After carefully taking inventory of the chest's contents, Lara set several gold bars and pieces of jewelry aside into three separate piles.
"You three," she said, glancing at Liam, Logan, and the third man, "these are your shares."
The gold gleamed brilliantly beneath the dim light, enough wealth to change an ordinary person's life forever.
But Liam immediately frowned.
"There's no need for that," he said firmly. "Just make us shareholders in your startup company instead."
Logan nodded in agreement, his gaze barely lingering on the treasure. "We helped because of you, not because we wanted a share of the gold."
The third man also silently pushed his portion back toward Lara.
Compared to the mountain of treasure before them, the trust Lara had given them felt far more valuable.
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