Rejected No More: I Am Way Out Of Your League, Darling!

Chapter 487

Chapter 487:

Richard froze. A chill crawled up his spine. He stared at Joyce, his eyes wide with shock and dismay.

“What did you just say?”

“I’m perfectly calm, and I mean every word,” Joyce asserted, her lips pressed tight. Before arriving, she’d talked to Milo. He wasn’t after her money, but he was strapped for cash. If she couldn’t help him, he’d have to look elsewhere.

How could she let the man she loved slip through her fingers? Milo was too precious; he was hers alone. Since she couldn’t liquidate her shares in the robotics company, she’d cash in her now meaningless marriage instead.

She settled herself on the sofa, channeling Daniela’s usual composure, trying to think what her sister would do in such a scenario. Somehow, this brought her peace. She told Richard, “The Bennett name carries weight, and Alexander cares about his image. I’m still his wife. If I’m shamed, it reflects poorly on him too, right?”

Richard trembled with anger at that. He realized he had overestimated Joyce’s sense of propriety. He scoffed, “So what?”

a falling-out with you. I’ve given my all to this marriage, but Alexander has never truly accepted me. He’s hinted at divorce before. I know he still pines for Daniela. I’m ready to step aside. After

saw that when people lost all shame, they gained a cunning

calculated, and determined. She eyed Richard and said, “But this divorce won’t

braced himself, knowing Joyce was about to

heart of

want half of the Bennett family’s

more than suffice to tide Milo over through

trembling with fury, pointed a finger at Joyce, his tone icy and

a trail of scandals, what value have you added? On what grounds do you stake a claim to our

a

I am not as

eyes widened in

family’s wealth as yours? It has nothing to do

You deserve nothing.”

at Richard with a