Chapter 12 It seemed unlikely that someone with her lifestyle could have independently earned twenty million.

And if she had the means and ambition to earn that much, why would she settle for a marriage of convenience for just two million?

Oliver, with a quick, regretful gesture, bowed his head.

“I apologize, sir.

It was my oversight.

I’ll look into Mrs.

Norris’s financial activities immediately.”

Albin, smirking, nudged Elijah lightly, his voice filled with mockery.

“Elijah, don’t tell me you got dumped! I’ve always said, women need affection! If you neglect them too long, they’ll look elsewhere… And now, here you are, tangled in complications.”

He stopped abruptly as he caught the coldness in Elijah’s stare.

Only then did he realize that Sandra was still present.

Albin glanced at Sandra, noticing that her smile had stiffened slightly.

“Sorry!” he exclaimed, playfully slapping his forehead and making a show of zipping his lips.

Sandra turned her attention to Elijah, her fingers gently wrapped around his arm, her expression one of empathy.

“Did I somehow cause your wife to misunderstand? I can clear things up with her if you’d like.”

A deep furrow appeared on Elijah’s brow as he frowned.

with you?” he asked, his

silence, blurted out

Haven’t you heard the latest gossip? Don’t you

a

helping me out of a tough spot, and it spiraled into a scandal?

might have

tried to squash the rumors as soon

off, heavy with

became unexpectedly

not to blame

turned to Oliver, who was visibly

focused

affairs all day and missed the

said, anxiety

“I’ll handle it immediately.”

urgency, Oliver excused himself to manage

her

her voice barely a

am I becoming

placed his phone face down on

not about you,” he reassured her, his

me, having a bit of a

nowhere else to go

wouldn’t be surprised if she

as influential as

a golden opportunity that

up over nothing?” one of Elijah’s companions interjected, raising his drink for

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