All Chapters of Two Million for a Dress? You'll Regret That Bill: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

8 Chapters

Chapter 1

"You're already wearing our shop's haute couture brand. You'd better not tell me you can't afford it." The lady in front of me crossed her arms and sized me up condescendingly.I felt like laughing. Where did a tiny boutique like this get the audacity to call their gown haute couture? Despite looking barely 20 years old, she was terribly haughty.I suppressed my anger and pulled out my phone to call my son, Cole Sanders. He invested in this boutique, after all, so he should be the one to clean up this mess.However, all I heard was a robotic voice from the other end of the line. "The person you are trying to reach is not available."I frowned and tabbed on WhatsApp to contact him, but my messages wouldn't send. Cole had blocked my number. Taking a deep breath, I put my phone away and forced myself to calm down.I looked at Wendy Reed and said solemnly, "I'm Yasmine Miller, the mother of your biggest investor, Cole. His funding for this boutique comes from me."I thought that reve

Chapter 2

They pinned me down to the floor roughly. I was pressed against the cold floor, and my bones ached.Wendy slowly walked up to me and looked down at me triumphantly. She raised her foot and aimed her sharp heel at my stomach before stomping down.Pain spread from my stomach to every inch of my body. I blacked out from the pain and curled up."You witch! How dare you seduce my man! How dare you!"Cursing incessantly, she ordered the men, "Beat her as hard as you can! Beat her until she begs for you to stop!"Endless punches and kicks rained down on my body, my back, my legs, and my arms. It felt like my bones were about to shatter.I gritted my teeth and glared at her. Whimpers escaped my mouth involuntarily.I tried to explain and struggle, but my attempts were met with only heavier blows. They stomped on my back and crushed my dignity.They pulled my hair until it was disheveled. My expensive silk jacket was torn and dusty from rolling around on the floor.I didn't know how lo

Chapter 3

Helen arrived sooner than I expected. When she saw me lying on the floor, bruised and disheveled, she paled."Yasmine!" She cried out in shock and rushed to my side.Carefully, she helped me up. "Oh, my goodness. Who did this to you?"Her eyes turned red. Her voice was filled with rage and pain.Leaning on her, I felt comforted. I shook my head, indicating that I was fine.Without another word, I grabbed the debit card Helen handed to me and threw it at Wendy's feet. The metal card clattered against the floor."The password is 777777. There are five million dollars in it. After you take this, you'd better pray that the rest of your life will still be peaceful."Saying that, I limped out with Helen's help without sparing Wendy another glance. Behind me, Wendy and the store clerks whispered amongst themselves excitedly.After walking out of that disgusting boutique, I took a deep breath of the fresh air outside and felt revitalized. Upon entering Helen's spacious van, I called Lu

Chapter 4

The air inside the conference room froze. More than ten pairs of eyes were fixed on me. They were all filled with shock, confusion, and fear.Cole turned as pale as a sheet when he saw me. He reflexively let go of Wendy and stuttered, unable to speak.Upon seeing me, Wendy flared up. She broke out of Cole's embrace, pointed at me, and screamed, "That's her, Cole!"The old hag! She's Yasmine, the one you mentioned to me before!" As if grasping onto a lifeline, she accused me, "Look at how shameless she is to come to us! She even brought her men to my boutique to beat me up and steal my money!"Everyone fell silent at her words. Their eyes flitted between my disheveled appearance and the pitiful look on her face. Their gazes were skeptical and condescending.Cole had always been afraid of me. His legs were starting to give out. Perhaps because his girlfriend was present, or perhaps because he was in front of so many employees, he managed to muster up the courage to talk me down.

Chapter 5

Cole was still worried about embarrassing himself at a time like this. His mother was almost beaten to death, yet he wanted his mother to defend the culprit so he wouldn't be embarrassed.My heart froze. I looked at him coldly and saw his panicked expression.Then, I said to the police officer, "Officers, it's not a misunderstanding. Please handle this according to the law."My insistence was like a slap to Cole's face. He watched Wendy cry as the police cuffed her. She struggled as the police dragged her away.When her silhouette vanished from the doorway, he returned to his senses and turned around. Then, he yelled at me, "Yasmine! How could you do that?"She's your future daughter-in-law! How could you get her arrested?"Do you hate her that much? How could you be so cruel?"His eyes were bloodshot. He was so angry that he couldn't think straight. Pointing at me, he accused me of being cruel. The surrounding department managers kept their mouths shut. They were trying very

Chapter 6

My words were a bombshell that exploded in the quiet conference room. Cole turned boneless and fell to the floor.His face was ashen. Shock and devastation filled his eyes.The surrounding employees fell silent at the shocking reveal. Their gazes on Cole changed from jealousy and respect to pity and condescension.He looked at me in a daze and muttered, "I-Impossible… You're lying… You must be lying to me. You must've fabricated this lie to punish me because you're angry…"I couldn't be bothered to talk to him anymore. In front of everyone, I called Lucas and put him on speaker. "Lucas.""How can I help you, Ms. Miller?"I calmly and emotionlessly gave him my orders, one by one. "Firstly, reclaim the villa in Grandview Heights and the three condominiums in the city center that are under Cole's name. Reclaim all of the sports cars in his garage as well."Secondly, freeze all of the bank cards under his name, as well as the prestige black card."Thirdly, start an emergency meetin

Chapter 7

I easily handled everything that happened after that. The evidence for Wendy's crime was solid. With witnesses, physical evidence, and the elite legal team I hired, she didn't stand a chance.The judge sentenced her to five years of imprisonment for extortion and assault. I heard that she passed out when the sentence was announced in court.For a young lady who called herself an artist, spending five years of her youth in prison must be worse than being on death row. Cole, on the other hand, finally realized how cruel the world was after I kicked him out.After the security guards kicked him out of the Sanders residence, he was penniless. He tried to ask his so-called friends for help, but all of them shut the door on him.In the past, they kissed up to him just to curry favor with me. Now that he had lost his status, who would bother dealing with him? Cole tried to find a job, but everyone in the industry knew that he had offended me, so no one dared to hire him.When all of hi

Chapter 8

After I withdrew the funding from Wendy's unique yet superficial boutique, it quickly went bankrupt. With the talented employees I head-hunted and the resources I had, I started a new high-end clothing brand.I named it "Intent" to remind myself of the original intent I had when I started the business. It was also to remind myself to read others' intent.After the brand was launched, it quickly went viral in the industry for its intricate craftsmanship and unique designs. It was a huge success.A year passed in the blink of an eye. My business was growing day after day, and my life was peaceful.I would think about Cole from time to time. However, my heart no longer ached like it had been back then. All that was left was indifference.It was as if he were the only failed investment I had made in my long, long life. Cutting my losses was the best decision I could've made.On one sunny afternoon, much later after the event, I was having coffee with Helen on the highest balcony of m

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