From Heartbreak to Happily Ever After

Chapter 529

“What nonsense are you talking about?”

Melody shot Debra a sharp glare, displeased with what she had just said.

Unfazed, Debra continued, “How about one billion dollars? I’ve heard that Melody has quite a personal fortune. That should be enough to compensate for your emotional damages.”

Hester wavered further. Her family business was only a mid–sized enterprise, and one billion dollars was a massive amount of money.

If she could bring that sum back to her family, maybe they’d overlook the fact that she had lost her chastity. Perhaps they wouldn’t see her as a useless daughter.

“I disagree!” Melody snapped.

She didn’t have nearly that much set aside for herself, and the mere thought of handing it over to someone who used to bring her foot–washing water made her blood boil.

Hester barked, “Shut up!”

knifepoint, didn’t

at her before adding, “I don’t just want one billion dollars. I want a villa in the city center, too. And I demand that the Nichols family partner with my family. For every project, you’ll cut us

“I have no problem with that, but you’ll have

“I don’t agree!”

Hester sneered, “If you

pale from the knife pressing against

at Juan.

hesitation, Juan said, “I

seeing no way out, she finally

there was anything in writing, anyway. With no paper trail, no one could hold her accountable

was about to lower the knife, Debra

do you mean? Are you trying to get

that naive? You made a verbal agreement, but without

realized her mistake. She hesitated

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