###Chapter 8
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"Wait."
"What?"
"What's your relationship with Adrian?"
"None. I don't even know him."
Enrique's voice hardened."Remember, Vanessa. In public, you're Mrs. Morrison. Keep your distance from other men."
Vanessa scoffed."Enrique, maybe you should practice what you preach. You brought Roselyn here today. Did you ever consider my dignity?"
"I had Jamison inform you."
"To tell me not to come?"
Enrique fell silent.
He was in the wrong.
Vanessa added,"Even an outsider like Adrian mistook her for your wife. If you truly like Roselyn, let's divorce."
"Vanessa, are you insane?"
Enrique frowned.
He didn't love her, but divorce wasn't an option.
Their marriage was a business alliance, not something to end lightly.
Vanessa knew he wouldn't agree now, but only because of her family's influence.
In a few years, when she lost her value, he'd discard her like trash.
Remembering her tragic past life, she'd rather end it now.
"I said, divorce."
The next day, Vanessa spent 1.6 billion dollars. Headlines exploded.
As the sole heir to the Sanford family,1.6 billion dollars was a drop in the bucket.
But the family's businesses needed liquidity.
It wasn't trivial.
Vanessa lay in bed, massaging her temples.
She thought,"Ask Enrique?
"No."
After she mentioned divorce, he'd stormed off.
She'd even offered him assets, but he refused.
Who else could she turn to?
Suddenly, she sat up.
She had an idea.
"Adrian!"
The elite social circle was small. Vanessa used her connections to contact Adrian.
She remembered his power lay overseas, but he'd been lurking in Houston lately. Others didn't know why, but she did. In the future, he'd rival Enrique for control.
In the Hendricks Group's meeting room, Adrian toyed with a lighter.
Vanessa cut to the chase."I need to borrow 1.3 billion dollars."
"Puff!"
Xzavier spat out his coffee.
She was quite straightforward!
"Straight to the point, huh?"
Vanessa blinked."Last time, you said 1.6 billion dollars was shack money."
"I was backing you up! Never thought I'd get stabbed for it."
Xzavier shook his head.
Pretty women were trouble.
Adrian spun the lighter."Why should I lend you 1.3 billion dollars?"
"I could've bought Crescent Vista for 300 million dollars. You interfered, forcing me to pay 1.3 billion dollars more."
"Not a good reason."
After a pause, Vanessa said,"Your assets are overseas, but you've been active here lately. You want to move your ... dark ventures here to clean them, right?"
Xzavier froze, glancing at Adrian.
Since when did the Sanford family heiress know these things?
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