Chapter 115
“Please have a seat, Ms. Goodwin.” Tom gestured for Naomi before turning to the maid. “Get some tea ready for Ms. Goodwin.”
Naomi sat down calmly, and the maid soon served her some tea. “Here’s your tea, Ms. Goodwin.”
Meanwhile, Tom lit a cigar, letting the smoke fill the room. Despite Naomi’s frown, he didn’t put it out.
He flashed her a strained smile. “You’re quite responsible when it comes to work, aren’t you, Ms. Goodwin?”
Naomi took a sip of tea and smiled. ‘Do you have a case for me, Mr. Hunter?”
Tom’s smile faded, and he tapped the cigar ash. “How much does a lawyer earn?”
Naomi shrugged. “Just enough to get by.”
At her words, Tom’s expression shifted instantly. He extinguished the cigar in the ashtray and stared fixedly at her.
“Just enough to get by, yet you refused when I offered you eight million dollars?”
Tom’s sudden burst of anger didn’t faze Naomi.
She had already understood what was going on when she had been stopped by those burly men in the parking lot earlier.
She remained composed, which only seemed to infuriate Tom further. He glared at her angrily.
“Young lady, do you know how hard it is to earn over 300 million dollars? Do you know how much time. and effort I put in and how much humiliation I endured?
“But with just a few words, you managed to win half of my savings for that bitch, Annie! I’ve supported her for 30 years already!”
At the thought of his financial losses, the veins on Tom’s neck bulged.
He hadn’t slept well these past few days, agonizing over the wealth he lost due to the divorce.
Seeing Tom’s enraged state, Naomi leaned forward and calmly set down her teacup.
“Mr. Hunter, it’s all stated in the law/I’m sure I don’t need to explain anything to you.”
Women were known to make sacrifices for their families, and they were also the reason successful men could focus on their careers.
Tom knew that better than anyone. But his selfishness and narcissism had urged him to ignore the sacrifices Annie had made for him.
He felt entitled to Annie’s gratitude since he was the breadwinner and believed she shouldn’t demand money after spending his hard–earned money.
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Men like Tom were naturally more selfish and calculating than women.
After they drained women dry, they would turn on them in an instant.
But if they weren’t doing well, they would cling to the women tightly because they couldn’t bear to suffer
alone.
They had to drag their women down to hell with them, so that they would have someone they could vent
their anger on.
So that they would have someone at their beck and call.
Some of those men would even pin the blame on their women when their careers failed.
Naomi had dealt with many divorce cases and encountered many selfish and calculating men who hid or transferred their assets.
She wouldn’t waste her breath trying to reason with them.
Tom turned red with anger at Naomi’s nonchalant attitude.
Despite years of doing business, he had never encountered someone like her, who didn’t care for his
money.
Tom observed Naomi closely before he sneered with gritted teeth. “Since you won that bitch 300 million dollars, I’m sure you’ve got a share of the money too!”
Naomi laughed. “Are you suggesting I return my commission?”
Her indifferent response ignited an inexplicable rage in Tom.
After years of operating in both legal and illegal circles, he had never met a woman like Naomi, whi didn’t regard him highly. Most men wouldn’t disrespect him like this either.
Of course, that didn’t include those with a higher social standing than him,
Tom cranked his neck and stood up from the couch.
He refastened his robe and said expressionlessly, “You’ve taken over 300 million dollars from me. And I haven’t slept for days, Ms. Goodwin.”
The topic suddenly took a turn. “Since you’ve gotten that large sum of commission, it wouldn’t be out of line of me to have you sleep with me, right?”