Chapter 372


    “Ten million?” I looked at the checks in my hand and couldn’t help butugh. Back when I left the


    ind, he offered to give me a million too. However, I couldn’t turn that down and ended up taking the


    check, even though I didn’t use any of that money. In fact, I had already torn that check into pieces and


    threw it away when I found it a few days ago.


    “What, is that too little? I’ll dly give you another ten million,” Julia barked.


    “Mrs. Lane, you don’t get it.” I shook my head in disappointment. “I know you would never have done


    this. You’re not this kind of person. What happened? What made you change your mind? You’re not


    only humiliating me but also Christopher. Is our love something that can be broken with money?”


    “Yvonne!” Julia yelled in frustration. She stood up and hissed through gritted teeth, “I didn’te here


    to negotiate anything with you. I only came here to let you know that Monica and Christopher’s


    wedding is still going to carry on, no matter what you have to say.”


    “Mrs. Lane, are you really willing to treat Chris as some sort of repayment? Just like Darius said, Chris


    is a living, breathing human being. He’s not some sort of doll that you can pass around. He has his own


    thoughts too.”


    “Enough! This money is a deposit. After they get engaged, I’ll give you another ten million. That should


    be more than enough for you to live the rest of your lifefortably. Stop being so greedy. Don’t worry


    about things that were never yours, to begin with.”


    Julia strode toward the door with her bag in hand. By the time I caught up to her, she had already


    walked into the elevator. I stopped the doors from closing and looked at her. “Mrs. Lane, didn’t you and


    Mr. Lane face problems too when you were getting married back then? If your mother-inw had


    thrown a check at you, would you not lose it?”


    “What are you trying to say?” Julia said with a steely expression.


    “All I want to know is why you’re trying to drag on the tragedy that struck your own marriage all those


    years ago. Since your and Mr. Lane’s marriage was looked down upon as well, you know what it feels


    like to face that challenge. Why would you want to do that to your own son?”


    Julia blinked and she was seemingly taken aback for a while before she fell silent. I watched as the


    doors closed and the numbers on the screen go down.


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    Julia’s departure was as sudden as her arrival. I stood in the corridor, the check for ten million still held


    tightly in my hand. That was a huge sum to someone who was penniless and had a reputation like me.


    I actually started regretting arguing with Julia so much. It was as if she had taken my bravery away with


    her when she left. My heart was thumping loudly in my chest and I was more nervous than ever. She


    was one of the most powerful women in Avenport. Getting interrupted and talked back to must have


    been a new experience for her. Crap, am I already on her cklist?


    I was never going to tell Christopher what happened. I had already calmed down by the time he got


    back and had also hidden the check away. I knew I would return the check to her the next time we met.


    However, when I walked past the mirror, I realized why Julia had been staring at my neck with such a


    strange expression on her face.


    Hickeys covered almost every inch of my neck and they were impossible to miss. I might as well have


    hung a bright sign on my neck that said, This is what we have been doing at home!


    The next day, I went out to buy some paints to prepare for my next exhibition. Suddenly, I got a call


    from Nathan. My first instinct was to hang up, but on second thought, he was still my father after all.


    Hence, I should at least hear what he had to say.


    “Yvonne, I’m at Fiesta Hotel. I need you toe over here right now,” Nathan said immediately after I


    picked up.


    I scoffed and said, “Can you just say whatever you need to say? If you’re going to scold me, you might


    as well do it over the phone. If I talk back and get your blood pressure up, that wouldn’t be good. I’ve


    beenbeled as disrespectful and unfilial for so long, I might as well prove the name.”