ilence of the house. Jaycob remained frozen on the floo
tched the folder from the table and began ripping the pages to shred
per flying around her in a chaotic mes
been summoned inside by Carlee's screaming, calmly walked in
ou can be certain she has digital
s landed on Jaycob, who was still kneeling like a frightened stray dog. She strode over
. A bright red handprint bloomed instantly on his cheek. He stared at her, but instead o
! You couldn't even handle your own ex-wife! I brought the money, the connections. The future. And
ering smile onto his stinging face. He slowly turned his head back to her, his eyes filled
unce of his manhood. "Hit me again if it makes you feel better. I deserve i
f backbone. "You are a disgusting liability," she hissed, wi
ary page, the final invoice. She placed it on the table in front of them. The
and fifty-seven thousan
of debt that crushed them both. Even Carlee stopped her tirade, her eyes widening as she sta
perate croak. "I don't have it. My savings... everyt
r it? For your pathetic, grubby past? For the privilege o
se. I am your dog now. If that story gets out, the wedding is off. My car
effective solution to a potentially catastrophic problem." She added, her tone strategic, "Think of it not as paying his debt,
ature, slightly soothing her wounded pride. But the thought o
"My trust fund distributions are quarterly. My liquid assets are tied up in the engagement pa
u are going to owe me for this. Every last
the Patek Philippe watch on her wrist, the Cartier love bracelet, the diamon
rm in her mind. She stopped pacing. Her expre
move her jewelry. The watch
obsequiously. His trembling hands reached out to carefully unfasten the complicated clasp of her massive diamond necklace.
cing the glittering diamonds on the mahogany table.
e cold and brittle. "Take these. Take everything from the safe in
ire. "I would rather sell every last thing I own," she snarled, "th
tructive and theatrical gest
e jewelry into her handbag. "I'll see to it immediately. You wil
the two of them al
what this cost me. Everything you have from now on is because of me." Her voice dropped to a wh
athetic, flattering smile frozen on his face. He had secured his golden
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