Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Maisie and her son exchanged a quick glance.

Was it finally time to talk numbers?!

Maisie immediately hopped down from the windowsill.

Calling it a window was a bit generous-it was more of a small ventilation panel that opened vertically. There was no way she'd actually fit through it, let alone fall out.

Jumping out wasn't even on the table.

It was all a show to grab attention, to force Murray to step in. And it worked.

What Maisie didn't know, as she and her son eagerly made their way to Murray's office, was the look their assistant gave them from behind. It was indescribable, shrouded in a veiled darkness. Beneath that, almost imperceptible, was a hint of... sympathy?

...

This was the second time Maisie and Farley found themselves in this office.

It still felt extravagantly opulent.

Maisie didn't beat around the bush; as soon as she entered, she made her offer- "Five million."

Murray raised an eyebrow, sneering, "I thought you wanted fifty million?"

Maisie cursed internally. Sure, she wanted that much, but would they ever give it?

eventually realized that while rich people had plenty of

horse race, a golf game, or even lose tens of millions in a casino night, but when it came to giving a little extra to people like her, they clamped their wallets shut. So

was a

as they could stand tall, and it all came down to whether you were

first, he seemed willing to throw money at them to make them go away,

wouldn't acknowledge them,

with the

fit was

pointless. Not only did

it could actually

even more. Content "Ck tb

entering the office, Maisie didn't resort to her usual antics.

days, I've had a

harm you caused her is real. So, it's only right that we ask for some compensation, even

chuckled lightly.

leave, and you'll never see us again." Murray said, "Five million? I've already given Millie three million, which

leaped in shock. Farley's

Millie mentioned

had their own

"Leave your bank account details, and I'll have

be in the account? It was quite the trip coming here; best to be clear."