Everyone in the room was startled by Olina's loud entrance. Instinctively, they watched her stride in, marching up to the counter and pushing Avery aside.
Avery stood there, bouquet in hand, dumbfounded and unsure of what was happening.
"Cecilia, how dare you cozy up to another man!"
Olina accused, pointing at Cecilia, "Have you forgotten your place?"
"Mrs. Martinez, I've already divorced your son," Cecilia replied calmly.
Olina's tirade came to an abrupt halt.
Yes, Owen had indeed divorced Cecilia.
She had come here today to tell Cecilia to keep her distance from Owen, not to catch her in an affair.
But it irked Olina to see Cecilia already having a suitor, a man who was just as attractive as Owen, right after the divorce.
She suspected Cecilia had been unfaithful during their marriage.
No wonder Owen wanted a divorce.
Olina conveniently ignored the fact that her son was currently clinging to Cecilia like a piece of chewing gum.
Seeing that Olina had run out of words, Cecilia stepped out from behind the counter and said, "Mrs. Martinez, please come with me."
her silence,
a waitress over. She ordered a cup of coffee and a
casually asked Olina, "What brings
still standing at the counter,
back on Cecilia, Olina's tone was far from pleasant, "You found a new man just days after divorcing Owen. Were you cheating during the marriage? No wonder Owen wanted to divorce you. Good riddance. You're not good enough for
to me
Olina was speechless.
he had refused to listen, even getting angry
infidelity, your son was the first to cheat. After we
anything, as long
isn't my husband anymore. Even if I wanted to get money from him,
taken aback. "What do you
said 500, 000 and she agreed. But
face darkened, "You just asked for 500, 000? He's a man worth
can you
will forget you and start over. His wife can't be a penniless nobody like you." With that, Olina extravagantly took out a large check and slapped
up the check and asked,
"Of course."
1 million just looks like
Olina's face hardened.
the price goes up. If I hold onto him for a few more years, will the price go higher? Now it's 1 million, but
Martinez, as appealing as your offer is, I'm not someone greedy. I wouldn't leave my hometown for just 1 million.
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