Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 418

The Porters were so close to claiming a fortune worth hundreds of billions, but that was the total family wealth. Lucinda's father alone had only a few billion to his name.

As for Lucinda herself, she couldn't even dream of a billion, let alone a hundred billion.

"Lucinda, you're really shooting for the moon!" someone accused her.

Lucinda replied with a smile, "I'm just stating the facts. My dad is worth that much; I'm not inflating the price."

"Your father is a person, not a product. You can't measure his worth in dollars."

Lucinda chuckled, "You suggested giving my mother some compensation and asked her to name her price. Isn't that like putting a price tag on my dad? In business, no one wants to take a loss. I'm just trying to get a fair deal for mom, not a penny more than what's fair."

"Of course, if Ms. Porter can't afford it, you better skedaddle before you embarrass yourself. Biting off more than you can chew can be deadly!"

Madeleine was seething with rage.

And she truly stormed off.

She couldn't bear to stay another moment.

She was livid!

When she first met Lucinda, Madeleine thought she was an easy target, someone she could manipulate. But after their confrontation, she realized that Lucinda was infuriatingly unyielding. "Safe travels, Ms. Porter. I won't see you out."

Madeleine felt there was something off about Lucinda's farewell, but in her anger, she couldn't quite catch it.

It wasn't until she stepped out of Ascend Estate and felt the breeze that her fury subsided and she caught the undertone of Lucinda's words-it was as if she was bidding farewell to the dead! Lucinda, just you wait!

Madeleine boarded her private jet, instructing, "Take me to the Ikella Group."

Dealing with Lucinda from her remote location in Skywatch was a challenge.

But she could seek out allies.

Her father had arranged for Ruby to be her ally, but Ruby turned out to be useless and ended up behind bars.

She was glad she hadn't teamed up with Ruby, or she would have been in the hole financially.

Apart from Ruby, she thought of Owen.

and Stefan were

deeply in love with Ruby, who had been locked

enemy could

Owen to bring

only one bold enough to confront Stefan was

on impulse and left

was unaware that Owen had moved on from his obsession with Ruby, and she knew nothing of Owen's

competing with Stefan in the business arena, had no

upstairs, "Honey, hurry up! We need to get to work, I'm going

had delayed her, and

she hadn't even put on her

cursing Madeleine in her

woman, Madeleine, couldn't hold a

just riding on her

see Tiffany to

to come downstairs;

her

who

good at arguing with women, nor did

him such satisfaction, it was

hurried out to work, and on the other side,

Group had a spacious entrance to accommodate her

she was there openly to propose a

put some pressure on

arrived too early. Owen hadn't returned to the office

open the shop, lingered for a cup of coffee, and only after Cecilia's repeated urging did he reluctantly leave the

ten in the morning, he noticed a private jet parked at the entrance and frowned. Who

have his own

preferred to keep a low

limousine drove straight in without

from the

Her phone rang.

It was her father.

"Madeleine, where are you?"

daughter would be at a disadvantage in Pinehurst and had rushed over. After being told at

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