Her Broke Handyman Husband Was the Secret Billionaire novel · Chapter 19 of 24
Chapter 19: Terms
Elias stood on the pallet with his hands at his sides, in front of two hundred and twelve people who had known him as the man who fixed the dock door.
"It's true," he said.
Nobody moved.
"I own Halyard Capital. That means the note on this building is mine, and so is what happens to it."
A long silence rolled across the floor.
"I also rebuilt your press brake in August," he said. "Both of those are me. I'm sorry I didn't say so sooner."
The sanding apron man in the front row raised a hand.
"So the vending machine," he said. "That was you too?"
"The vending machine's been broken since April."
"I know. I've been putting in a dollar for you."
The crew roared.
The foreman wiped his eyes with a work glove.
"I knew you were something," he said. "I figured witness protection."
"It's the tool belt," said Elias. "People forget it's a disguise."
He waited until the laughter died.
The rest of this chapter is part of the paid portion of the series. Chapters 1–12 of Her Broke Handyman Husband Was the Secret Billionaire are free to read — start from the beginning, then unlock the rest with coins in the app.
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