His Belated Love for the Abandoned Ex Wife novel Chapter 420

Chapter 420 Bold Retaliation

“What kind of friends?”

“Really close ones.”

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Yvonne let out a cold, mocking snort. Her tone was sharp and threatening. “Everyone at this company knows I’m into Mr. Cross. He’s mine. Stay out of my way, or you’ll regret messing with me.”

Zoe kept a calm, neutral smile. “Are you two dating then?”

“Not yet, but I’ve got my eyes on him. It’s only a matter of time. You’d better keep your distance.”

“Sure.” Zoe agreed without the slightest hesitation.

Yvonne blinked, thrown off. Zoe sounded hollow and insincere. There was no panic, no unease -just empty, careless compliance.

Annoyance prickled at her. “I’m dead serious. Stay away from Daniel.”

Zoe held her gaze, completely earnest. “Well then, I hope you have luck chasing my boyfriend.”

She’d planned to keep their relationship a secret, but Yvonne’s arrogant, pushy attitude was too much to bear.

Daniel had promised to back her up. What did she have to fear?

Just this once, she’d let herself be the spoiled, confident girlfriend he made her out to be.

For the first time in her life, someone had her back.

Yvonne froze on the spot, her fists tightening sharply. “What? He’s your boyfriend?”

Zoe put on a helpless, sweet tone, intentionally getting under Yvonne’s skin. “Yeah, he is. I really don’t want to get on your bad side though. If you want me to stay away from him, I won’t go to his place tonight. I’ll even keep a full yard of distance. Does that satisfy you, Ms. Dewitt?”

Yvonne ground her teeth, her hands trembling with rage as she glared daggers at Zoe. “When did you two get together?”

“Does it truly matter?” Zoe replied steadily.

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Yvonne sucked in a shaky breath, her face turning an ugly shade of red.

“Break up with him,” she ordered flatly.

Zoe remained calm and collected. “What do I get out of it?”

“A million dollars.” Yvonne forced the words out through gritted teeth.

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A faint, mocking smile tugged at Zoe’s lips. “My boyfriend’s worth way more than that. Can’t you do simple math?”

“Ten million!” Yvonne slammed her palm down on the table.

Zoe pulled out her phone, quickly pulling up Daniel’s personal net worth and his company’s growth projections before turning the screen toward Yvonne. “You’ll need to offer far more than that to sway me.”

Yvonne stared at her, seething with unchecked fury.

Zoe smiled softly. “You can’t afford the price tag. So why would I leave him?”

“Are you only with him for his money?” Yvonne subtly pulled out her phone to record their conversation.

Zoe caught the movement. A quiet smirk played on her lips. She pulled out her own phone, opened Daniel’s WhatsApp chat, and sent him a voice note right in front of Yvonne.

“I only care about your money. If you were broke, I’d dump you.”

Her heart fluttered with uncertainty.

She worried Daniel would take her words seriously, get upset, or even end things with her.

Yvonne was stunned. Her recording scheme had become useless. She stared at Zoe’s phone in disbelief.

A few seconds later, a voice message popped up from Daniel.

Zoe took a deep breath and played the audio out loud.

Daniel’s warm, gentle voice spilled from the speaker. “Then I’ll work harder to make sure you never run out of cash to spend.”

Zoe’s heart melted on the spot, a soft, genuine smile spreading across her face.

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Yvonne dug her fingernails deep into her palms until they stung. Her fists shook violently as she shot Zoe a venomous glare.

Another message popped up from Daniel right after.

“Where are you?”

Zoe typed back simply, “Down at the café.”

“Grab me an iced Americano.”

Immediately after the text, Daniel sent a transfer of 52,013 dollars, with a short note, “A voluntary errand bonus for Ms. Ellison.”

Zoe burst out laughing. She tilted her phone toward Yvonne. “He’s always been this extra. He gave me a gold bar for Christmas and solid gold flowers for Valentine’s Day. Now he drops five figures just for a coffee run. So tell me why would I ever leave? You’d have to find me someone richer and better–looking.”

Yvonne’s face turned bright red with anger. She stood up abruptly and nodded at the fifteen lined–up coffee cups on the counter. “Carry all these up to HR.”

Zoe glanced at the busy barista still making drinks, faking a troubled frown. “There are way too many. I can’t carry them alone. I’ll call my boyfriend to come help.”

The moment Zoe lifted her phone to dial, Yvonne panicked and clamped a tight grip on her wrist.

“You win,” she snarled through clenched teeth.

With that bitter remark, Yvonne stormed over to the counter. “Cancel the whole order. I don’t want these anymore.”

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