Female Novel
Chapter 831
Chapter 831 Time For Payback
Lucas immediately recognized Maggie as the woman who had kicked him in the balls when he saw herentering with Alex.
However, considering the current circumstances, he decided to let the incident dide for now Carmen’ssummoning of Alex to fulfill the ten billion promise took precedence over seeking immediate revenge.
With the ten billion received as promised and Alex and Heather now divorced, it was finally time forpayback.
*Lucas, forget about it. Let them go. I need some time alone.” Heather said, casting a glance at Alexbefore retiring to her room.
Despite the pain of the divorce, she felt a newfound sense of liberation.
Nevertheless, Lucas refused to let the incident slide after Heather went back to her room. After all, itwas his balls that had been kicked.
However, he found himself at a loss when it came to dealing with a woman as attractive as Maggie.The idea of confronting her physically crossed his mind, but he couldn’t bring himself to follow throughwith it.
A sudden spark ignited in Lucas’ eyes as an idea popped into his head. He shifted his attention to Alexand declared, “This woman has inflicted permanent damage to my capacity for certain endeavors. Tomake amends for the loss she has caused, I shall claim her as my wife.”
Secretly, Lucas reveled in his magnanimity, brushing off Alex’s past involvement with Maggie as heenvisioned a future where she would belong exclusively to him once they exchanged vows.
The thought of indulging in passionate nights with such a stunning woman thrilled him to no end,especially since he had been deprived of intimacy since his unfortunate injury.
He leered at Maggie as the prospect of starting a physical relationship with her enticed him.novelbin
However, his words struck a nerve with Maggie, and her anger boiled over. Without a moment’shesitation, she grabbed a glass of water from the table and splashed it across Lucas’ face. “Say thatagain, and I’ll kick your other ball. How dare you speak like that? Who do you think you are?”
Alex’s expression had also darkened as he clenched his fists tightly. Finally free from the constraints oftheir familial ties, he felt compelled to teach Lucas a long-overdue lesson if he reverted to his old ways.
Carmen’s dissatisfaction grew with Maggie’s response. In her eyes, Lucas was the epitome ofexcellence. She couldn’t comprehend how Maggie could reject him in favor of someone as useless asAlex.
Fueled by her indignation. Carmen lashed out. “You should consider yourself lucky that my son hastaken an interest in you. How dare you deem him unworthy and ruin my daughter’s marriage? Today,yours truly shall teach you a lesson.”
Carmen rolled up her sleeves and charged fiercely toward Maggie. Just as she was about to land atight slap on Maggie’s face, Alex swiftly intervened.
He grasped Carmen’s raised hand with one hand and delivered a firm slap to her cheek with the other.
“You best control yourself. She’s not someone you can afford to provoke,” he said coldly.
His actions were driven by the knowledge of Maggie’s influential background as the eldest daughter ofthe powerful Grant family in Lumenopolis. It would be a piece of cake for them to crush Heather’sfamily if they chose to.
Maggie would never let things slide if Carmen crossed her, and the Jenningses would face significantrepercussions. The sole motivation behind Alex’s intervention, preventing Carmen from making anyreckless move, was her role as Heather’s mother.