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.”

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 selling off

laid out the logic, knowing full well that Melody wouldn’t want to go through the

could help you. If you

argue with the logic. As much as the ring was valuable, it was just a showpiece. Giving it to Debra as an heirloom would keep it in the Nichols family, and if

it’s yours now. But let’s be clear. If you and Juan divorce, that ring comes back to

“Okay.”

Once the ring was gifted, there would be no obligation

the Vargas, who happily

produced a contract she had prepared earlier and handed it

“Grandma, please sign here.”

of their agreement, with everything written clearly. Melody put on her reading glasses and reviewed

the paper and passed it back. “Even if the money’s returned, it’ll go to Juan. You’ll get nothing out of

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