Chapter 16: Chapter 16

It was late at night, a black car with smooth lines was parked below the apartment where Amber and Ashton lived.

The lights were dim, and a flickering cigarette in the car reflected on a man’s gloomy face.

The branded watch on his wrist pointed at three o’clock in the morning, but the woman was still nowhere to be seen.

Having been waiting in the car for five hours, Rodney curled his lips.

When he saw the woman and Elliot leave the hotel together intimately, he knew that she would stay out for the night. However, he still couldn’t control himself that he had to come and have a look.

There was still a trace of fantasy in his heart. But reality had proven that his fantasy was nothing more than a fantasy after all.

Throwing away the cigarette butt roughly, he started the engine, and soon the car disappeared into the boundless night.

When he got home, his mother, Rachel, was still awake and waiting for him in the living room. When she saw Rodney back home, she complained, “Rodney, what’s wrong with you? Mr. Black finally had the time to dine with us. What’s the matter with you leaving halfway?”

“Mum, I have business to attend to! Didn’t I explain it to you?” Rodney looked tired.

“Business? Isn’t it because of Amber Stone? Rodney, I know you can’t forget her, but that little b*tch was so evil. Not only was she so heartless to you, but she also caused the death of Celia’s child. Why are you still missing such a vicious woman?”

“Mom, I’m not missing her!” Rodney denied.

“It’s best if you don’t miss her. You’re not young anymore, and Celia likes you so much. Both her identity and appearance match you well. You two should get married and give birth to a chubby baby boy as soon as possible. Then, I can rest assured.”

“Let’s talk about this another time. I’m exhausted. Let’s go up and have a rest first!”

Rachel sighed when she saw her son’s tired face. It had been three years. Within the three years, he had been as busy as a bee. The company was expanding bigger and bigger, and more and more money was earned. However, he never showed a smile on his face. It was all because of Amber, that jinx!

That despicable jinx! Since she had left in the first place, why did she come back now? She must have heard that Rodney was going to be engaged to Celia so she purposely came back to make trouble! Rachel’s face darkened and thought, “No, I have to talk to that jinx! Let her stay away from my son, leave the South City like three years ago, and never appear for the rest of her life!”

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Amber went to the hospital to accompany her uncle after leaving Elliot that night. As soon as the day dawned, she got up quietly and went to the market, planning to buy a chicken to make some soup for her uncle.

Arriving at the community gate while carrying the chicken, she saw Rachel with a cold face at a glance.

Seeing Amber, Rachel came over and stopped her. “I have something to say to you.”

“I’m not free!” Amber refused directly.

“Only a few words.” Rachel had specially came and waited for her, so she naturally would not let her go. “Amber Stone, name a price!”

“Name a price?”

“That’s right. I know that you were resentful when you got divorced without any share of property. So, you’ve purposely came back to make trouble when you saw that Rodney was about to get engaged. I’m telling you, I will never let Rodney be with you.

You better give up!”

“Don’t worry, Mrs. Barron. Your intentions are also my intentions.” Amber retorted.

“Is that so? If that’s the case, then leave South City immediately. I’ll give you money. Once you get the money, leave right away!”

Amber looked at the domineering woman, her previous mother-in-law in front of her and laughed instead of being angry. “Mrs.

Barron, how much are you planning to give me?”

“How about one million?” Seeing that Amber just sneered and did not speak, she quickly added, “Two million dollars. If you leave immediately, I can add another five hundred thousand dollars!”

“Two million and five hundred thousand dollars? Mrs. Barron, you think I’m stupid?”

“How much do you want then?”

Amber stretched out a finger. Rachel frowned and said, “Ten million? Amber Stone, do you think I’m an easy mark?”

“Incorrect, Mrs. Barron. I want a hundred million dollars. Give me one hundred million and I’ll leave at once!”

“One hundred million? Have you become crazy just thinking about money?” Rachel’s expression changed.

“Didn’t you ask me to name the price? Let me tell you, give me a hundred million dollars and I will leave immediately. Otherwise, you can just forget about it!”

“Shameless b*tch, you’re so ungrateful!” Rachel was so angry that she started to curse. Amber sneered and said, “What’s wrong, Mrs. Barron? Are you angry because you’re embarrassed? Since you can’t give the named price, why are you pretending like you’re so wealthy?”

“Amber Stone, don’t be so brazen. I haven’t held you accountable for Celia’s miscarriage. If you don’t listen to me, then don’t blame me!”

“Really? I would like to see what you want to do. You wouldn’t want your future daughter-in-law to be in infamy as a mistress, do you? The Chief Secretary’s daughter willingly becoming a mistress and destroying other people’s family, this can’t be a small news, right?”

“You!” She didn’t expect the previously quiet Amber to be so powerful. Rachel was speechless for a moment. Amber didn’t have time to deal with her nonsense. She moved passed her and strode away.

Watching Amber walk away, Rachel sneered. “Little b*tch, you’re too naive to be fighting with me. Prepare to die!”