Chapter 3

Due to this little incident, Sergio was distracted, his mind focused on Maeve. He completely ignored Clara's performance. When the auction ended, Maeve was about to leave, but she ran into Sergio and Clara. "Maeve, if you don't understand real estate, don't come here to cause trouble," Sergio said without showing any respect. Clara chimed in, "Yeah, Maeve. Your actions have caused Mr. Brooks to lose ten billion dollars." Maeve chuckled and then said, "Ms. Stewart, you've misunderstood. This piece of land is what I intend to buy. What does it have to do with Sergio?" Clara blurted out, "But that's ten billion dollars…" "It's just a measly ten billion dollars. For us, it's just pocket change, not to mention for Ms. Scott." Charlie's voice came from a distance as he said, "Am I right, Ms. Scott?" Maeve caught a glimpse of Zion beside Charlie. She calmly responded, "It's just ten billion dollars. I bought it for fun." Clara's face instantly turned pale. In Sergio's eyes, ten billion dollars was nothing. But in Maeve's eyes, it was worth even less! Clara was embarrassed, and her face flushed red. She felt like a fish out of water; she had behaved so ignorantly in front of these people! Out of nowhere, Zion asked, "I heard that Mr. Brooks has recently gotten married. So, is this young lady by his side Mrs. Brooks?" Clara instantly blushed. She nervously denied, "N-No…" "She's my beloved, Maeve," Sergio said as he pulled Maeve close. Maeve tried to shake off Sergio's hand, but she was tightly held by him. Since earlier, he could tell that Zion's gaze had been fixed on Maeve. Men understood other men best. He could see through Zion's intentions with just one glance. "So, Ms. Scott is Mrs. Brooks. My bad. I saw Mr. Brooks chatting and laughing with this young lady at the venue earlier, so I thought that she was Mrs. Brooks," Charlie said. He tapped his forehead and continued, "Then, this young lady must be Mr. Brooks' secretary. No wonder she was bidding for him." Maeve couldn't help but laugh. Although she no longer cared about Clara and Sergio, hearing Charlie's words still made her secretly enjoy it. Meanwhile, Clara's face turned very pale. Seeing this, Sergio instructed, "Larry, escort Clara home." "Yes, Mr. Brooks." Charlie grinned as he said, "Well, we won't disturb you any longer. Goodbye." After Charlie and Zion left, Maeve finally shook off Sergio's hand. She said, "Stop holding my hand!" Sergio didn't expect Maeve to shake off his hand. In the past, Maeve was always so eager to get close to him, to the point that she would become a tagalong. But tonight, Maeve seemed completely different from before. Sergio said coldly, "If you're trying to get my attention, you don't need to do it this way." Maeve was rendered speechless by his words. She wanted to retort but didn't know where to start. After all, considering how much she used to care about Sergio, she would probably have really done something like this to get his attention. But the problem was, she wasn't like that now! Maeve was annoyed as she casually replied, "Whatever you think." "Wait." "What?" "What's your relationship with Zion?" "There's nothing between us. I don't even know him." Sergio said coldly, "Maeve, regardless of your relationship with him, remember, you're Mrs. Brooks. It's best for you to mind your own status and keep your distance from other men." Hearing Sergio words, Maeve chuckled. She responded, "Sergio, can you practice what you preach before demanding it from others? Did you consider your status and respect me when you brought Clara here today?" "I had asked Larry to notify you today." "Did you? Was it to tell me not to come?" Sergio fell silent. Indeed, this was his fault. Maeve continued, "Even Zion, an outsider, thought that Clara was Mrs. Brooks, not to mention others. If you truly like Clara, then let's get a divorce." "Maeve, have you lost your mind?" Sergio frowned. Although he didn't like Maeve, it didn't mean that he wanted to divorce her. After all, this was a marriage of convenience. It wasn't as easy as just saying that they wanted to get a divorce to end it. Seeing Sergio's serious expression, Maeve knew that he wasn't considering a divorce right now. It was all because of the Scott family behind her. In a few more years, when she became worthless, he would discard her like trash. Thinking of her tragic ending in her previous life, she decided to end things now rather than waiting. "I said, let's get a divorce." The next day, news of Maeve's extravagant purchase of the worthless land flooded major platforms. As the only daughter of the Scott family, Maeve indeed had all of the family's assets. Ten billion dollars was just a drop in the bucket. But the problem was that the family's businesses were also operating, so there was not much liquid capital available for her to use. Ten billion dollars wasn't a small amount. Maeve laid on the bed and rubbed her temples. Should she find Sergio? No. After she had said that she wanted to divorce him yesterday, Sergio left without hesitation. She just couldn't understand. She was willing to give up the Scotts' assets to him, but he still didn't want to divorce her. But other than Sergio, who could she turn to? Suddenly, Maeve sat up abruptly. She had an idea! "Zion!" In high society, connections mattered. Maeve utilized her connections and managed to contact Zion. She remembered that Zion's influence was abroad, but for the past two years, he had been stationed in Seathburn City. While others didn't know, she knew that Zion would quickly dominate Seathburn City's businesses in the coming years. Also, she knew that Zion would end up competing with Sergio. In the Foster Group's meeting room, Zion quietly played with his lighter. Maeve got straight to the point upon entering. "I want to borrow eight billion dollars from you." "Pfft!" Charlie spat out a mouthful of tea. He had seen straightforward people before, but they were never this blunt! "Ms. Scott, you don't beat around the bush, do you?" Maeve blinked and responded, "Last time, you said ten billion dollars was like a drop in the bucket." "We just didn't want you to be embarrassed. I've never seen someone return a favor like this!" Charlie shook his head. Indeed, beautiful women were all crazy. Zion continued to play with his lighter as he said, "First, tell me why I should lend you eight billion dollars." "I only needed two billion dollars to secure the New Moon Estates. But because of your interference, Mr. Spencer, I now need to pay another eight billion dollars for nothing." "That's not a compelling enough reason." Maeve fell silent for a moment. Then, she said, "Mr. Spencer, your businesses are all abroad. But for the past two years, you've been in Seathburn City. I believe that you want to transfer all those illegal businesses from abroad to Seathburn City through money laundering, am I right?" As he drank his tea, Charlie paused for a moment. He then subconsciously looked at Zion. Would the heiress of the Scott family understand such things? He had never heard of it.