The Divorce Prescription

Adans answer stunned Larry.

After a brief moment of thought, Larry hummed.

Ill let you decide, Mr. Alvarez Adam nodded.

How about a million? A million dollars? Larrys eyes lit up.

He hadnt expected Adam to other such a large sum.

Thats more than enough, Larry quickly said.

Adam pulled out a checkbook, wrote the amount, and handed it to Larry.

Larry counted the zeros carefully.

It really was a million d 1 dollars.

He grinned.

Thank you, Mr. Ill be leaving now.

With the check in hand, Larry left the estate glectully.

When Adam returned to the bedroom, Celine was there, waiting for him.

She stared at him.

What did Larry say to you? Adam unbuttoned the first button of his black shirt, revealing his collarbone.

He chuckled.

do you think he said? Celine

Im serious.

off his expensive watch and placed it

eyebrow

Nothing much.

asked for

fell And did you give

Celine sucked in

One million dollars.

shrugged Celine

would you give him money? And why that much? Adam approached her and teased,

in giving him a

generous and kind

dollars was nothing more than a pocket

onto

asked for

itll be

just fueling his

going to get that money back for you right Celine turned to leave, but Adam grabbed

gotten into you? He asked in a lowered voice, Why was your adoptive father imprisoned? A tenyear sentence isnt a light punishment, He

refined

well, never once looking down on her because

shown acceptance toward her, embodying the true values of an

threw the question