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!”

held at knifepoint, didn’t

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

Debra chuckled, “I have no problem with that, but you’ll have to ask Melody and Juan if they’re willing

“I don’t agree!”

red with anger, but Hester sneered, “If you don’t agree, then you

face turned pale from the knife pressing against her neck. Desperate, she shot

at Juan.

a brief hesitation, Juan

her teeth, but seeing no way out, she finally gave

was anything in writing, anyway. With no paper trail, no one could hold her accountable later. All she needed to

as Hester was about to lower the knife, Debra

who do you mean? Are you trying to get

made a verbal agreement, but without anything on paper, do you believe

mistake. She hesitated for a second before

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