Chapter 2 Thirty Million

• Heather replied, “I didn't betray... Forget it. Yes, I betrayed you. Let's get a divorce today.”
• Once she uttered those words, Lucas immediately interjected with a sneer of contempt, “You are nothing more than a piece of trash. My sister did the right thing by divorcing you and deciding to accompany Mr. Wallace. If she were to stay with you, she would be throwing away her opportunities!”
• “Mr. Wallace?” Alex snorted icily. “Walt Wallace, who went to the same university as us? That rich scion?”
• Heather exhaled. “Yes, it's him.”
• “Alex, if Heather agrees to accompany Mr. Wallace, he'll come up with thirty million for the Jennings family! You can't even come up with five thousand, yet you have the cheek to come here when you can't even keep your wife? If I were you, I would rather die than face the humiliation!” Jacob mocked.
• Alex held back his fury and looked at Heather. “Is that true?”
• Heather nodded. “Yes.”
• Alex let out a snort of laughter. “Heather! I can't believe you agreed to sleep with him just for thirty million. Are you seriously going to sell yourself?”
• Tears brimmed in Heather's eyes.
• She gritted her teeth and retorted, “Alex, I have no choice. That money is too important to our family! Just for thirty million? Can you fork out the money? The Jennings family has been framed, and we're on the verge of bankruptcy. Can you fork out thirty million to help us? Of course, you can't. You don't have that money. Walt is the only one willing to offer assistance on the condition that I accompany him for three days. If you could provide for the family, would another man set his sights on your wife? I had no choice but to do this because you have been nothing but hopeless over the years!”
• Alex's body trembled as a pained look crossed his face.
• Oh, I see. Heather's right. She must be disappointed that I've chosen to do nothing over the past few years. However, I have my own reasons for doing that.
• Heather grew increasingly frustrated and aggrieved.
• Tears streamed down her cheeks as she continued, “When we were both in university, you were so confident and sure of yourself that I thought you were the most self-assured and capable man in the world. I can still remember the sparkle of ambition in your eyes. But now, living with me seems to have knocked all the spirit and enthusiasm out of you. I wanted to find you a good job, but you insisted on working as a security guard at Four Seas Corporation. Whenever I talked about our future and our dreams, you never seemed interested at all. You can even take the insults of other people without any reaction! What happened to the young man I fell in love with, who was so ambitious and full of life? Now, you're just a worthless nobody who loves to do nothing and laze around!”
• Alex parted his lips, wanting nothing more than to tell her that he was not a failure and that he was capable of finding a solution to their family's current difficulty.
• Being a security guard at Four Seas Corporation was only part of his plan.
• He was the rightful heir of the Jefferson family, who possessed a considerable amount of power and influence in the city of Lumenopolis.
• To him, thirty million was nothing.
• However, he couldn't tell Heather the truth, for he was still keeping a low profile, having been abandoned by his family.
• Eight years ago, the Jefferson family suffered a huge blow. His father went missing, and his mother was strangled to death by his stepmother. After that, he was hunted down by his cruel stepmother.
• In the end, he took refuge in Nebula City, but his internal injuries were too severe.
• To avoid getting killed by the Jeffersons, he kept a low profile and managed to scrape together a living by taking on part-time work and studying hard until he earned a place in a university.
• After graduating from university, he became the live-in son-in-law of the Jennings family.
• He wanted to delay exacting revenge until he had fully recovered.
• As for the thirty million that the Jenningses required, Alex could easily afford it.
• He was given an internationally recognized black credit card by his father prior to his mysterious disappearance.
• He had never used it, as he didn't want his stepmother to discover his whereabouts.
• All the while, he had been keeping his composure in the face of the insults and the criticism from James and the Jenningses.
• However, at that moment, he didn't feel like enduring anymore, seeing that his wife was about to leave him.
• “I'll have the lawyer prepare our divorce papers by today. It was my decision to initiate the divorce, so I will compensate you with a million. I think it's time for you to go now,” Heather said firmly, then took a deep breath and wiped away her tears.
• “Heather, you want thirty million, right? I'll give it to you!” Alex said with determination as he met Heather's gaze.
• Hearing that, everyone laughed gaily as though they had just heard a joke.
• “Oh, dear, this is so funny!”
• “Do you know how much thirty million is?”
• “It's clear that you're not only a loser, but you're also an idiot.”
• “Have you lost your mind because your wife cheated on you?”
• Everyone began to ridicule him, their barbs becoming increasingly cutting and caustic.
• Carmen even shouted for him to scram, as he had embarrassed them.
• “I can really give you thirty million!” Alex stared intently into Heather's eyes, ignoring the others' jeers.
• “That's enough!” Heather chided, disappointment filling her eyes. “Alex, this is not like you. You may have been a bit of a disappointment for the past few years, but you've never pretended to be someone you weren't. Your actions today are unacceptable. Don't worry. I won't cheat on you by accompanying Walt before our divorce. To make up for it, I promise to give you one million when our divorce is finalized so you can marry an innocent village girl and have a good life.”
• With that, she shoved Alex away and stormed out of the room.
• The Jenningses were filled with glee when they saw how upset Alex appeared.
• Heather, you're my wife. I won't let anyone lay their hands on you!
• Alex clenched his fists as determination flashed across his eyes.
• After leaving the hotel, he saw Heather and her family attempting to get a taxi by the side of the road. He went to them.
• Right then, a Cadillac pulled up in front of them.
• The door was opened, and a handsome young man stepped out.
• He was none other than Walt Wallace, the eldest son of the Wallace family.