The room fell into silence. Jay was put into a difficult situation. Five million dollars was a small amount to him, not even a fraction of what he would invest in a movie. It would be as easy as a flick of his wrist. However, he didn't trust Larissa.He could tell that Larissa was a tough cookie. She wasn't the naive, sweet girl who would do anything to repay the kindness of Xavier and Yvette he had thought she was. Hence, it was very likely that the five million dollars would go to waste.On the flip side of things, Larissa was a good match for his foolish son, given her tough personality. If they got married, he wouldn't be worried about the future generations of his family. He was confident his family would last for the next hundred years with her around.After a moment of thought, he attempted to negotiate with Larissa, "Why don't I pay you a million dollars first? You'll get the remainder after you register your marriage?"It wouldn't bother him if the one million dollars pr

In his thirty years of life, no one had ever dared to disregard Dorian as Kevan just did. Infuriated, his facial muscles began twitching as he gritted his teeth.Struggling to stand upright, he rushed toward Kevan. Due to his enormous weight, the floor trembled violently with each step he took.Kevan stood unmoving, simply using his hand to push Larissa aside. "Stay back," he instructed her.Larissa, still remembering Kevan's remarkable performance at the Quinn Bar, wasn't worried about him. To avoid standing in the way, she obediently stepped back, hiding behind Reuben.Dorian swung his short, thick arm at Kevan's face, but Kevan blocked it inches away from his face by grabbing his wrist. Kevan's painful grip on his arm caused him to cry out in agony, and his imposing demeanor instantly disappeared.Dorian's face contorted in pain. His menacing expression was quite a sight to behold. The commotion caused by the two of them attracted the attention of the people in the study, w

"Tried to seduce?" Kevan repeated with a sneer. "Does my fiancée need to seduce anyone?""It's true!" Seeing that he didn't believe her, she dragged Reuben the "witness" into the mess with her. "Reuben, tell Mr. Rogers what exactly happened in your room earlier!"Although Reuben had never met Kevan, he could tell from his attire and demeanor that he was not an ordinary person. So, when Lana asked him to testify, he hesitated. He had not wanted to be involved in something so vulgar in the first place, and it disgusted him.Under Kevan's stern gaze, he felt increasingly guilty. Thus, he chose to remain silent.When he was quiet for a long time, Lana stomped her foot in frustration and turned to Yvette for help. Yvette, of course, stood on Lana's side."Larissa did try to seduce Reuben," she said, sounding sad and ashamed. Larissa had matured after the countless times Yvette had hurt her. Instead of feeling angry or sad, she admired her performance, thinking that Yvette's past care

In the end, Jay didn't offer a higher bid. Ignoring Xavier and Yvette's attempts to get him to stay, he angrily led his whole family out of their house. Before going downstairs, Dorian couldn't help but look back at Larissa, reluctant to part with her.Once outside the Seymours' place, he started to complain, "It's just twenty million dollars! Last month, you paid Laura Newman thirty million dollars for that movie!""I gave Laura thirty million dollars because she can earn me several billion dollars in return. Can Larissa do that?" Jay retorted with a snort. "Anyway, forget about this marriage! Tomorrow, I'll find you a better match.""But I've set my sights on Larissa!" Dorian persisted. "I won't marry anyone else but her!""Then fork out twenty million dollars yourself for her. I won't waste a penny on her," Jay said resolutely. "Either marry someone else or never marry in your lifetime. You choose.""Dad!" Dorian took a few steps forward and grabbed his hand, but he shook it of

The plane touched down in Covenford, and Larissa felt a renewed sense of vitality as she took a deep breath. It felt as if all her troubles had been left behind. When Dylan arrived to pick her and Kevan up, the first thing he asked was, "Are you okay?"She nodded in response and said, "I'm fine."Dylan seemed relieved upon hearing that. "That's good. I tried calling you for two consecutive days but couldn't reach you. I also couldn't find you at your own home. I was worried something had happened to you. Fortunately, Kevan contacted Mr. Compton at your hotel and discovered that you had returned to Bartham with your stepfather. Your phone has been switched off the whole time, and we were concerned that you were being harassed by the Seymour family. Unfortunately, I had a meeting today, so I couldn't accompany Kevan. Sorry for that."Larissa waved her hand repeatedly. "There's no need to apologize." They were just regular friends, and she was grateful enough that he had shown concern fo