“Ten million?” I looked at the checks in my hand and couldn’t help but laugh. Back when I left the island, he offered to give me a million too. However, I couldn’t turn that down and ended up taking the check, even though I didn’t use any of that money. In fact, I had already torn that check into pieces and threw it away when I found it a few days ago.
“What, is that too little? I’ll gladly give you another ten million,” Julia barked.
“Mrs. Lane, you don’t get it.” I shook my head in disappointment. “I know you would never have done this. You’re not this kind of person. What happened? What made you change your mind? You’re not only humiliating me but also Christopher. Is our love something that can be broken with money?”
“Yvonne!” Julia yelled in frustration. She stood up and hissed through gritted teeth, “I didn’t come here to negotiate anything with you. I only came here to let you know that Monica and Christopher’s wedding is still going to carry on, no matter what you have to say.”
“Mrs. Lane, are you really willing to treat Chris as some sort of repayment? Just like Darius said, Chris is a living, breathing human being. He’s not some sort of doll that you can pass around. He has his own thoughts too.”
“Enough! This money is a deposit. After they get engaged, I’ll give you another ten million. That should be more than enough for you to live the rest of your life comfortably. Stop being so greedy. Don’t worry about things that were never yours, to begin with.”
Julia strode toward the door with her bag in hand. By the time I caught up to her, she had already walked into the elevator. I stopped the doors from closing and looked at her. “Mrs. Lane, didn’t you and Mr. Lane face problems too when you were getting married back then? If your mother-in-law had thrown a check at you, would you not lose it?”
“What are you trying to say?” Julia said with a steely expression.
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