Chapter 46

+25 BONUS Chapter 45 Chapter 45 Linda’s face contorted with anger, the mere sight of Thalassa making her blood boil.

Thalassa tipped her head to the side, shaking her head with an unsurprised look on her face. “I always knew your were a wretched woman, but you’ve reached an all–time low. Threatening a man who’s only politely asking for something you promised to give?”

Linda shot to her feet and faced Thalassa. “You stupid girl. You tricked me! You tricked me into bidding that amount.”

“Tricked you?” Thalassa couldn’t help but laugh. “Don’t be so dense, Linda. I didn’t point a gun at your head to bid that high. You did it because you were too proud to lose to me. It’s your own stupidity that cost you.”

Fury flashed across Linda’s face as she stepped forward and threw her hand, but Thalassa saw it just in time and grabbed her wrist, squeezing tightly.

“You don’t learn, do you, Linda? I already warned you not to throw hands at me because I’ll throw it back at you.

“Let go of me,” Linda groaned in pain, trying to free her hand. Thalassa squeezed it some more for a few seconds before finally letting go.

“You stupid girl,” Linda spat as she caressed her wrist, which already had red marks. “You’re going to regret this.”

as you’re going to regret it if you refuse to pay the amount you promised in the bid,” Thalassa said “Not as much as von calmly.

“You can’t force me,” Linda sneered.

Thalassa sighed. “Yes, I can’t force you, but he is right. There are rules to auctions. You can’t just bid and back out any time you feel like it. The foundation can sue you, and with even an average lawyer, they’re sure to win. And trust me, I’ll be right there supporting them with any money they need to ensure they win. Not to mention, if it goes to court, everything will go public.

Imagine what people will say when they hear that the great Linda Miller bid money to donate to a foundation and tried to back out of it using threats. How scandalous.”

Linda’s face turned red from anger and helplessness as she gritted out, “You’re going to regret this, you stupid girl.”

Thalassa rolled her eyes. “You bark too much like a dog, yet it seems you don’t even have teeth to bite. Oops, I mean money.

While Thalassa chuckled, Linda, her face filled with humiliation, stormed out of the office and returned to the hall.

“Mum, why do you have that expression? What happened?” Tyler asked once he saw the gloomy look on his mother’s face.

“Where’s Kris? I need to speak to Kris,” Linda said.

“Kris said he was going outside for a bit,” Karen informed her.

“Sister, calm down and talk to us,” Aunt Cynthia stepped closer to her. “What has gotten you so upset?”

“That stupid Thalassa,” Linda gritted out under her breath “I tried to withdraw my bid, but she came in and threatened to help them fight me in court and disgrace me publicly. And look what she did to me.”

She held up her wrist, showing the reddened spots where Thalassa had squeezed, Susan’s face contorted with anger. “Don’t worry, Mum. I’m going to teach that bitch a lesson.”

Chapter 45 +35 BONUS After discussing everything she needed to with the organizer regarding her donation, Thalassa returned to the hall only to be met with a loud, angry scream.

“You lowlife bitch! How dare you treat my mother like that?” It was Susan Miller, her teeth bared like an animal as she moved toward Thalassa. 1 Thalassa sighed. “I know you’ve always been classless, Susan, but remember that we’re in public. Don’t start your stupidity.”

Susan fumed even more. “Who do you think you are to even talk to us like that? Do you really think that because you’re now wearing fancy clothes and you’re the CEO of a fashion company, you’re more important than us? No, you’re still that poor, lowlife thief!”

The attention of the guests closer to them had been drawn, but everyone’s attention was captured when Susan suddenly turned and yelled, “All of you were so wowed and impressed by her speech and the money she’s saying she’ll donate for this orphanage, right?

Guess what, all that money came from selling her body like a common prostitute. Whatever she wears, eats, and uses now is given to her by the men she slept with.”

The guests began murmuring among themselves. Pleased, Susan continued raving, “She was my brother’s wife, but he divorced her because she’s nothing but a thief who embezzled money from our family.”

“That’s enough,” Zeke’s gruff voice came as he stormed forward to stand beside Thalassa. “Respect yourself.”

“See,” Susan pointed an accusing finger at Zeke. “Here’s one of her lovers who gives her so much money just to fuck her. She has no penny to her name and only seduces men for money. Now she wants to act all high and mighty but guess what?”

Susan let out a laugh as she turned to face Thalassa again. “In our house, she was just a servant. We used to make her do everything in the house. Cooking, cleaning, laundry. She even used to give us massages and feet rubs every time we needed it.

Every day was a day off for the maids because she was nothing more than a maid. My brother-

“Susan!” Kris’s voice bellowed through the hall as he stormed inside towards his sister.