Chapter 529

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Melody shot Debra a sharp glare, displeased with what she had just said.

Unfazed, Debra continued, "How about one billion dollars? I've heard that Melody has quite a personal fortune. That should be enough to compensate for your emotional damages."

Hester wavered further. Her family business was only a mid-sized enterprise, and one billion dollars was a massive amount of money.

If she could bring that sum back to her family, maybe they'd overlook the fact that she had lost her chastity. Perhaps they wouldn't see her as a useless daughter.

"I disagree!" Melody snapped.

She didn't have nearly that much set aside for herself, and the mere thought of handing it over to someone who used to bring her foot-washing water made her blood boil.

Hester barked, "Shut up!"

Melody, held at knifepoint, didn't dare to move.

Hester glared at her before adding, "I don't just want one billion dollars. I want a villa in the city center, too. And I demand tha