The Divorced Heiress Revenge (Bella Thompson) novel Chapter 1603

Ian also wanted to marry Justin. Even simply being a maid in his house would be fine.

Bella coughed and replied, “You don’t have to do that.”

She spoke gently, with a touch of humility. “I’m not with you just so you can be my human shield, even though you’ve done that before. You’re also a human. I don’t want to see you risking your life for me. It would break my heart.”

Justin felt his heart race uncontrollably, his smile widening. Even if she asked him to die right away, it would be worth it.

“Bella, I’ve finished all the food you sent,” Justin said, turning away. His throat was dry, and his breath suddenly turned erratic. “Can I have an extra snack tonight?”

*

The chaos within the Iverson Group was in utter turmoil. The government of Terranova was furious and had officially filed a lawsuit, arresting all responsible parties involved in the demolition. They demanded exorbitant compensation from the Iverson Group. Knowing it was one of the four major families, they demanded a staggering $30 billion!

In their eyes, a few lives were worth nothing compared to the century-old heritage building that James had destroyed. Every brick and tile of the century-old heritage buildings became bargaining chips for the Terranova officials, who shamelessly made their demands.

The officials were convinced that the Iverson Group would agree to any conditions they imposed to salvage their reputation. This project had already spent $20 billion on land acquisition and development. Now, with an additional demand for $30 billion in compensation, regardless of whether Iverson Group could afford it, they would become a laughingstock in the national business community.

All of this was thanks to James’ incompetence. He had ruined everything!

An emergency board meeting was held at the Iverson Group in the afternoon, during which Lance erupted with anger and decided to suspend James from his role as CEO. Suspending James from his duties was considered a lenient punishment.