FATHER OF A BASTARD SOM ASKED FOR A DIVORCE PLUS 50 MILLION

Chapter 6

Michael stared at Susan, a bitter, breathless laugh escaping his throat. "One billion? You're actually standing there, looking at me with a straight face, asking about one billion dollars?"

"It’s insane, Michael!" Susan snapped, slapping the papers down against her thigh. "One billion dollars?! Are you completely out of your mind?!"

"Tell me, Susan—were my last seven years worth nothing to you?" Michael shouted, stepping closer, his eyes burning with years of suppressed pain. "Was my entire life worth zero?!"

Susan rolled her eyes, scoffing. "Oh, here comes the martyr act again"

"I gave up everything for you!" Michael roared, his voice shaking the entire hotel room. "Do you even remember who I was before I married you?! I was the top graduate in the entire country! The Medical Sage, the greatest doctor on this planet personally begged me to become his disciple! Do you have any idea what his other disciple is doing right now?!"

Susan glared at him, remaining silent, her jaw tight.

"He's a world-famous physician who only treats the ultra-wealthy!" Michael yelled, pointing a finger at his own chest. "He charges one million dollars just for a single consultation! He makes at least a hundred million a year, not even counting the ridiculous bribes people pour into his pockets just to get on his schedule! If I hadn't turned that down—if I hadn't sacrificed my career to cook your meals and manage your life so you could play corporate queen—I would have earned over ten billion dollars by now!"

Susan stood frozen for a second, her lips parted in shock. But the embarrassment quickly turned back into fiery anger. "So what, Michael?! Is that my fault?! You chose to stay home! Nobody forced you to step down!"

A sharp, agonizing pain pierced Michael’s heart. He stared at her, feeling utterly sickened.

To her, it was never a sacrifice. To her, his devotion was just something that came free with the package. He was like a free maid thrown in with a luxury mansion, or a cheap plastic bowl given away with a box of instant noodles. Nice to have around, but completely worthless if lost.

In Susan’s world, everything mattered more than him. Money, status, power—those were her gods. Her family’s enterprise was worth over a hundred billion dollars. To her, a billion dollars was a speck of dust, yet she begrudged giving even that to the man whose life she had destroyed.

"You really do love money above all else, don't you?" Michael whispered, his voice dropping into a hollow, mocking tone. He snatched the papers out of her hand, flipped to the back, and furiously crossed out the settlement figure with a pen. He threw the papers back at her feet. "Fine. Keep your precious billions. I’ll take zero. Not a single cent. Just sign the damn paper and give me my freedom!"

Susan stared at the crossed-out figure on the floor, her eyes widening. A sudden wave of panic flashed across her face. "No! Michael, wait— stop this!" She reached out, grabbing his arm. "You can't just walk away like this!"

Michael pulled his arm back as if her touch burned him. "Why not?! You won't admit you had an affair, and now you won't sign the divorce papers either! What do you want from me, Susan?! Do you think I'm going to stay here and play the fool for the rest of my life?!"

"I DID NOT CHEAT ON YOU!" Susan screamed, her face flushed red with desperation. "How many times do I have to say it?! I have never been with another man! If you keep spewing this nonsense and dragging my name through the mud, I swear to God, Michael, I have ways to make you pay!"

"Then explain the DNA test!"

"I don't know!" Susan yelled back, tears finally brimming in her eyes. "I don't know, okay?! But I am your wife, and I am telling you the truth!"

She took a deep breath, trying to force her chest to stop heaving. She softened her posture, stepping toward him with a gentle, pleading expression.

"Michael... please," she whispered, her voice cracking. "Think about the children. Leo and Maya need their father. They miss you so much. They've been asking where you are all morning. Are you really going to abandon our family over a misunderstanding?"