Chapter 4

Three days later, at a designer department at Fortune Square, I was accompanying the new acting director of our company, Luna Carpenter.

Luna was a decisive woman with a cold and aloof aura. She was previously from a top-tier investment bank.

I had just signed a multi-million-dollar research project. She deliberately brought me some new clothes in preparation for the partners meeting dinner.

“Mr. Scott, try this suit.” Luna pointed at an expensive suit.

I took the clothes. I heard Georgia’s snarky laugh somewhere nearby.

“Well, well, if it isn’t Nathan? Weren’t you so broke that you couldn’t even cough out nineteen thousand dollars for me?”

I turned around.

Georgia held Fred’s arm and stared at me in disgust.

They were clearly shopping to make themselves feel better after I told them that I would throw them out of the house.

Georgia glanced at the suit that I was holding, then she snorted.

“Are you here to enjoy the air-conditioning after I dumped you?

“That suit costs a hundred thousand dollars. Will you be able to afford it if you somehow stain it?”

She raised her voice and attracted the sales associates and the customers’ attention.

She had always been the best at humiliating me in public to pressure me.

Fred also spoke up smugly. “Georgia, don’t be mean to Nathan! Nathan’s only looking at the clothes. After all, it’s not as easy for him to earn money.”

Georgia snorted and dragged Fred to a watch display.

She pointed at a watch that was thirty thousand dollars.

“I want this for you.”

She looked at me tauntingly.

“See? This is what a man should enjoy. Fred’s going to start his job soon. This watch suits him.

“As for you, you can be a garbage collector for the rest of your life!”

She took out a credit card arrogantly from the bag and passed it to the sales associate.

That was the sub-card that I had given to her in the past.

She thought that I had only removed her online access. She did not know that I had completely cut her off from my bank account.

The sales associate took the card and tried to swipe it.

The machine blinked a red light.

The sales associate passed the card back to Georgia politely. “I’m sorry, ma’am, the system indicates that this card is frozen.”

Georgia’s smug expression froze on her face.

“That’s impossible! Try again!”

The sales associate tried again, but it still did not work.

Everyone was eyeing them.

Fred looked embarrassed. He instinctively let go of Georgia’s hand.

I sneered and walked forward.

“Ms. Anderson, isn’t it shameful that you’re using your ex-husband’s card to buy your lover a watch?

“Let me remind you, the legal notice regarding the three hundred thousand dollars’ worth of marital assets that you transferred will be sent to you tomorrow.

“Be prepared to pay your debt.”

Georgia’s face turned pale as she yelled at me, “Nathan, you’re a cruel man! How dare you set me up like this?

“Do you think I’ll be afraid of you just because you froze my card? How dare you taunt me like this, you broke trash?”

She rushed over as though she wanted to claw my face off.

“Where’s the security? Escort this crazy woman out!”

Luna walked with two bodyguards flanking her.

She did not even spare a glance at Georgia. She walked directly toward me.

“Mr. Scott, can’t you settle this small issue soon?

“A few of the board members are waiting for you at tonight’s partners’ dinner.”

Everyone fell silent when she said that.

Georgia stared at me with wide eyes.

“P-Partner?”

Luna glanced at Georgia and then turned to the sales associate. She said casually, “Please bag the suit that Mr. Scott likes, along with this watch.

“Put these on my tab. Treat this as your welcome gift to the company, Mr. Scott.”

Georgia completely broke down. I took the suit from Luna and no longer looked at Georgia.

Then, I walked out.

Behind me, I heard Fred’s disgusted voice.

“Why were you pretending to be rich when you’re not? This is embarrassing!”

He flung Georgia’s hand away and walked out without looking back.

Georgia sat on the ground and trembled.