Second Chance: Marrying into Wealth Chapter 16

"Oh, no need, I can take a taxi myself!"

After I coldly refused, I didn't even give him another glance and walked out the door.

However, after I left, I didn't directly ask the driver to take me to the Turner Villa.

Instead, I had the driver take a detour and quietly shook off Lawrence.

I knew Lawrence would follow me, so I did it on purpose.

The driver was skilled, and there was no trace of us shaking off Lawrence's car.

After confirming we had lost Lawrence, I gave the address and had the driver head to the Turner Villa.

I live in Regal Heights Residences.

It's the best villa in Starlight City, but if you're not from old Starlight City, you might not know about it.

This place has been around for a while, considered an old villa, but in reality, the people living here are either wealthy or noble.

After I verified my identity with the security, the driver was allowed to drive in. Just as we were less than three hundred feet from my house, a Ferrari passed by.

I rubbed my eyes.

I thought I was seeing things.

How did I feel that the figure that just flashed by was Christopher?

Even looking at the back of his head as he drove away, it seemed very familiar.

But I quickly shook my head, thinking I must have been seeing things.

I had already been to Christopher's villa, which was in the opposite direction, completely different from here. He shouldn't be living here, let alone right next to my house.

As I was lost in thought, the car stopped in front of my house.

In front of the house, the flowers were still in full bloom, everything was still there, but the people had changed.

Many flower branches extended out along the railing, competing for beauty, very lovely.

A flash of nostalgia crossed my eyes.

Through the gaps in the railing, I could still see a swing set not far from the entrance.

My eyes couldn't help but redden, as if I saw myself sitting on the swing, with my parents on either side holding the ropes, pushing me higher.

"Wow, so high, Mom and Dad, higher, hehe."

"Melinda, don't be scared! Daddy will push you higher."

"Kyle, you just spoil Melinda!"

In my ears, it was as if I could still hear the warm conversations between my parents and me.

The phone rang at this moment.

It was Paula calling.

"Paula!"

"So, did you meet Vance?"

Paula was more concerned about my affairs than I was.

I felt warm inside, "Not yet, but we agreed to meet at ten, it's not time yet, no rush."

"Well, I heard he's efficient, he shouldn't be late." Paula comforted me.

Then she told me that the things she bought had been received by her assistant and asked if there was any news with Lawrence after I got back.

I told Paula how I acted convincingly last night, how Lawrence cried and apologized, and how I tormented him.

Paula even joked with me, "I didn't know you were such a good actress. If you had entered the entertainment industry a few years ago, you might have become very popular. Keep it up."

Then she got to the point, "There were so many things last time, I forgot to remind you. I remember your investment is about to mature, so you need to contact the investment company in advance to renew the contract. Otherwise, if you forget and the money automatically goes to your bank account, Lawrence will definitely notice and might secretly transfer it. Then you'll have nowhere to cry."

"Also, remember to add a clause to the contract that no information about you can be disclosed in any way to anyone, and only you can withdraw the money in person."

"Yes, thank you for reminding me. Otherwise, I would have forgotten. I used to be unguarded against Lawrence, and he might really do that and succeed."

My heart was pounding, and I felt a bit scared.

But now, following Paula's advice was great. Renewing the contract set a term, during which the money couldn't be withdrawn.

If the contract wasn't renewed, Lawrence would definitely find a way to get that money into his hands.

I wouldn't tell him for now, watching him scheme like a clown to get the money, and then catching him red-handed, making sure he got nothing.

Just thinking about it relieved some of my anger.

"You're so smart!" Paula laughed, "In the past few days, I took some time to draft a divorce agreement. I'll send it to you later. Mark any issues, and we'll discuss them when I get back. I also included some divorce case examples for you to review. If Lawrence exhibits any of those behaviors, you'll be able to detect them early."

Hearing this, I, who hadn't seen much of the world's evils, was a bit surprised, wondering if we were being too cautious.

"Paula, although Lawrence is bad, he shouldn't be involved in every outrageous behavior in those cases, right?" I asked uncertainly.

Paula said, "You're too naive. Lawrence is a scumbag who even drugged a child. He's a total pervert.

Also, don't underestimate the ugliness of human nature. Some people have no bottom line when they turn bad.

For example, not long ago, a man, to get more property in a divorce, secretly created various IOUs. He would find excuses to transfer money to his wife, who would then transfer it to friends, creating evidence that she knew about the debts and helped repay them.

Nonexistent debts became joint marital debts.

The wife worked hard to manage the household, take care of the kids, and save money, while the man gave gold and jewelry to his mistress. In the end, she got nothing in the divorce and was left with millions in debt. Isn't that unjust?"

I gasped.

And Paula said this was just one case.

No wonder she suggested I review the financial statements and debts last time.

"Okay, I'll listen to you and wait for you to come back." I patted my chest, still feeling a bit scared.

"By the way, I remember you mentioned knowing the owner of the shop on Riverbend Road. Can you introduce me?

Lawrence's Mercedes is usually serviced there, and I want to..."

"I understand, it's simple. You don't need to worry about it. I'll have my assistant send a set of equipment over and install it. Lawrence won't notice. You're smart and have a good memory, so why were you so blind when it came to Lawrence?"

Paula couldn't help but sigh with pity.

"Maybe love is blind?" I was also puzzled, as if I was under a spell at the time.

Speaking of Lawrence, I remembered seeing Christopher earlier.

"Logically, Christopher is so handsome, I shouldn't have mistaken him. But he doesn't live here.

His villa is in another place, and I've been there. The decor looks like it's for permanent residence, and there's even a room with a sweet style, similar to my room at the Turner Villa."

Paula suddenly smiled mysteriously, "Silly Melinda, is it possible that Christopher likes you and prepared that room for you?

I have to say, your taste was really off back then. You admitted Christopher is handsome, even more so than Lawrence, and more noble. Why didn't you think of developing something with Christopher? How did you end up with that scumbag Lawrence?"