---- He never expected this level of ferocity from Thalia. He''d assumed she was just some delicate, refined girl. By the time he snapped out of his shock, Thalia had already walked away. Margaret, still fuming, tried to chase after Thalia, but Trump grabbed her arm. "Enough! We''re standing outside a courthouse, for God''s sake!" Margaret burst into tears. "Trump Ashcroft, you heartless bastard! Your wife gets pped around and you just stand there watching? Let go of me!
Don''t you dare touch me!" Trump said impatiently, "Just stop, will you? You''re making a scene. Let''s go home." "What the hell happened?" Drake emerged from the restroom, lookingpletely confused. "Mom, what happened to your face?" "That bitch Thalia Winters attacked me!" Trump shot his son a dark look. "Drake, get your mother out of ---- here. She''s embarrassing herself." Drake''s brows knitted together. "Dad, seriously, what''s going on?" "Your mother started it. She can''t me Ms.
Winters for defending herself," Trump said grimly. "She tried to p Ms. Winters, missed, and got her ass handed to her instead. Can we please just go now?" "Mom, I get that you''re upset about losing, but you can''t just attack people," Drake said, looking disappointed. "Thalia''s Dad''swyer-she''s just doing what he''s paying her for. You can''t take your frustration out on her." "Oh, that''s just perfect! Now you''re taking that bitch''s side?" Margaret''s eyes were red with fury. "I''m your mother!
Yet here you are, defending her! Do I even matter to you anymore?" Drake finally lost his patience. "You think I don''t respect you as my mother? That''s rich! It''s precisely because I listened to you too much that I got tangled up with Sienna and lost Thalia in the first ce." ---- "So this is my fault now?" Margaret spat. Drakeughed bitterly. "As if I''d dare me you, right?" "Enough already. The taxi''s here. Let''s go," Trump said, walking toward the street. Back at thew firm.
The receptionist greeted Thalia with a smile. "Hey, Ms. Winters! Ms. Schulz has been camping out in your office." Thalia paused mid-step. "Lucia''s here?" The receptionist nodded. "Yeah, been waiting almost an hour. I told her you were in court, but she said she didn''t mind waiting." Thalia nodded and continued inside. Lucia was sprawled on the sofa, flipping idly through a legal journal. Seeing Thalia return, she tossed the magazine aside.
"About time you showed up." ---- Thalia set down her bag, walked over, and settled on the sofa. "What brings you by, Ms. Schulz?" Thalia pulled out some premium tea leaves, put on water to boil, and started preparing tea. Lucia smiled. "I brought you something." She picked up a box from beside her. "To thank you for literally saving my life, I had this pink diamond ne custom-made for you. The design process took a while, which is why I''m only giving it to you now.
What do you think?" Lucia opened the box to reveal the pink diamond ne. Thalia nced at it casually, then did a double-take. The pink diamond was enormous-around 25 carats-a stunning teardrop-shaped fancy pink that caught the light in dazzling ways. The ne itself was a cascade of colorless diamonds linked together, creating an extravagant piece so breathtaking it demanded attention. ---- "Ms. Schulz, this is way too expensive.
I can''t possibly ept it." Thalia recognized the designer''s logo instantly. This brand''s custom pieces started in the millions. This particr masterpiece was extraordinary. The 25-carat pink diamond alone would be worth over a hundred million. The entire ne had to cost at least that much, if not more.
Thalia''s family had plenty of jewelry, including many pieces worth tens or hundreds of millions, but there was a world of difference between buying something herself and epting such an expensive gift. If she wanted something thisvish, she could afford it herself. But epting something this valuable as a gift crossed a line. She couldn''t take it. Hearing this, Lucia smiled. "Just take it. You literally saved my ---- life! Think about it-my life is worth way more than some ne.
You saved me, so the least I can do is give you something nice." Thalia shook her head firmly. "I really can''t ept this." Lucia pouted. "So what you''re saying is my life isn''t even worth ane to you?" ".." Thalia smiled helplessly. "You know that''s not what I meant." "Then take it."