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Nate opened his mouth to speak again, but Carter's voice cut in, cold and sharp, "Enough!"Nate fell silent, clearly unwilling but with no room left to argue.Sharon, unfazed, turned toward the sales associate who was standing nearby. "Whoever broke it—me or Kelly—just charge it to Mr. Biggs's account."She smiled faintly, then added, "Kelly is Mr. Biggs's precious first love. If she broke it, he'd pay for it without hesitation. As for me…"Her gaze slid to Carter. "As Mrs. Biggs, I believe I'm also entitled to put things on my husband's account, aren't I?"The moment the words left her lips, murmurs spread through the room like wildfire."Mrs. Biggs? Did she just say she's Carter Biggs's wife?""Wasn't there some huge scandal about him and another woman recently?""He's been married for five years. They never had a wedding, so it's been kept under wraps. But everyone in their circle knows.""Then who were those two just now? That guy called her Carter's beloved! What's going

Carter watched Sharon from behind and said, "Whichever one you like, I'll buy it for you."Sharon smiled. "Then I won't be shy about it."A faint flicker of surprise crossed Carter's face—subtle, but she caught it right away."What, you thought I'd say no?""I did." His voice was calm, slightly cool. "You've always acted like you had pride. I thought you'd turn it down."Sharon chuckled. "If I really had that much pride, I wouldn't have asked to split the assets with you, let alone ask for 100 million."Carter looked like he was about to say something else, but Simon walked over quickly."Mr. Biggs, if we don't leave now, we'll be late for the signing."Carter gave a neutral nod. "Got it."He was just about to leave when he caught sight of Sharon still standing nearby."I have something to handle. Pick out whatever you want. Put it on my tab."Simon glanced at him, a flicker of surprise in his eyes. Mr. Biggs seemed… softer toward Sharon lately.But he soon understood why.

"Nate," Luther said coolly over the phone, "your friend's wife has racked up five million on my account. Don't forget to settle it. You know me—I never let anyone run a tab. But since she's your friend's wife, I figured I'd do you this one favor."I heard you've been losing big in the stock market lately. If you can't pay the five million, I'll have to ask Father to cover it. I need the money to pay my employees."Then his full-blooded sister, Linda Hendricks, called too."Nate, your friend's wife ran up a three million bill at my place a few days ago. She claimed anything Carter spent should be billed to you. Since Carter's your friend, I didn't want to embarrass you, so I agreed."I know three million isn't an astronomical amount, and under normal circumstances, I wouldn't have brought it up. But you know how my company's doing. If I can't turn that money around soon, it's going under."I only have three days, Nate. If I can't get the funds in time, I'll have to borrow from Fath

"It's not a huge amount… Around three million, but…" Simon said, his voice trailing off uncertainly. He glanced at Carter, clearly debating whether to continue.Carter's voice was low, cold. "Say it.""I looked into it," Simon said carefully. "Mrs. Biggs didn't just spend at our competitors' stores. She also went to a few of our business partners… With those, at least, we can keep things on the books. But…"He hesitated again."But she also spent a lot at companies we have no business being associated with. Not exactly… friendly territory."He paused, watching Carter's reaction before continuing. "Her shopping trips are one thing. But the problem is, people might take it as a sign we're trying to reach out. That we're signaling interest. If we don't handle this carefully, it could get messy."No one dared offend Mrs. Biggs—not even rival companies. Even competitors were reluctant to provoke someone with her title.So for the past few days, armed with a marriage certificate and t

The two of them were deep in conversation when Sharon's phone suddenly rang.Wendy glanced over, her face tightening with unease. "Don't tell me Carter's pulling something again."Sharon took out her phone. It was a call from Madeline.She hesitated for a moment, then answered. If Carter really wasn't coming, she needed to know right away.Madeline's voice on the other end was sharp and cold. "Sharon, Theo has a fever. Come back here immediately and take care of him."Madeline's tone hadn't changed—it was still that same commanding superiority.Sharon's voice was calm. "If he's sick, call a doctor. I'm not a physician. Calling me won't help."There was a stunned silence, then Madeline erupted, her voice laced with fury. "You're Theo's mother! How can you be so heartless?!"Sharon's tone didn't waver. "Carter and I are getting divorced. Theo belongs to the Biggs family now. If anything happens from now on, don't come looking for me. Unless, of course, you're giving up custody. I