The Regretful Housewife: Divorce and Rise Again novel Chapter 37

Chapter 37 It Was Unbelievable

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Nina smiled, eyes narrowing slightly. “We made seven hundred million.”

“Made money? Seven hundred million?”

Preston handed over the agreement Nina had just signed with Cecilia.

Half skeptical, Marvin opened the contract. He’d thought Nina was only going to discuss terms with Chase’s mother today—he hadn’t expected her to come back with a signed agreement.

“Let me see how you managed to make seven hundred million.”

At first, he didn’t take it seriously. But the more he read, the more something felt off. In the end, he even put on his reading glasses, staring at the document in shock.

“Did Mrs. Mercer really sign all of this?”

“She did.”

Marvin looked up, stunned. “She agreed to cut ties with us for just one billion? Not only returned our shares, but even put up her houses and cars as collateral?”

“Dad, it’s all there in black and white. Why would I lie to you?”

He could hardly believe it.

Five percent of the Tann family’s shares could easily sell for 1.5 billion on the open market. Yet the Mercers had accepted just one billion to return them–and even added all that collateral

on top.

It was unbelievable.

“What’s going on with this collateral?” Marvin asked.

“Dad, we still have shares in Mercer Group, right? Mrs. Mercer can’t come up with that money right now, so I suggested putting up assets of equal value as collateral. That way, the amount can remain as a debt. If they still can’t pay by the agreed deadline, we’ll be free to auction off the collateral to recover our losses.”

Marvin was taken aback.

In the past, when the Mercers owed them money, it was nothing more than an IOU—no repayment date, no strict terms. After years of friendship, he’d never pressed the issue.

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Over the past year alone, the Mercers had already owed them tens of millions, always brushing it off by saying they couldn’t repay it for now.

He hadn’t expected Nina to actually convince Cecilia to sign a formal collateral agreement this time.

Esther, who had been listening quietly, spoke up. “But the Mercer family’s stock has been plummeting. That five percent isn’t worth nearly that much anymore. Why would she agree to put up so much collateral?”

Nina replied, “Mom, the Mercers were a prominent family for years. Mrs. Mercer doesn’t really understand finance, so she’s not aware of what’s happening in the market. I just flattered her a bit, talked

up the Mercer name, and she went along with it.”

Esther hesitated. “Still… doesn’t this feel a bit wrong?”

“What’s wrong with it?” Nina said calmly. “They’ve owed us plenty over the past year, and neither she nor her son has shown any intention of paying it back. Today, she even showed me her jewelry–easily worth tens of millions. It’s not that they can’t pay. They just don’t want to. And besides, everyone knows the Mercers are in debt now. We’re the ones stepping in with cash to help them settle it. We’ve already done more than enough.”

She looked at Marvin and Esther. “In business, sure, relationships matter. But if the other side doesn’t appreciate it, there’s no need for us to keep going easy on them.”

Nina hadn’t forgotten what the Mercer family had done to the Tanns in her previous life.

This time, she was simply returning the favor.

“Nina’s right,” Marvin said with a heavy nod. “We’ve helped the Mercers quite a bit lately. That should be enough. They need money, and we’re providing it upfront–that’s a fair deal. The contract’s already signed, so we’ll follow it as written.”

Then something occurred to him. “By the way, whose idea was all this?”

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