FROM DIVORCED TO BILLIONAIRE HEIR

CHAPTER 23

Victoria’s eyes gleamed immediately.

She took the card carefully, doing her best to maintain a look of modest reluctance.

“Oh, Vivian, you’re too generous. I hate to take so much from you, but... well, if you insist.”

Vivian smiled, feeling a small surge of satisfaction.

This was how the rich handle things—effortlessly and with class.

“Consider it a small price to pay to rid ourselves of Louis’s pathetic attachment to that ring.”

Victoria’s smile was sly, though she masked it with a look of maternal concern.

“Thank you, darling. But… there’s something else that worries me.”

“What?”

Vivian asked, her tone laced with impatience.

Victoria leaned closer, her voice lowering to a conspiratorial whisper.

“I’m afraid Louis might not stop at just pestering you. He’s... well, he hinted he’d keep bothering us until you either marry him again or... compensate him.”

Vivian’s eyes flashed with indignation.

“Compensate him? He’s out of his mind. What does he think I owe him? I gave him everythin