"Miss Qin, would you tell him about this if you were in my shoes? I don't think so. If that's the case, do you think I would do such a stupid thing?" Belinda replied casually, shooting her a disapproving look. Her response implied that the despicable person she was referring to was the woman in front of her.
"You awful woman! I'll tell Duke about your hypocrisy!" Rachel found it harder and harder to control Belinda. The woman remained calm no matter what she said to her. There wasn't a trace of panic on Belinda's face. Her constant composure caught Rachel completely off guard.
"I'd be glad of it. You'd better take the 50 million check with you too. While you're at it, you might as well tell him that what I want is the Leng Group and that I could care less about the money," Belinda scoffed, throwing the check back to Rachel. Did Rachel think she was an idiot? Anybody with a brain wouldn't give up being the wife of a president for a mere check. Did Rachel think she was out of her mind? Why else would she make a fuss about it?
"Belinda, you're being too arrogant! Do you really think I won't do it?" Rachel said through clenched teeth. Her eyes were filled with hatred and viciousness, as if she wanted to kill Belinda on the spot.
"No. I definitely know you will, or you wouldn't try to use the check to make me back down. All I have to say about this is: don't make a fool of yourself, you should evaluate your actions before asking someone to give up on something." As the president of the YS Group, Belinda wondered what made her look like she was in dire need of money for Rachel to offer her a meager 50 million check to send her away.
"Without you, Duke would make his way back to me because he loved me a lot in the past. I doubt he feels any love for you at all!" Rachel exclaimed with a sudden surge of confidence and superiority.
"As you said, he loved you. It's all in the past. He no longer feels the same way about you. Do you really think I have no place in his heart?" Belinda always disliked self-righteous people who considered themselves above everyone else. They always thought that the world revolved around them, and that everyone else just played a secondary role in their story. Rachel was the epitome of this kind of person.
"You don't even need to ask. If he really loved you, he would have given you a job in his company instead of watching you work for someone else," Rachel said, looking sideways at Belinda with a sneer. The sheer contempt she felt for Belinda was evident in her glare.
Belinda scoffed loudly. "Is this really what you think? What a unique way of looking at things. I'm learning a lot from you," Belinda said thoughtfully. She figured that Duke would go crazy if she worked in the Leng Group with him. In that case, Duke had to manage two companies and his plate would be full. He was already busy enough as it was.
"Let's be honest. If I were you, I would take the money and leave quietly. 50 million isn't a small figure. It's more than enough for ordinary people to live a comfortable life." This was the main purpose why Rachel came over to meet Belinda tonight. No matter what, her aim was to make Belinda voluntarily leave Duke.
"Miss Qin, are you really that stupid? I already told you that 50 million means nothing to me, what I want is the Leng Group. Don't you understand what I'm saying?" Belinda replied. She wasn't scared that Rachel would run to Duke to complain about this because Duke wasn't a man who could be affected easily. Most importantly, he clearly knew that Belinda wasn't interested in the Leng Group.
"Don't relax just yet. The moment I tell Duke about your real aim is the moment you will be left alone with nothing. When that happens, I wonder if you can still be so arrogant." Rachel was fuming and her hands were shaking in anger. She had never encountered a woman like Belinda who could still remain so arrogant and self-confident after all her threats.
"Just go tell him. Or do you need me to call him for you?" Belinda responded deliberately. She knew that her attitude would definitely rile Rachel up, but it was exactly what she wanted. Rachel was asking for it and it had nothing to do with her in any way.
"Belinda, I don't believe you're not scared at all. Don't pretend to be calm in front of me. It only makes you look fake," Rachel said, taking a sip of water to calm herself. She was annoyed that she messed things up instead of getting things done.
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