Chapter 6
Rebecca accepted the check with a gracious nod, sliding it neatly into her leather handbag alongside her compact mirror. "Thank you, gentlemen. I trust the previous occupants are packing their belongings as we speak."
Chloe burst into sudden, hysterical tears, her fake eyelashes fluttering as she clutched her emerald green dress in absolute despair. "Richard, do something! Don't just stand there like a statue while these people take everything!"
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Richard stood paralyzed, his mind reeling as the multi-million-dollar empire he had bragged about collapsed into dust in less than fifteen minutes. He had thought Rebecca was a weak, dependent housewife who would quietly accept his betrayal.
Instead, she had systematically dismantled his entire livelihood and sold the roof right over his arrogant head. The bitter irony tasted like ash in his mouth.
