Chapter 401
Author: Anakin Detour
last update2025-08-15 22:56:52

Eleanor’s face tightened, her voice dripping with disapproval. “Tessa, what are you thinking? He wasted years of your life. It’s already generous you’re not asking him for anything in return. But giving him money?” She let out a short, incredulous laugh. “That’s insanity.”

Brielle, perched beside her like a shadow ready to echo every word, leaned forward with a sharp nod. “She’s right. You can’t just throw the family’s money around like loose change. If you pity him so much, fine—give him twenty thousand. That’s a blessing, not a payout. That’s what you’d give a beggar on the street.”

Tessa’s tone stayed level, but there was an edge beneath the calm. “He’s saved my life more than once. I think he deserves a hundred million as compensation.”

That made both women freeze for a beat before their voices rose again in overlapping protest.

"This is outrageous Tessa, have you lost your mind?"

"You absolutely can't give him that much, he doesn't deserve it! He should be the one paying you for
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