Chapter 152: Cutting Contact

After hanging up the phone, Martin couldn't shake off the strange, uncomfortable feeling in his stomach. The possibility of getting more business assets was definitely tempting - like a shiny prize dangling right in front of him. But years of business experience had taught him to be careful, especially when deals seemed too good to be true. The Smith family had more problems than a math textbook, and Martin wasn't completely sure he wanted to get tangled up in all their secrets and drama. Across the room, Gina looked up from the thick novel she was reading, her reading glasses perched on the edge of her nose. Confusion crossed her face as she watched her husband's obvious excitement. "What's going on?" she asked curiously, placing her bookmark between the pages and setting the book aside on the small table next to her favorite armchair. Martin leaned back in his chair with a proud smile spreading across his face, like a cat who had just caught a particularly fat mouse. "Looks like o