?Chapter 645:


    Before Adah arrived at the Shaw estate, Eleanor had thoroughly investigated her background. It turned out Adah had consistently failed every math exam. What good would exining a billion dors do?


    epting the reality, Eleanor grudgingly signed a one-billion-dor check and handed it to Adah. “Does this satisfy you?”


    Adah took the check with obvious delight, tucked it securely into her pocket, and dered with feigned simplicity, “An told me a billion is enough money to buy bread for ten lifetimes. Since I won’t have to worry about starvation for the rest of my life, ending the engagement seems perfectly reasonable.”


    Hearing this, Eleanor exhaled a long breath of relief. “Do you know how you’ll tell Raymond about the broken engagement at the family banquetter?”


    “Absolutely,” Adah replied with a radiant smile. “I’ll just tell him that I don’t fancy An and want to end the engagement.”


    At first, Adah had resisted being a mere pawn in An’s game, but now that she’d secured a billion dors from his mother aspensation, she felt obligated to make some concession.


    Eleanor finally nodded with evident satisfaction. “Let’s go. The family banquet is about to start.”


    With that, Eleanor strode purposefully toward the house, Adah following silently behind her.


    When they returned, everyone was already gathered in the dining room except An, who stood by the entrance waiting for them.


    Eleanor nced at An but said nothing, heading straight into the dining room.


    After Eleanor left, An quietly asked Adah, “What business did my mother have with you?”


    “Your mother offered me a billion dors to leave you,” Adah answered honestly.


    An froze momentarily, then narrowed his eyes dangerously.


    “Did you ept her offer?”


    “Yes,” Adah nodded,pletely unfazed by his menacing expression.


    An’s exasperation grew. Eventually, he snorted derisively, crossed his arms, and challenged her, “You epted 1.1 billion from me yesterday and now another billion from my mother. Don’t you think you’re being excessively greedy?”


    Adah slipped into her act of clueless innocence. “But your mother is adamant about resisting your marriage to an ugly woman like me and insisted I leave you with the money. I have such a generous heart. How could I possibly refuse her heartfelt request?”


    Seeing her self-righteous demeanor, An shook his head in resignation. What was the point of getting upset with this simple-minded bumpkin? It was just a bit morepensation for ending their engagement.


    “Let’s go. The family banquet has started.” With that, he walked toward the dining room.


    Adah smirked with cunning satisfaction and followed him inside. Raymond sat at the head of the table, smiling warmly as he gestured for Adah to approach. “Adah,e take the seat beside me.”


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