Chapter 1256

"You can't do this to Mona!" Lester exclaimed, his face twisted in frustration. "And what right does she have to do this to my husband?" Helen shot back, showing no leniency. "How are we the ones at fault? If she insists on extorting us, it will only lead to mutual destruction." Lester's face clouded with anguish as he looked down, lost in thought. He seemed to be wrestling with the implications of Helen's uncompromising approach. While he had promised Mona he would keep her secret, he hadn't anticipated this turn of events. Mona had only mentioned using her illness to extort money from Chandler to support her mother, never hinting at the full extent of her demands. If Mona couldn't find peace even in death, what good would the money do? Judging by Helen's tone, it was clear that finances were the least of her concerns. Even if their entire company failed, she and Chandler would still have assets far beyond what most people could ever imagine. Besides, a ten-million-dollar settl