A Second Chance with the CEO After Divorce

Chapter 32:

Belinda had become the main subject of the room’s whispers, with several attendees stealing glances at her.

As she rose from her seat, the room’s attention naturally settled on her.

Catching everyone’s gaze, Maggie rolled her eyes and muttered, “What, you can’t hear me from here? Should I pay for a check-up for your ears?”

“Go ahead.” Belinda smiled softly and extended her palm to Maggie.

“That’ll be fifteen thousand dollars, thanks.”

Maggie was taken aback. “Excuse me?”

Belinda echoed Maggie’s earlier comment with a smirk. “Didn’t you offer to cover my ear treatment? They’ve been giving me trouble lately.” She waved her palm impatiently and repeated, “Time to pay up.”

frustration evident. “Fifteen thousand dollars? Have you lost

out a whole bar last week to host Miss Miller, dropping nearly thirty thousand in one evening. If you can splash out on a stranger like Cathy, surely you won’t skimp

a sneer playing across her features. “So you spent thirty thousand dollars on Miss Miller for a spectacle, and now you’re broke?” Maggie’s complexion

was clearly kidding. As her sister-in-law, you wouldn’t really accept her money, would

merely asking for fifteen thousand. I think that’s quite fair.” She then turned her palm toward Cathy. “Since you’re so eager to defend her, why

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was once again becoming the center of gossip at the event, Kristopher lost his composure. He grabbed Belinda’s hand and fixed her with a stern look. “Weren’t you the one who’s supposed to

because Maggie had dropped a careless remark. She refused to let it slide, insisting on getting

gave a

been mistaken for weakness; they had taken advantage of her, repeatedly mocking and disrespecting her. Tossing her hair back, she fixed Kristopher with an icy stare. “So will you

I ever skimped on you? Is there

her lip, grabbed her