Chapter 993

Paul chuckled awkwardly and said, "Mrs. Spencer, surely you're joking." Maeve smiled. "But Mr. Palmer, you seem different from our last meeting. You should still remember the 50 million dollars I spent on you, right?" "50 million dollars? That's nothing. I can just return it to you and buy my freedom back!" Paul replied. Maeve's tone turned earnest. "That's not how it works. We have to honor our agreements. "You promised me, and there's no backing out of this situation where I'm your boss. A person of your stature wouldn't go back on their word, would they, Mr. Palmer?" Paul recalled Sergio's warning when they were in Eldoria and feigned reluctance. "Honestly, I've been feeling stifled by the Palmer family for too long. I just came to Seathburn City to clear my head—nothing more." "What a coincidence! Just as you arrive in Seathburn City, we run into each other." Maeve mused as she was skeptical of such coincidences. Paul stuck to Sergio's script and added earnestly, "I also