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Chapter 15

Author: Megito
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-07 17:20:19

"A hundred and one million? Is he for real?"

The hall bustled with hushed voices for a moment. The plot was undoubtedly getting thicker as everyone seemed to be waiting with bated breaths for James' reply. James remained uncharacteristically silent while Eric smirked.

"To summarize, a hundred million dollars is what the Saja sapphires are currently valued at. For the inconvenience of having to take them from whom I have gifted them to in order to sell it to you so you can gift them to your secretary, I am charging one million. A paltry sum. This way, your secretary may be a hundred million worth but Ronny will always be a million dollars worthier."

"What are you rambling on about?" Mona shouted. "At the end of the day, they're just stones. No sane man would spend that much money on the Saja sapphires, talk less of fake ones."

"Stay out of this," Eric snapped at Mona, his voice carrying a severe undertone of threat. She'd better listen to him. After all, her cup of atrocities was runni
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    It was reaching a week since James Simmons lost his wife. Again.She was supposed to be in a coma so he had let his guard down. But that was Ronica for you. Atcking from behind like a simple coward. And somehow, she knew Eric Strauss.How? James could think of only one reason and it terrified him. He still remembered the last call he made with Ronica. She had switched phones with a random nurse and James had not expected to be sidetracked that way. But he had maintained his composure as she rattled on the line about forwarding another number. He couldn't help but laugh even as the laughter made him bitter."Well played Ronica.""I learned from the best, James."James could feel his face going purple and all he really wanted to do was hurl his phone against the wall. Instead, he ran shaky finger through his hair. "How can you run off like that when you're going to have our baby?""Stop it with your clown games with me. Go okay them with Mona.""I got you back once. Do you really think

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    "A hundred and one million? Is he for real?"The hall bustled with hushed voices for a moment. The plot was undoubtedly getting thicker as everyone seemed to be waiting with bated breaths for James' reply. James remained uncharacteristically silent while Eric smirked."To summarize, a hundred million dollars is what the Saja sapphires are currently valued at. For the inconvenience of having to take them from whom I have gifted them to in order to sell it to you so you can gift them to your secretary, I am charging one million. A paltry sum. This way, your secretary may be a hundred million worth but Ronny will always be a million dollars worthier.""What are you rambling on about?" Mona shouted. "At the end of the day, they're just stones. No sane man would spend that much money on the Saja sapphires, talk less of fake ones.""Stay out of this," Eric snapped at Mona, his voice carrying a severe undertone of threat. She'd better listen to him. After all, her cup of atrocities was runni

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