Hearing this, Cristofer couldn’t stand it anymore. He took a deep breath and compromised, “I’ll transfer all my properties to you, including the shares of my company, all my real estate, funds, and the money in my account. Are you satisfied now? And you must stop showing up in front of me and Estelle from now on.”

“No,” Gretchen said bluntly. “What I want is not your properties but you, a man who can make countless money for me for the rest of my life. Cristofer, I want you to ...