How...?

Ashton jerks Ivy aside just in time and Richard hits him instead.

Ivy gasps.

Richard stands to his feet. "I know you're not my actual blood brother but the relationship we have stands way stronger than the relationship you have with this witch."

Ashton gives him a tight slap. "Don't you dare call my wife names."

Richard reels from the slap and takes two steps back. "So you're supporting the fact that she will take my money and still ruin me? I'll really be a poor man if she takes all of that from me."

"Do you think we don't know that it is not up to two billion anymore? Those damned executives you paid five hundred million each, and the ones you have taken out, spending on your feeding and partying and clubbing... Who are you to talk about being a witch?" Ivy retorts, coming back to stand beside Ashton. She turns to her husband. "He is not even remorseful for what he did. Not even getting the money through corruption but still thinking he didn't do anything wrong."

They turn around a