MasukWhen I asked Avery to settle the bill for tearing down her walls, she jammed her car keys and a bank card into my hands instead. “There’s thirty million in this account. No password required.” While I was racking my brain trying to figure out how to give her change, I looked up and saw her clutching her pregnant belly, running straight for the balcony where I had just knocked down the guardrail. I dropped my sledgehammer, dove forward, and grabbed her by the ankle. “Don’t jump! If you jump, I become the prime suspect! I have an elderly mother and young kids to feed—you can’t ruin my life like this!” She kicked frantically, screaming in absolute despair. “My dad was practically sent to the ICU because of my ex! He even drugged me to try to force a miscarriage just so his mistress could move in! “He said someone like me deserves to be conned. I have nothing left now. I’m better off dead!” Ah, so she was just a poor soul systematically broken by a toxic scumbag. I slammed my sledgehammer onto the floor. “Why destroy yourself when you can destroy them instead? “Ever heard of the Scumbag Demolition Project? Not only will I get your house back, but I’ll also send him straight to federal prison to spend the rest of his life behind bars.”
Lihat lebih banyak“And now you just want to kick us to the curb with a single boot? No damn way!” her brother snarled. “Hand over the cash! You spent a fortune on your dad’s hospital stay, so you sure as hell aren’t leaving us out in the cold!”Avery’s mother shoved her way forward, clawing her hands out to grasp Avery’s wrist, but Avery smoothly twisted her torso to dodge the contact.Her mother instantly dissolved into a theatrical, wailing display of fake grief. “Oh, my bitter, miserable life! How did I raise such a cold-blooded, ruthless daughter?! Are you really going to stand there and watch your own parent and brother starve to death on the streets?!”She peeked through her fingers, her voice screeching louder. “You’re a millionaire now! Just dropping the loose crumbs from between your fingers would be more than enough to keep us living comfortably!”I watched their pathetic little performance from inside the foyer, a wave of disgust washing over me.Avery stared at them in absolute silence.
“The Vance family went completely bankrupt. His parents couldn’t handle the shock and leaped to their deaths from a building.”Judge Miller swallowed hard, his hands trembling on the table. “Julian has absolutely nothing left now. He’s completely lost his mind, wandering the streets all day like a lunatic.”I quietly sipped my drink, offering no response.He struggled to continue, “Cynthia... she has also been officially expelled from her university. The Miller family business has completely plummeted. I know all of this is our own doing and that we deserve no sympathy. I only came today to beg you to stay your hand and leave them a single path to survive.”His eyes filled with a desperate plea. “I know I have no right to ask anything of you, but Cynthia is my only living relative. I cannot simply stand by and watch her be utterly destroyed.”I set my drink down, looking him dead in the eye. “Judge Miller, do you still honestly believe all of this is merely my personal vendetta ag
“Then the very next thing to be exposed to the public will be the Vance Corporation’s last five years of systemic tax evasion and explicit evidence of commercial bribery.”Julian’s eyes filled with pure, unadulterated terror. “You! How do you even dare to do this?!”I lifted an eyebrow casually. “Mr. Vance, before you question my capabilities, shouldn’t you look into exactly what kind of industry the Sterling family used to build their empire from the ground up?”I leaned back slightly. “The Sterling Legal Department is widely referred to in the business world as the ‘Corporate Graveyard.’ I am positive you have heard of its reputation.”Judge Palmer Miller’s legs went completely weak, nearly collapsing right onto the floor. He lunged forward, violently slamming his hands down onto Julian’s shoulders to silence any further remarks.“We agree! We agree to absolutely everything!”I continued smoothly, “Second, you will pay Avery a total sum of thirty million dollars to cover her em
“Do you believe me when I say I can have my son get you fired?!” she shrieked.The team of security guards stepped forward another inch, shifting into a tight, tactical semi-circle around them.“Mr. Julian Vance is certainly a valued guest of our establishment,” the security captain stated flatly. “However, the conduct of you two has explicitly breached the code of conduct for this venue. If you refuse to cooperate, we will be forced to take necessary measures.”Julian’s father thrust his neck forward, stepping up to bark directly into the guard’s face. “Let’s see which one of you actually dares to lay a hand on us! We are Judge Miller’s in-laws!”The corner of my mouth curled into a dark, mocking arc as I shifted my gaze toward a completely bloodless Judge Palmer Miller.“Judge Miller, I distinctly recall Miss Miller declaring with absolute certainty just a moment ago that the title of the Vance family’s daughter-in-law belonged solely to her,” I remarked dryly. “How is it that,












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