The One I Should've Married (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 186

The thousand dollars her parents had given her was likely not going to be enough.

Especially since that Malakai was notoriously greedy...

Seeing Vivienne stay silent, Beatrice pressed on, "Malakai is incredibly effective, but he's also incredibly expensive. I can't afford to make a wasted trip, don't you agree?"

They were essentially in the same sinking boat now.

Since she had shared all this with Vivienne, they were officially allies, and alliances required mutual investment.

Vivienne realized she was right.

But her expression remained sour as she demanded sharply, "How much do you need?!"

"Twenty thousand!"

"Twenty thousand? Are you..." She had hired a priest today, and it only cost a few hundred bucks.

What kind of occult master charged this much?

Beatrice replied, "Just think about how obedient she was at the Sinclair Manor for the past three years. You want her to stay that obedient, don't you?"

Vivienne fell silent.

...

That night, not long after parting ways with Vivienne.

Vivienne sent someone to deliver twenty thousand dollars in cash to Beatrice, since Beatrice's bank accounts were frozen and transfers were impossible.

Stella and Sebastian headed back to the Vance estate.

They had just gotten into the car when the elder Mr. Vance called them back.

At the exact same time.

Stella received intel that Beatrice and Vivienne had met, and that Vivienne had given Beatrice twenty thousand dollars.

Meanwhile, Lawrence also received word that Stella had returned to the Vance estate!

Listening to Asher on the phone, Stella glanced over at Mr. Vance and Sebastian, who were currently playing chess a short distance away.

"Twenty thousand? Vivienne is feeling pretty wealthy these days, huh?" Stella smiled.

Well played, Beatrice!

She had just blocked off her access to Silas, and Beatrice immediately pivoted and hooked Vivienne.

Her resourcefulness was genuinely impressive!

But managing to extract twenty thousand dollars from Vivienne meant they were definitely working together now!

Asher added, "She got it from Arthur Sinclair."

Stella noted, "That old fox is notoriously cheap. Looks like they've figured out Beatrice's filthy little secrets in Thailand."

They were desperate to drag her back to the Sinclair family!

With just a moment's thought, Stella deduced the exact web of schemes they were weaving.

Asher said, "Most likely. That's why I'm currently preparing to go collect some debts!"

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