Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 1063

Sylvia looked at him and suddenly laughed. There was a bit of helplessness in her smile, but also a sense of relief. She wasn’t the same Sylvia who used to hold out her hand to Steve, desperate for help.

Back then, her grandfather was seriously ill and the hospital bills were crushing. The family farm was falling apart. She had nowhere to turn, and then out of nowhere, the Michell family offered her a way out through marriage.

She always knew Steve loved someone else and couldn’t stand the sight of her. Still, she needed the money to save her grandfather, so she put up with it. She tried everything to please him, turning herself into someone who didn’t make trouble, someone who only cared about money. That way, it would be easier for him to throw money at her without feeling bad.

But deep down, she had always been grateful. Even if she had to give up her pride, Steve really did save her grandfather’s life, and he saved everything her grandfather had worked for. So, as soon as she found a job, she agreed to the divorce without a second thought, letting him go after the woman he really wanted. A proper ex-wife should disappear completely. Even when they ran into each other at work, she played along, pretending they’d never met.

She never expected he’d still try to use money to humiliate her.

Sylvia looked at Steve, her voice steady.

“Mr. Michell, you don’t need to do this. I don’t need your money.”

Steve raised his eyebrows, clearly thinking she was just playing hardball.

“Not enough?” he asked, tapping away on his phone.

“How about a thousand?”

Sylvia didn’t answer. She just watched him quietly.

He raised the price, his voice turning colder.

“Two thousand?”

She stayed silent, and Steve finally lost his patience.

“Sylvia, you really should learn to be content.”

“It’s only a half-hour drive. If you keep pushing, you’re just being greedy.”

A wave of exhaustion crashed over her. She was about to refuse when her phone buzzed from the center console. She glanced at it.

[Traffic Alert: Your car has been parked here for over three minutes and has been caught on camera. Please move your vehicle immediately.]

Sighing, Sylvia took off the handbrake, started the car, and merged back into traffic.

Steve let out a soft, sarcastic laugh and leaned back, making himself comfortable.

“Same old Sylvia.”

“You say no, but you always do what’s asked for the money.”

“Chasing cash must be in your blood.”

Sylvia pressed her lips together and kept her eyes on the road. She was done explaining herself. In Steve’s eyes, she’d already been judged. Nothing she said would change his mind.

Seeing her keep quiet, Steve assumed she was guilty. He unlocked his phone and opened his messages like he’d done it a thousand times.

“Isn’t that why you picked me up? For the cash? What, are you trying to act innocent now?”

Sylvia’s grip tightened on the wheel. In the past, she’d always been grateful for Steve’s generosity. Even if it meant swallowing her pride, she’d told herself she was lucky. Now, hearing the way he talked, all she felt was disgust.

But if he was so eager to throw money at her just to make himself feel superior, why should she refuse? Two thousand dollars would buy her grandfather a top-of-the-line hearing aid.

“Alright.”

Sylvia smiled slightly. While waiting for the light to change, she picked up her phone, scanned his code, and added him again.

Steve immediately sent the payment. Sylvia accepted it right in front of him, no hesitation at all.

“Thank you, Mr. Michell.”

Before putting her phone down, she quietly deleted him again.

Steve didn’t notice. He slipped his phone back in his pocket, turned to look out the window, and said nothing more.

The car sped on.

Twenty minutes later, the BMW pulled up outside Steve’s downtown apartment.

“We’re here.”