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“True, that project isn’t worth nearly that much, and if things go south, my entire ninety billion dollars could go down the drain. I mean that’s ninety billion dollars! Money most people couldn’t make in several lifetimes. Now that I think about it, maybe I was a bit impulsive.”
Then, with a shrug, she glanced at Dylan. “But it’s no big deal–I have plenty of money to spare. So, no need for you to worry yourself on my behalf!
Ignoring the growing darkness in his expression, she kept up her taunts. “Speaking of which, I can’t help but wonder why you didn’t keep bidding, Mr. Wright. Could it be… you ran out of cash? For a business tycoon, I thought your fortune would be boundless. Turns out you couldn’t even match ninety billion dollars!”
With a mocking laugh, she added, “Maybe next time, you should think twice before joining events like this–you wouldn’t want a repeat of… well, tonight.”
Just then, Anne came running over, looking disheveled. “Mr. Dylan!”
By all logic, Suzy should have left, but a sudden urge to provoke Anne kept her rooted. She leaned closer to Dylan and finished her thought, “After all, there’s only so much dignity a person can lose, Mr. Wright.”
With that, she fluttered her fingers in a mockingly flirtatious goodbye. “Goodbye, Mr. Wright-”
The sight of Suzy’s playful gesture left Anne visibly rattled. She felt like she’d caught her ” husband” red–handed with another woman. Reaching Dylan, she demanded, “Who was that woman just now?”
Dylan gave Anne only a fleeting, indifferent glance before striding away.
“I asked you, who was that woman?” Anne’s rationality vanished as she dashed after him, blocking his path. “Why won’t you answer me?”
Dylan remained silent, his gaze even colder than before.
His distant expression snapped Anne back to her senses. “Mr. Dylan, please don’t be mad at me. I’m just scared you’ll leave me….
She resorted to her usual tactics, tears welling up even before her sentence was finished. “I just ran into Suzy in the restroom.”
“You told me not to provoke her, so I tried to avoid her,” Anne continued, her voice pitiful. “But she
divorcome after me like a madwoman and attacked me, saying she’s long since
you…
She looked up at him with teary eyes, her expression even more woeful. “Mr. Dylan, why
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didn’t you ever tell me about your divorce with Suzy?”
Dylan halted, his gaze cool and indifferent. “Does every single thing I do need to be reported to you?”
“N–no, of course not!” Anne’s tears flowed harder.
“I didn’t mean it that way, It’s just… Suzy misunderstood. When I went to apologize at Claude’s office or when we bumped into each other in the restroom, she thought I was deliberately flaunting something. But I didn’t even know you two were divorced! Even if I had, I wouldn’t have boasted about it to her.
“She slapped me, fine, I can take it. But she even slapped my mother–hard enough to draw blood at the corner of her mouth, and now her ear is hurting as well.
“My
mom’s health was already worn down from years of taking care of my sister, and now, out of nowhere, she has to endure this from Suzy. If Suzy has issues with me, she could come at me. Why take it out on my mom?”
Dylan’s brow furrowed immediately. “Where is she now?”
Anne replied, “After the incident, my mom called my dad right away. They’re both in the lobby downstairs now, saying they’re going to confront Mr. Harlow and demand an explanation.”
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