Chapter 1171


    Angelina didn''t hold her tongue; instead, she delivered a crushing blow to Hertha.


    No matter how many other women ric entertained, he was bound to end up marrying Georgia. Her


    influential family could give him the boost he needed to be powerful and snatch the CEO position


    at Falconer Enterprises.


    Hertha was just one of his many conquests, nothing more.


    Suddenly, Hertha grasped the brutal pecking order. Her heart felt as if it was being crushed under a


    boulder, leaving her breathless and gasping for air.


    How could she have believed ric''s sweet nothings? She was fooled into thinking his promises of


    undying affection and exclusivemitment were genuine.


    Knowing full well it was all a charade, she still deluded herself into thinking he meant every word and


    had willingly surrendered herself to him.


    The realization thatst night''s folly was nothing but a cruel joke made her chest ache with every


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    breath.


    Angelina pulled open a drawer in the dining room sideboard, taking out a check she had prepared


    earlier, pen poised at the ready.


    She scribbled a figure of two million dors, tore off the check, and extended it towards Hertha with a


    haughty tone, "Here''s two million. Just consider itpensation for yourpanyst night. I trust you


    know what to do next."


    Hertha nced at the check, the zeros blinding her.


    She swallowed the pain in her heart, masking her sorrow with a carefree smile, "You''re not running low


    on cash, are you? Giving me a check with only two million written on that?"


    She waved the check in the air nonchntly with a mocking smirk on her face.


    Angelina frowned. She was taken aback, "What?"


    Herthaughed hollowly, "As you said, it''s all just a game. So why take it so seriously? Surely ric


    spends more than two million on his girlfriends. If you really want to cut ties, two million hardly seems


    enough. Besides, who deals in checks these days? You think you can send someone packing without


    cold hard cash?"


    Angelina had expected tears and desperate clinging. She had her dismissive retorts prepared.


    But she hadn''t anticipated Hertha''s brazen demand for money, her face alight with the smug


    satisfaction of having yed ric for a profit.


    Instantly, Angelina felt a knot of anger in her chest.


    Just another money-grubbing woman, she thought. She''d seen and dealt with too many of them.


    "Two million in cash is doable, but that''s my final offer. Take it or leave it, there won''t be a penny more."


    Was this a threat?


    Did she imply she''d ruin ric''s wedding if she didn''t get paid now?


    This woman was no easy prey. Co?tent of Drаmа?ovels.cоm


    Fuming, Angelina took a deep breath. Her high-societyposure kept her anger at bay.


    "Fine," she said with strained calmness, "but you''d better keep your word, or you''ll regret it."