end, he said nothing. His jawline was cold and perfect, his eyes in

just steered the conversation toward money without even di

as shadowed, expression hard to read.

e, Jasmine stared at the che

for it now make

part too well, w

incing performance of being pushed to suicide: cryin

d of her. Since he was willing to give her money,

ng time about what expre

ad and humiliated look. Her lips p

"You really w

ned tigh

d there for

ment she mentioned money,

, money was the simplest and most s

ck, feeling numb as if her heart had b

the child, I'll do it for you.

mine called

his head to

ideways at her like that, it felt

sistant. He's fully in charge of handling everythi

at all, he wal

nding into the neon-lit chaos of the city, before bending down to pick up her hat.

d expression gradually faded, replac

check in her hand-t

d he actually gave her ten million! Witho

a windfall f

ven prepared herself for a long, tangled negotiatio

on dollar

n't a sm

a huge amount without askin

lmost pure-and had been trained by Darlene since childhood to be a "good man." But

e any mistakes. Only then did she relax, certain that Bruce wouldn't suspect her. If he had, he

him, ten million

ould be solved with money

ne's lips, and a spark of joy lit her clear

he morning. He wasn't asleep, lying on the couch like a dead lo

e had come back, Felix

ferent face gradually brightened with eagerness, like spri

aving the check around like she was about to bur

ng check, then suddenly snatched it f

queeze maybe two million dollars out of him, but he handed over ten million at once! How'd you pull that off?

el around his waist

ted face insta

t him. "Hey, I'm still a lady here

me and hurriedly grabbed the towe

t seriously, how could Bruce just hand over that much money so easily? And

nd gulped it down for a long time. Probably because she had

t I could squeeze out. I even prepared myself for a back-and-forth every few days. But I never thought he'd just throw down ten million dollars right away. He's

nd more. You don't even blink when scheming-just straight up get a cool ten million do

he money, not the man. What'

g. Aren't you worried something

ng, "Nothing's going to happen. Bruce wouldn't let her get hur

y saying she didn't love Bruce or that she loved another man, trying to provoke him. The poor sucker Bruce always believed her, and t

lly wondered if such a handsome guy might be a little clueless about relatio

nother over-the-top soap opera drama, which

extremely proud people together, both with huge egos. Once they ste

In her mind, as long as she took the money and left, it w

e money, she quickly dialed a num

n't co

rough, "Jasmine, can you please check the time when you call? It's almost two in