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Chapter 6

Author: Cece West
The next morning, I returned to the apartment with my legal team and a moving company. I had already sent someone over the previous night to replace the biometric locks.

As soon as I stepped out of the elevator, I found Zachary and Amelia huddled by the door with the three kids.

Zachary looked disheveled. His hair was messy, his suit wrinkled, and his eyes were bloodshot.

The moment he saw me, he lunged forward like a drowning man grabbing at a lifeline.

"Rebecca, you're finally back! Why w
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    Zachary yelled, "Your Honor, I spent eight years getting my PhD. I'm a valuable asset to this country! You can't do this to me! Rebecca has more money than she knows what to do with. She doesn't care about the money. She's just trying to destroy me!"The judge slammed the gavel down, his brows furrowed."Defendant, control yourself! This court rules on evidence, not on your academic credentials. Your actions constitute a gross case of fraud and a clear breach of contract."The final verdict was delivered. The divorce was granted on the spot.Zachary was to leave with nothing. He was required to repay the 1.2 million dollars he had funneled to Amelia, and in addition, reimburse me for the research funding I had personally sponsored over the past eight years.The total came to 15 million dollars.Zachary's eyes rolled back, and he collapsed on the spot.Unfortunately, fainting didn't change anything as enforcement proceedings began immediately.Although Amelia had already vanishe

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    "I want to go back to that massive house from yesterday! I want to play with that castle!" one of the young boys yelled.Amelia was already on edge, and with the kids shouting over each other, she snapped and slapped the oldest boy across the face."Shut up! Keep it up, and I'll throw all of you out!"The oldest boy instantly burst into tears.Zachary sat on the edge of the bed, his hands buried in his hair, spiraling into a state of absolute agitation."Why are you hitting the kids? Aren't things annoying enough already?"Amelia whipped around, glaring at him viciously.The sweet, harmless mask she used to wear had completely fallen away, revealing her true, ugly side."What I do with my own kids is none of your business! You're an absolute loser, Zachary! I actually thought you were some big-shot scientist, but it turns out you're just a pathetic loser living off a woman! "And not only that, you didn't even bother to figure out what your wife was capable of. Is there even a

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    Zachary's hand froze against his cheek.He stared at Winston, who was practically bowing before me, and it was as if his mind had completely shut down.The entire ballroom fell silent.Zachary's eyes darted between Winston and me as he stammered, "M-Mr. Yates… what did you just call her? Her name is Rebecca Tanner. She's just a housewife who stays home with the kids!"Winston was shaking with anger. He turned and kicked Zachary hard in the leg."Shut up! Ms. Tanner is the institute's largest sponsor. Every cent of your funding over the last eight years of your PhD came directly from her personal donations! And you think you can talk to her like that? Who do you think you are?"Those words struck Zachary like a bolt of lightning. His legs gave out, and he almost collapsed to the floor.Amelia was just as stunned. She clutched his arm tightly, her voice trembling. "Zachary, what's going on? Didn't you say she was unemployed and was completely dependent on you?"I let out a quie

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    Zachary clenched his jaw."Relax, Amy. I'm going to a high-end gala tonight. Plenty of bigwigs are going to be there. If I can smooth things over with that sponsor, school won't even be an issue. I'll just buy you a place in the right district."Dress up tonight and come with me. Rebecca's completely out of place for an event at this level anyway."…At 8:00 pm, the top-floor ballroom of Hotel Vinda was already filled with people.The research institute had reserved the entire venue for its annual academic fundraising gala.Zachary walked in wearing a rented suit, bringing Amelia along with him. She had clearly put effort into her appearance, wearing a revealing red evening gown as she held onto his arm, her eyes wandering across the room."Zachary, this place is incredible," she said. "I've never been anywhere like this before."He lifted his chin, pleased with himself. "This is nothing. Once I secure funding for my project, we'll be in places like this all the time."Zachary

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