When Her "Death" Couldn't Break Him (Cecilia and Nathaniel)

Chapter 884 Five Billion

Charlotte initially thought Paula would refuse, but to her surprise, Paula said, “Please give me more time. I will do everything I can to raise the money.”

“Mdm. Paula, you were once a public figure. You should know how crucial public opinion is. If you delay much longer, the public might forget about Cecilia’s plagiarism altogether.”

With that, Charlotte hung up.

Paula stared at her phone, thinking about the five billion.

If this were nine years ago, right after Regas passed, five billion wouldn’t have been an issue for her at all.

Back then, she had transferred hundreds of billions to Ralph, bit by bit, while Regas was still alive.

Yet, Ralph had no idea how to manage a company and had been losing money for years.

Worse still, he’d learned how to siphon funds himself, and Paula wasn’t sure how much he still had left.

Realizing time was of the

“Where are you now?”

quickly called

can (

himself with his secretary. He sneered, “Why do you care where I am? Go ahead and file the lawsuit. Let’s see if you even survive long enough to

Paula didn’t have much time left anyway, so what

feel hurt anymore. She

all your money? If you give me five billion, I’ll agree to the divorce,” Paula

the other end of the line, Ralph burst into a cold laugh

Why don’t you

2 of tive billion

“The Smith family fortune was used up long ago. The money I have now is mine, and no one’s getting any of it. If you agree, I’ll give you one billion,

Cecilia might drag him into a lawsuit, which would cost him

“Not a chance…”

sentence, Ralph hung up on

I hand over all

to give up, Paula dialed Cassandra’s

woken up and answered impatiently, “We’re

me five billion,” Paula

“Five billion? What do you need