Revenge Looks Good on Me (Amelia and Sebastian) novel Chapter 55

Chapter 55 The Twenty–Million–Dollar Scam

“Amelia…”

“Enough!” Amelia cut him off.

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“Sophia causes trouble every other day. If Lucas is so tough, he can go to Lunaria and explain it to the Queen himself!”

Lucas choked on his own anger.

Forget the Queen–he couldn’t even get past the palace gates!

Amelia was doing this on purpose!

Lucas tried to order her around again, his arrogance shielding his fear.

“Go talk to Lady Irene right now. Tell her the dress was yours. Minimize the damage!”

Amélia frowned, then burst out laughing.

The Bennetts really were thick–skinned.

Whenever Sophia messed up, they expected Amelia to take the fall. It was revolting.

“You want me to be your scapegoat? What’s in it for me?”

“We’re family! You’re asking for a reward for helping your own sister? You’re hopeless!”

Amelia decided the Bennetts needed professional psychological help. No sane person could say something that delusional.

One second he’s wishing she was dead, the next they’re “family“?

She leaned back in her chair, looking perfectly relaxed.

“Then I guess there’s nothing to talk about. The Bennetts are so powerful, right? Go clean up Sophia’s mess yourselves.”

Amelia could let it go, but the Royal Family wouldn’t. A commoner insulting the Queen’s dignity was a direct strike at the monarchy’s pride.

Lucas was a playboy, but he wasn’t an idiot. He knew exactly what was coming.

Why else would he be wasting his breath on Amelia?

After a long internal struggle, Lucas swallowed his pride and lowered his voice.

“Fine. What do I have to do to get you to help Sophia?”

Dammit, I’m actually negotiating with her!

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Chapter 55 The Twenty Million Dollar Scam

Amelia’s smile widened. She gave Lucas a long, calculating look and let out a soft chuckle.

“Ten million dollars.”

Lucas: “!!”

Was she insane? Ten million just to talk?

Did she have any concept of how much money that was?!

“Can’t you… take a little less?”

Lucas glanced around to make sure no one was listening, whispering his counter–offer.

“Oh, so ten million is too much? Fine. Let’s make it twenty million.”

Amelia looked at him like he was a joke.

Lucas froze, then looked like he wanted to tear her apart.

“You’ve got a lot of nerve! Twenty million? Do you think I grow money in my backyard?!”

It wasn’t that he couldn’t pay; it was the principle of being extorted by her.

“Oh, so Sophia isn’t even worth twenty million to you? Poor girl.”

The jab worked. Lucas puffed out his chest and pulled out his phone. “Transferring now!”

Amelia knew Lucas would never let anyone insult Sophia.

His “sweet” sister was his biggest weakness.

She was fast with her phone, not giving him a second to change his mind.

A moment later, a notification pinged: $20,000,000 had been deposited.

Amelia waved her phone. “Thanks.”

Doing absolutely nothing and pocketing twenty million? Perfection.

“Now, where’s the help?”

“What help?” Amelia looked up with a look of feigned confusion.

“The help with the dress! You said you’d fix it!”

Lucas was barely holding back his rage.

She better not be playing me.

She was definitely playing him.

“When did I ever say I’d fix it for her?”

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Chapter 55 The Twenty Million Dollar Scam

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“You just took twenty million dollars!”

“Oh! You mean the money?” Amelia dug through her small clutch until she found a business card.

She handed it to a fuming Lucas. “For twenty million, here is Lady Irene’s phone number.”

As Lucas’s face turned from red to black, Amelia continued to pour it on.

“Of course, you’ll have to convince her to speak to the Queen on your behalf. Good luck with that.”

“Amelia!”

Lucas’s handsome face was dark with fury, his fingers crushing the card. “You played me!”

He’d just transferred twenty million for a phone number?

Amelia stood up, pretending to be terrified and backing away.

“Don’t be dramatic. I never played you. I asked for twenty million, and you gave it to me. I didn’t promise anything else. You’re just an idiot who pays for things you don’t understand.”

She blinked her big, innocent eyes at him, looking like a victim of his aggression.

She hadn’t promised a thing.

It was all his own desperate wishful thinking.

Lucas turned a sickly shade of green and threw the card onto the floor. “Amelia, you pushed me to this!”

He grabbed her delicate arm, his grip like iron as he tried to drag her out of the hall.

Julian saw the aggression and immediately stepped in. “Lucas! Stop it! Let her go right now!”

“Julian, this whole thing was a trap! She did this to destroy Sophia! Are you still going to defend her?”

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