Drunk and Daring I Kissed a Tycoon

Chapter 18

Felicia cleared her throat when Vespera remained silent. "7:00 pm. If you don't show up, we'll stick with the original ten million settlement."

She didn't wait for a reply and hung up.

Vespera lowered the phone from her ear, staring at the screen in thought.

Rebecca's words echoed in her mind. She wondered if Felicia was really trying to stir up trouble even in these final days.

She and Felicia had always been distant, never getting along. From the very beginning, Felicia had looked down on her background and tried to interfere with their relationship.

Even after they got married, she refused to let Vespera move into the Munoz residence for four years. During holidays, whenever Vespera visited for dinner, Felicia never missed a chance to throw in sharp remarks and cut insults.

But aside from that, Felicia had never truly done anything extreme.

This meeting was likely just another intimidation tactic-a final warning to make sure Vespera wouldn't change her mind, along with handling the last bits of the settlement agreement.

She had been debating whether to go or not. An hour later, Raymond sent her another message. "Ms. Gildon, what do you think?"

Vespera pressed her lips together. She hadn't expected him to follow up so soon.

If not for the fact that it would be rude, she would have just given the suit to the property manager and had them deliver it upstairs. After all, Dominic lived right above her.

After some thought, she decided that ignoring the message wasn't a good idea. Offending Dominic wouldn't benefit her in any way.

Maybe she should return the suit and use the opportunity to meet Felicia as well. With that in mind, she replied, "Sure. What time works for you?"

Raymond's reply came quickly. "8:00 pm."

Vespera applied light makeup and changed into fresh clothes before heading to her parents' house.

Luke showing up at her community the other day had made her realize he had people following her. Over the past few days, she had also noticed a suspicious car parked outside the villa. That only confirmed her suspicions.

She had barely driven out of the community when Luke's call came through. "Taking an afternoon nap?"

She scoffed internally. He was setting a trap for her.

She said coldly, "I'm driving. Heading to my parents' place."

"Give your dad the suit?"

"Yeah."

at the neatly folded suit on her

satisfied that she wasn't lying. He hung up without another word but also gave the order for his men

community

before retiring. When she stepped inside, her father, Vernon Gildon, wasn't home, and her mother, Wanda Hall, looked surprised to see her at this hour. "Not working

Just a slight cold," Vespera said, touching

never take care of yourself. Look at you-you've lost so much weight. Is

and her mother had always shared a quiet understanding. No matter how well she tried to hide it, Wanda could still sense

badly, I'll just divorce him," Vespera said

Wanda didn't respond.

the subject, chatting with her mother about other things. She had no plans to tell them about the divorce until everything was settled. There was no need to make them

house, she changed into a fresh outfit and told them she was meeting up

be staying the night

on a mask and a cap before slipping out of the community, right under the watchful eyes of whoever was tailing

...

the Amara Hotel just before 7:00 pm. The exterior had a classic,

dropped off the suit at the front desk, then called Felicia to let

maze of hallways before stopping

dimly lit with a subtle fragrance lingering in the air-a blend of jasmine and freshly brewed

with a subtle ombre effect, exuding an air of refined elegance as she sat

lifted her

here to sign the compensation

She sat down and got straight to the

smiled faintly. "What's the rush? Have

arched a brow,

of her, picked up the cup, and inspected it carefully. "You didn't

amused scoff. "If you're that

and pushed

a dry laugh, looking exasperated. She was about to scoff again.

old speech about my background, save it. Don't you ever get tired? If you're here to handle business, then let's handle it Otherwise,

time."

the contract across the table. "Sign

picked it up and flipped through the

compensation agreement-one page would have sufficed.

ten, filled with pointless jargon. Clearly, they didn't want

expression unreadable. "I'll need to review this with my lawyer.

an issue, tell me now.

for revisions, would you agree to

of the question. It has to be my version." Felicia's tone

leaned back casually. "Didn't you just say you could make changes for me? Now you're saying it has