers. Can I do anything else to help you?” he asked, sincerity in his voice. “I want for us to build a stronger brother and sister relationship. I know we had some sibling rivalry when we were growing up because of Dad’s favoritism towards me, but we are older now. I think we can form something good if you let us.”
    Finally! Raya thought. She might actually get some useful information from her brother after all.
    “Yes, tell me the name of the man you’ve been working with all of these months. I feel like I’m fighting the invisible man. I try to find something out about the person and I keep coming up empty. Give me something to work with.”
    Standing up, her brother looked down at her. “I don’t know why you keep asking me about this guy because you know him,” he said matter-of-factly.
    “What do you mean, I know him?” Raya blurted out, shocked. She knew of no one in her past that wanted anything to do with their business. “How do I know him? Is he an ex-acquaintance of mine or something?”
    Her brother shook his head. “The guy who offered me money for the company is related to Sahara’s husband,” Cedric answered, watching her closely.
    “Are you talking about Zander?” she questioned.