was nothing but trouble ever since I saw her fake boobs. I hope she was worth losing your shirt over. The way I see it, she’s about to cost you a cool four million.”
Max pounded on the desk. His eyes were shooting daggers at his wife. “No one comes into Max Cash’s office and threatens him.”
“It’s not a threat. It’s just the truth. I’ve put up with your cheating for years. I’m done! I’m going to run you over the coals in divorce court.”
Max shook his head in disbelief. “You can’t do this to me.”
“Watch me.”
“Do you really think I’m going to let you divorce me?”
“Not only that, but I’m going to take you to the cleaners. You might as well kiss your riches goodbye. They’ll all be mine soon.”
“Over my dead body. Don’t you know who I am? I’m Max Cash. I never lose.”
“I can remember at least one time you lost.”
“I told you to never bring up that case again,” Max warned.
Brooke smirked. “Still sore about it, aren’t you? You’ve always been an awful loser. If you think the Franklin case still burns, wait until I’m done with you. Mark my words, you’re going to rue the day you cheated on me.”
“Do you really think I’m going to let you take my money?”
“Your money? It’s our money, and I’m going to get my half.”
“No, it’s all mine, and I intend on keeping it. It’s taken me years to build the Max Cash Empire. I’m not about to let it crumble to the ground. I’m warning you, this is going to be a fight to the death.”
“It’s also going to be a fight you’ll lose. I’m going to make you pay,” Brooke hissed.
Max scoffed. “You have no idea what you’re getting into. You’re a housewife. You haven’t worked in over twenty years. I’ve provided for you all that time. Who do you think the courts will side with?”
Brooke looked like she wanted to go berserk. “You’re lucky I don’t want to break a nail.”
“See you in court, sweetie,” Max replied, sarcastically.
Brooke wasn’t about to leave the office without one final parting shot. She took off her wedding ring and threw it at him. It turned out she had a good arm. The ring hit Max in the forehead.
“You’ll be hearing from my lawyer,” Brooke barked.
She then stormed out of Max’s corner office.
As Brooke made her way back to the front desk, she gave the receptionist Amber a death stare.
“Hussy,” Brooke muttered, under her breath.
Brooke then stormed out of the office as Amber glared right back at her.
Daisy meanwhile looked up from her papers in the waiting room and couldn’t believe the scene that was unfolding in front of her.
Max then approached the front desk wiping his forehead. “If my wife ever sets foot in here again, don’t let her back in my office. Do you understand?”
Amber was still hot and bothered. “Gladly. You won’t believe what she just called me.”
“It can’t be any worse than what she just said to me,” Max muttered.
“I’m serious. I don’t get paid enough to be called a hussy,” Amber argued.
Max groaned. “Don’t push me with that talk about getting a raise again. Either be happy with the twelve dollars an hour I’m giving you, or I’ll find someone else who will.”
“No wait. Boss, I need this job.”
“Then act like it.” Max then noticed Daisy sitting in the waiting room. “You must be the interior decorator.”
Daisy got up from her chair. “Daisy McDare. Pleasure to meet you.”
“Why don’t we go talk in my office?” Max suggested.
Amber interjected. “Wait, boss. Roland Smith keeps calling about his bill.”
“Just tell him to pay it,” Max said.
“It’s not that easy. He says he’s very angry and that he’s coming over here to talk to you about it personally,” Amber explained.
Max gulped. “Tell him I have meetings all day.”
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