whide the other transferred their marital sets away and demanded she
These fan men, whom she considered family, were disturbingly alike,
ter’s phone rang
ately, seeing that it was a call from the hospital
the next steps for her tre
This was still trying to think of ways to secure Victoria’s benefits, the latter’s phone rang
“Mith, Mr Duigley has stopped covering your mother’s medical expenses for the next month and beyond. Could you come to the hospital to
in deter, Leslie Zane, urged
“Tül be right there,” Victoria saud without Besitation:
After lunging up. sold Susie she had to leave for the hospital and rushed over then the antired, the found Leon waiting for her in the doethe’s office.
Lead vai uns The cooch and was di essed in the same atom made pay suit he’d seen in the morning her the divorce pureedings
This demeanor ved
farines and neve. At that moment, he was muling idle conversation with Leste and was dearly unaffected by the divorce.
Meter’s hand clenched at ben sides as her eyes filled with unmistakable and thing.
“You’re beve,” Ledie preted her
Victoria hedge and responded with a from
Texplained everything over the phone, and here’s a breakdown of the monthly ros. Take a look
“If everything’s okay, sest niil in von internation and sig
Lesbe handed her the bemized NII
Ja Victoria Book; It liet heart sank slightly at the sight of the five figure monthly medical expenses.
What prided away her premarital anets, she could’ve managed to a few more months, but now she had nothing then her financial
sow she had nothing ciben her financial situation, the
there wanne way she could
“in the expenses are too mach of a burden, you can choose one of these aliminative plans.” Noticing her brillation, Leslie |
ie pulled out another document and handed it to her.
The new plass wir significantly cheapes but still reputed our tenthumsand dollars per month
Sering her deep in thought. Leslie iratenctively glanced at Leon, who gave him a look.
Leslie immediately understood and got up with his phone in hand. “Take your time to review these plans, I’ll check on the patients. It none of these options work, we can discuss it again when I’m back”
Victoria was focused on the treatment plans. “Alrigh”
Leslie soon belt and made sure to close the dose behind him, leaving only Vicbaria and Leon in the room. The room was filled
-No matter how long you stare at those papers, you simply don’t have the financial ability to afford your mother’s expresive medical costs,” Leen finally said. His voice was casual and
Victoria’s anger flared, and her gazelled with hory.
“Notothenion you need to rent a place and raise Edwin, Leon added
Viragaredat him. “What exactly are you tryingly?
“code the divorce as just you throwing a tantrum “Leon got up and stepped toward her. “As long as you never bring it up again, I’ll continue coveting your mother’s i expenses, and you 11 will be my wife.”
“What about Eva”” Vicaria questioned in return
“You two won’t intrefree with each other. If you don’t Ele seeing her, Dean make sure she says out of your sight.”
Victoria let out a mocking laugh. “Well, should thank you for your thoughtfulnes?”
“You should know which chake benefits you the most. You’ve lived a wealthy life long enough t I understand in 11 be tough to adapt to a frugal, Lean responded and was unbothered by her urcasm. His tone was calm as if he were negotiating a business deal.
Of course, Victoria understood. She’d never experienced hardship in her life.
She’d we had to worry about money before the Smith family’s downfall, and even aber everything happened, she hadn’t had time to feel the financial strain because Leon married her.
He’d given her unlimited access to his card, to the had never hadia concem herself with money
By all accounts, she should be satisfied. Even if Eva and Leon were a couple, Leon would never mistreat her. He’d still give her everything she needed and treat her with the same meticulous care as befor
But de wasn’t just about money. Dignity and self–respect mattered too
“Dignity and respect won’t put lood on the table. The outside worldisn’t as easy as you think,” Leon harshly commented as he saw through her thoughts.
“Given your current station, you’ll strupele with each step you take without me.
Victoriasnapped, “I don’t need your concern. Mind your binman”
“Victoria.” Leon didn’t understand why she was being so stubbor
“If you have nothing else to sury, please leave. Lure things to discuss with the doctor, and I don’t have time to listen to your lectures.” For the first tima, Victoria talked to him in such an uwe koning tone.
Incrad of getting mad, Leon simply stared at her.
Victoria’s mental defenses started combing under his scorching gaze Clenching the papers, she forced beself to meet his eyes and endured the pure as if to win the
“You have one minute to reconsider. I’ll let everything go within this one minute,
vate, but you’ll just be
be Vigeria Smith after that if you come begging me then, I might not agree to whatever it is
She turned to look out the window and silently gave him her answer.
Leon didn’t linger. Once the one minute was up, he left without another word.
He figured she didn’t know what was good for her and odd
As the door slammed shot, Victoria’s hear chuddered
yeason after hitting a dead end
She done bebeved that though her relationship with Leon wasn’t dramatic or passionate, it was a long–lasting genuine love. But now the wain’t so sure anymore.
Ledited beloce she could sort out her thoughts.
Before he could speak, Victoria adjusted hersell and said, “Dr. Zane, I’ll take
ke these home and think it over be giving you nower. Would that be okay
“of course. But you need to decide soon, preferably ten days before the ning rye.” Lelle readily agreed.
IL Thank you Victoria grabbed the documents and left the hospital.
`ilet next pelztiry was linding a Joh. If theer was a high ubry odies, she could keep her mother, Laura Benith, in the hospital.
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That bespical was private under Quigley Corporation and offered the best medical pant and spectations in the cuntry Leon was the son had predlog- och care all dese
