Chapter 2


    Chapter 2 The Decision Made By Heather


    “Granny, I’m willing to borrow thirty million from Walt…”


    Inside a private suite at Hyatt Hotel, Heather looked at the members of the Jennings family and finally


    agreed to her grandmother, Demi Jennings’ request.


    In order to persuade Heather to apany Walt Wace and get the thirty million, Demi promised to


    give Heather’s younger brother, Lucas Jennings, ten percent of thepany shares, as well as her


    son, Stanley, five percent of the shares.


    The temptation from this, apanied by her unwillingness to see her family go bankrupt, caused


    Heather to agree.


    “Right, that’s great!”


    Before Heather could finish speaking, Demi nodded in satisfaction. “Heather, you do have the family’s


    best interests at heart and you’re willing to sacrifice yourself for the sake of the greater good. You’re the


    best granddaughter after all!”


    The others who were present grew excited as well. However, disdain rose deep within their hearts. It


    seems as though the top beauty of Neb City isn’t that faithful to her husband after all.


    “Granny, I’m not done yet.”


    Heather stared at her grandmother and continued, “I can apany Walt for three days, but I have


    another condition. Before I leave, you’ll have to give me a million in advance!”


    Everyone was stunned by her request. Demi frowned and asked in confusion, “What do you want it


    for?”


    “Me apanying Walt means that I’ll be cheating on Alex. Nheless, he hasn’t done anything


    wrong so far. If I force a divorce on him, I’ll need something topensate him with, right?” Heather


    answered with determination.


    “Heather, you’re being silly. That piece of trash Alex Jefferson doesn’t deserve anything! It’s good that


    you’re getting a divorce anyway.”


    Demi’s eyebrows furrowed tightly. She was able to fork out one million, but she refused to give it to that


    good-for-nothing, Alex.


    “Yeah, Heather, what are you thinking? If you have one million, you should pay your brother’s debt, not


    give it to that piece of trash!” Carmen chimed in, with a look of displeasure.


    “Heather, are you crazy? Why would you want to give that idiot more money?” Lucas spat out, his tone


    full of contempt.


    Ignoring Carmen and Lucas, Heather gazed straight at Demi stubbornly. “Granny, this is myst


    condition. If you don’t agree to it, then you may get someone else to apany Walt. After all, plenty


    of girls in our family are still unmarried and avable.”


    At these words, her female cousins immediately turned against her unhappily.


    “Granny, Mr. Wace specifically asked for Heather. Even if we were willing to sacrifice ourselves for


    the family’s sake, he wouldn’t be willing to ept us!”


    “Yeah, Granny, why don’t we just agree to Heather’s request? Consider that one million to be a


    dismissal check for that dumba** Alex. When we obtain that thirty million and get thepany back on


    track, we can earn it back any time we want!”


    Heather’s female cousins quickly tried to persuade Demi to agree.


    If Walt were to ask for their hand in marriage, they would definitely ept his request with joy.


    However, if they were only to apany him for three days, they wouldn’t want to!


    Frowning deeply, Demi finally agreed. “Fine. I’ll give you the money today. But you’ll have to


    apany Mr. Wace three dayster. I don’t care how you do it, but you have to get me that thirty


    million!”


    The other girls heaved collective sighs of relief.


    At this moment, Heather’s phone rang loudly.


    Fishing it out, she saw that it was from Alex and answered it after a moment of hesitation. “What’s up?”


    “Where are you now?” Alex’s anxious voice resounded over the phone.


    “I’m at work. Why?” Heather lied.


    “I’m in your office at thepany!” Alex’s tone was rather chilly.


    Flustered, Heather was suddenly at a loss for words.


    “Tell him that we’re in private suite 354 at the Hyatt Hotel!” Hearing that it was Alex calling, Carmen


    shouted from aside.


    Before Heather could utter another word, the line went dead.


    “Mom, why did you let hime?” Heather frowned at Carmen.


    She felt slightly unsettled. After all, although she had be increasingly resentful of Alex, he was still


    someone whom she had used to love deeply.


    Otherwise, why would she have married him in the first ce?


    It was just that Alex had be less motivated and ambitious as a whole, making him appear


    unreliable in her eyes.


    Therefore, she had decided to break it off with Alex once and for all.


    Nheless, she still wanted to prepare herself mentally, before discussing the divorce with him


    tonight.


    “Why not? You can break things off with him in front of everyone right here!” replied Carmen callously.


    Heather said nothing, but she still felt unnerved.


    The Hyatt Hotel was rtively near to the Jennings familypany, so Alex arrived in just under ten


    minutes.


    Pushing the door open, his bloodshot eyes stared straight at Heather.


    Thetter dodged his gaze out of guilt, while everyone else put on a gloating look, rejoicing in his


    misfortune.


    How shameful it is, to witness one’s wife cheating in public!


    “It’s good that you’re here. You two should go and get the divorce immediately,” announced Carmen


    straightforwardly.


    Alex simply gazed at Heather, ignoring his mother-inw. Drawing several deep breaths to suppress


    his anger, he muttered to her, “Heather, do you really need to humiliate yourself for thirty million?”


    “You piece of trash, my sister is making a wise choice. Being with you is the real humiliation here!”


    Lucas spoke up disdainfully.


    “Yeah, if my daughter stays in this marriage with you, she’d be humiliating herself!” Carmen’s eyes


    were full of contempt.


    “Alex, are you feeling tortured and worthless right now? Well, you can’t do anything about it because


    you’re useless! Haha!”


    “Your wife isn’t even faithful to you. Where have you found the audacity toe and make a scene


    here? If I were you, I would’ve simply shot myself in the head, ending my life a long time ago!”


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    Heather’s cousin, Jacob Jennings, started to hurl insults at Alex along with everyone else.


    Gritting her teeth, Heather finally lifted her head to look at Alex. “Alex, it’s not that I want to humiliate


    myself. But this thirty million is a life or death matter for my family. If you have even the slightest bit of


    ambition or capability, would other men dare to show interest in your wife? Do you even realize why I


    have to do this? It’s all because of you plunging into such an utterly hopeless state over the years that


    has forced me to make this decision! So, please don’t me me for this. You’re the one to me


    instead!”


    Alex’s body stiffened as pain spread across his face.


    Heather was right. Over the years, he had done nothing much to contribute to the family.


    But he had his reasons!


    “Alex, I’ll call up awyer and draft the divorce contract by today. Don’t worry, since I’m the one who’s


    asking for the divorce, I’ll give you one million aspensation. You should head back first.” Heather


    took a deep breath as her gaze turned determined.


    “Heather, you want thirty million, right? I’ll give it to you!” Alex too drew a deep breath and spoke with


    determination as well.


    The crowd erupted intoughter at his words as if he had just told them the world’s funniest joke.


    “Haha, are you trying to make me die fromughter?”


    “Thirty million! Do you even have any idea how much that is?”


    “Not only are you useless, but you’re dumb as hell too!”


    “Have you gone insane after you’d gotten cheated on by your wife?”


    Everyone started mocking Alex, their words bing more insulting by the minute.


    Carmen shouted for him to get out and not humiliate himself any further.


    “I can really give you thirty million!” Alex stared into Heather’s eyes, ignoring the derisiveughter from


    others around them.


    “Enough!”


    Heather bellowed in fury, her gaze filled with disgust. “Alex, you’ve really disappointed me! Although


    you’ve been a useless andzy piece of trash over the years, you’ve never been boastful like this. But


    today, you’ve truly disgusted me! Don’t worry. Before we sign the divorce contract, I won’t apany


    Walt, so as not to cheat on you. Furthermore, I’ll give you the one million right after we sign on the


    dotted line. After you get the money, you should just go and marry some farmer’s daughter and lead a


    peaceful life!”


    Disdain shed past Heather’s eyes as she spoke. Pushing past him, she wrenched the door open and


    left, mming it after her in anger.