Chapter 63
Chapter 63
Chapter 63
“If you don’t want me to take this to court, fine. Have your son withdraw the lawsuit and transfer another four million as compensation for emotional distress p>
Autumn’s voice was calm, but her tone left no room for negotiation.
She had endured so much in the Carter household for Julian’s sake.
Grace had made her life miserable more times than she could count.
Asking for four million would’ve been generous.
Grace’s eyes widened in disbelief. “What? Four million? Autumn, that’s outrageous! Why don’t you just rob a bank p>
Autumn gave her a look like she was watching an idiot.
“Robbing a bank is illegal, Ms. Palmer. Didn’t you know that p>
Grace was speechless.
“Fine. If you won’t pay, we’ll settle it in court p>
Autumn didn’t bother arguing.
She calmly gathered the documents in front of her and slipped them into her bag.
If she hadn’t come prepared, Grace would’ve denied everything without blinking.
That was why she’d printed everything out on short notice.
She knew exactly what kind of person she was dealing with.
“Wait!” Grace called out just as Autumn turned to leave.
Autumn paused, glancing over her shoulder. “Yes, Ms. Palmer p>
Grace clenched her jaw and muttered, “I don’t have that much on hand right now. Can you give me some time to gather it p>
Autumn thought for a moment, then said, “By five o’clock tomorrow at the latest. If the money hasn’t hit my account by then, there’s nothing more to discuss p>
“Don’t come up with anymore tricks, Ms. Palmer. I’ve got nothing to lose, but you do. I don’t mind dragging this out, but can you afford it?
“If this evidence goes public and your son’s reputation takes a hit, do you really think your precious business alliance through marriage between the Carters and the Lewises will still happen p>
She hadn’t wanted things to end like this.
But they kept pushing, and she was done turning the other cheek.
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Grace seemed to grasp the weight of that and suddenly lashed out, “You say my son cheated, but don’t act like you’re so virtuous either!
“Weren’t you having a relationship with some other man while he was working p>
Thinking of what Sienna had told her, Grace found a bit of footing again, and her voice gained strength.
Autumn gave a cold snort.
“Ms. Palmer, accusations require evidence. If you have proof, show it. If not, slandering me without basis is defamation, and that’s legally actionable p>
Grace choked on her words.
Autumn couldn’t be bothered to waste another second on someone so shameless.
She turned and walked straight out of the café.
Grace was left fuming on the spot, stomping her feet in frustration, yet powerless to do anything about Autumn.
After thinking it over, she picked up her phone and dialed Julian.
The call rang for a long time before he finally answered.
The moment it connected, Grace blurted out, “Julian, drop the lawsuit against Autumn p>
There was a brief silence on the other end before Julian asked, “She came to you p>
“No, no, she didn’t,” Grace rushed to deny it.
Gritting her teeth, she added, “I remembered wrong. I didn’t give six million dollars to Autumn. I invested it in
stocks.
“I lost money and didn’t want to tell you, so I just blamed her and let her take it p>
It wasn’t true, of course, but she couldn’t come up with a better excuse.
If they didn’t withdraw the lawsuit and pushed Autumn any further, that lunatic would drag them all down.
Julian replied quickly, “Got it p>
Before he could hang up, Grace added, “Julian, can you transfer me four million? I saw a jewelry set recently. It would look perfect on Luna. I want to buy it for her p>
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