From Heartbreak to Happily Ever After

Chapter 544

Melody glanced at the box on the floor. Debra’s offer wasn’t bad.

“Fine,” Melody said, her voice cold and measured. “I’ll pawn this box of valuables to you for now. But you’ll have to present the money now and send them away.”

“Sure,” Debra agreed. “But before we move forward, I have one condition.”

“What condition?”

“The deal is fine, but I don’t want to come out too far in the red. This ring looks nice. How about you let

me have it?”

“Are you kidding me? Do you even know how much this ring is worth? At least one billion dollars.”

it into cash takes time, and finding the right buyer at the right price isn’t guaranteed. Plus, auction houses take a hefty cut. Not to mention, if word got out that the Nichols family was

that Melody wouldn’t want to

you. If you ever

it was just a showpiece. Giving it to Debra as an heirloom would keep it in the Nichols family, and if Debra and Juan divorced down the line, the ring

clear. If you and Juan divorce, that ring

“Okay.”

the ring was gifted, there would be no obligation to return

a check to the Vargas, who happily took it and

had prepared earlier and handed

“Grandma, please sign here.”

agreement, with everything written clearly. Melody put

“Even if the money’s returned, it’ll go to

his to lend. It’ll be returned to him, naturally,” Debra said smoothly. “I’m simply acting on