Chapter 509 How Much Do You Want?
Despite speaking from the heart, Evelyn's sincerity was lost on Lucia. Lucia was convinced that Evelyn had come to claim everything that was hers.
With a sneer of contempt, Lucia challenged, "Nice words. But if you're so uninterested in the Kyte family, why come back at all?"
"It's precisely because of you and your mother." Evelyn laughed disdainfully; without their provocation, she might never have returned.
Tired of the argument, Lucia cut straight to the point, "What do you want, anyway?"
Evelyn frowned, then chuckled, "What can I do? I'm not quite sure what you're getting at."
"Cut the act. How much money will it take for you to leave?" Lucia asked bluntly. In her mind, Evelyn's actions were all about money.
Irritated by Lucia's condescending tone, Evelyn shot back, "Money? How much can you offer?"
After a moment's reflection, Lucia said, "A hundred million. Leave the Kyte family and never come back."
While she didn't have that kind of cash on hand, Lucia figured it wouldn't be too hard to ask her mother for it. She wouldn't offer such a large sum if she didn't believe Evelyn to be a formidable nuisance.
"A hundred million?" Evelyn actually found this surprising, "The Kyte family really must be loaded to casually offer that much."
It wasn't that the Kytes couldn't afford the hundred million; what surprised Evelyn was Lucia's ease in deciding the fate of such a large sum, suggesting to her that Lucia didn't find a hundred million to be a significant amount.
"Enough talk, are you in or out?" Lucia pressed, her irritation mounting.
But the response she got was not what she wanted, "Why would I agree to that? The Kyte family is so wealthy, I could get much more than a hundred million just by sticking around."
“You!” Lucia was infuriated once more, her worst fears being realized.
She tried to contain herself, remembering her mother’s warning that she was far too meek compared to Evelyn, that she had to change or forever bear the brunt of the consequences.
“Don’t think that just because dad’s got your back right now, he’ll really hand over the Kyte family reins to you. I'm telling you, it’s never going to happen.”
“And though you're proclaimed as the long-lost eldest daughter, nobody is fooled. People are aware of who you really are; they just haven't called you out on it.”
“But as for me? My mom comes from the Roberts family, one of the top ten dynasties in Columbia. In terms of nobility, she outranks your mother by leagues. How can you even compete with me?”
Evelyn’s face darkened, not from Lucia's scorn but from her disrespect towards her mother.
Despite having never met her mother, it didn’t stop Evelyn from detesting anyone who dared to tarnish her reputation.
Evelyn remained silent for a long time, and just when Lucia thought she had acquiesced, Evelyn briskly stepped up to her.
“What are you going to—” Before Lucia could finish her question, she was hoisted up by Evelyn.
In Evelyn's grip, Lucia was like a lamb to the slaughter, utterly powerless.
Clutching her by the collar, Evelyn hauled her to the edge of the pool. “Mind your words next time, and don't let me hear you speak ill of my mother again, got it?”
“Evelyn—ahhh!!!”
The next second, Lucia was tumbling into the pool, flailing desperately in the water.
After swallowing several gulps of water, she managed to stabilize herself to prevent from sinking.
“Evelyn! I will kill you!” Lucia screamed furiously to the heavens, but Evelyn, already gone, didn’t hear her.
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