Chapter 10
The day the Hampton estate was seized by the court, Marianne stood at the front gate supporting a heavily pregnant Vanessa, her face pate but forcing a cold smile: “Thank goodness we have a grandson on the way. The Hampton bloodline continues, and we’ll make a comeback?“[]
Vanessa rubbed her belly, trying to act calm. “Txactly! Once the baby is born, the Hampton family will rise again“]
Nicholas moved with Vanessa and his parents into a run–down rental in the projects–500 bucks a month.
Marianne sat on the moldy sofa, staring at the peeling walls, her voice trembling. “Nicholas, are we really broke?“]
Nicholas irritably ran his hands through his hair: “Mom, stop asking! That bitch Joanna dumped all her shares, and the bank froze all our accounts!]
Vanessa, now visibly pregnant, impatiently kicked at a suitcase by her feet. “Nicholas, didn’t you say you had money stashed away? How are we supposed to live in this dump?”
George Hampton leaned on his cane, his speech slurred from stroke complications: “Tool… told you… shouldn’t have… crossed Joanna…“]
“Shut up!” Nicholas suddenly smashed the beer bottle in his hand. “What’s the point of saying that now?]
Unfortunately, the Happtons were accustomed to lurary and had no concept of frugality.]
Nicholas secretly sold his last expensive watch to take Vanessa to upscale restaurants for splurges.]
Marianne pawned her wedding bracelet just to buy me sumat
Vanessa continued her daily online shopping speses for hasury gosh, with bills piling up like mountains.]
Within two months, their last savings had vanished,
“Nicholas! Where’s my Hermes bag? Vanesan ters Gonigh that belongings, shrieking[]
Nicholas lay on the filthy mattress, arraulty selling away “bold at itow she could we pay rent?“[]
“What?!” Vanessa rushed over and grand his mallar “That was Smited edition! Do you know how much it was worth?“]
Nicholas shoved her away: “Stop acting like same nech somaltes if you hadn’t claimed you were having my kid, would I have divorced Joanna?“]
With that. Nicholas turned and lesst.
I was reviewing documents in my Anson Capital office when my secretary knocked: “Ms, Collins, Mr. Hampton is at reception. He insists on seeing you.“[]
I didn’t look up: “Tell him to get out.”
Just then, my office door was violently pushed open.
Nicholas burst in, unshaven and disheveled, his suit wrinkled–nothing like the Hampton heir he once was.]
“Joanna!” He rushed to my desk, eyes bloodshot. “I know I was wrong! Let’s remarry!”
I slowly looked up, regarding him like trash: “Nicholas, have you lost your mind?“]
“We can start over!“]
He dropped to his knees before mes “Joanna, please give me another chance! I promise I’ll only be good to you from now ont
I laughed coldly and pressed the intercom. “Security, drag this man out of here.”
Nicholas suddenly lunged forward and grabbed my legs: “No! Joanna, you can’t be so heartless: Three years of marriage are you really this culde
“Marriage?” I pushed him away. “Where was this sentiment when you let Vanessa call me a barren batch? Where was it when you slappedine in pardare
charles a face wond deathly pale. He suddenly lowered his voice “Joanna, I know you all love me. Here’s what we’ll yeu nusiver, and we’ll save the child together“]
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I was almost amused by his shamelessness: “Nicholas, do you think I’m a garbage dump?“]
“No!” Nicholas frantically explained. The child is still a life, we could…“]
“Enough!” I stood up abruptly. “Security“]
Two guards rushed in and grabbed Nicholas.[]
He struggled desperately, screaming hoarsely: “Joanna! Give me one more chance–I love you!”
I straightened up and waved at the guards: “Throw him out.
