"Hello, Ms. Shannon."
"I want to see Ian," Vanessa yelled into the phone, her voice demanding.
Gavin's calm voice came from the other end. "If you have a message for Mr. Goodwin, you can tell me, and I will relay it."
"I said, I want to see Ian," Vanessa repeated through gritted teeth. "Even if he's terminating the contract, he should have the decency to tell me in person. I have things I need to ask him."
"Ms. Shannon, you should know that Mr. Goodwin has no desire to see you," Gavin's voice grew cooler.
"Gavin, who do you think you are? You're just a messenger. Get Ian to see me."
"Continuing to push this will not benefit you, Ms. Shannon," Gavin's voice turned completely cold.
"No benefit? What do you think I have left to lose?" Vanessa sneered, then stated her demand directly. "I want a transition fee from Ian. Ten million dollars. Otherwise, I'm not going quietly."
Before Gavin could say anything else, Vanessa shrieked, "Ian used me for years, and now he just kicks me to the curb like I'm nothing. He can't get away with that. Ten million is a drop in the bucket for him. Once I get the money, I promise I'll disappear completely. Otherwise—I wouldn't mind making up some interesting stories for the media."
"Ms. Shannon, slander and defamation have legal consequences. Your agreement with Mr. Goodwin was a legal and compliant business partnership. The fact that he isn't making you pay a penalty for breach of contract is already more than generous."
"Gavin, you tell Ian I want to see ten million dollars in my account by tomorrow."
Gavin's voice remained placid. "Ms. Shannon, you know Mr. Goodwin better than anyone. You know perfectly well whether you have the power to threaten him or not." He then added, "This will be our final conversation."
The line went dead.
Vanessa swayed on her feet, clutching her chest and gasping for breath. A wave of humiliation washed over her. She grabbed her bag and left under the assistant's watchful eye.

VERIFYCAPTCHA_LABEL
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: No More Mrs. Nice Wife (Eleanor)
Without Vanessa to serve as an antagonist, it’s turned a reasonably story into dead wood. I just can't anymore. After, Vanessa's life went downhill it was the perfect time to wrap up the story....
I dont Understand why he keep Clingy on that Girl Vanessa, this couple has Lack of Trust and communication to each other, Lan Never explain the reason what was goin' on, if i were on Eleanor i will do the same.. your his wife yet people around him Doesnt even know that your the wife 😅😅 fuck that 6 yrs of marriage😆😆 he even the richest man he hire thousand people to look for that vanessa girl but he didnt do it 😆 even giving her a jewelry with Million dollar as a wife its hurt to see this, even when she Nearly drawn at the pool with that Girl vanessa, Lan Save Vanessa over his wife😆😆 That Guy is totally a REDFLAG😆...
Hello! This series has been requested a lot on Reddit, but we’re unable to post the link there ourselves. If you have a Reddit account, we would truly appreciate it if you could help us share the link to this novel to increase its readership. As a thank-you, we will increase the number of free chapters available each day. Thank you so much for your support!...