Meredith shook her head and said, “Let me tell you, Zoey did agree to this! She merely didn’t have the heart to tell you. That’s why she isn’t here right now!
“Yes, she agreed! How could you get the certificate otherwise?” echoed everyone else.
“No, I refuse to believe this! Tell Zoey to tell me this in person!” yelled Levi, his eyes turning red.
“LEVI GARRISON!” roared Logan. “Don’t think for a second that we’re unaware of your schemes! You’re unwilling to divorce, and you want to beg for her back!”
“Don’t even bother coming here to see Zoey!” said Logan firmly.
“Yes, that’s right! With us here, don’t even think about seeing her!” sneered Meredith.
“Now that the divorce certificate has been issued, and you’re fully aware of the situation, leave! And stop being delusional, but Zoey is out of your league!” said Robert mercilessly.
Meredith shot a look, and Pamela stepped forward to present Levi with a check.
“The Black family will not let you divorce in vain, of course. Here is your compensation of ten million!”
Again, Levi was stunned.
Damn, I thought the Lopez family was heartless enough, but the Black family is even worse!
Ten million to buy back his marriage to Zoey? This is complete bullsh*t!
Seeing Levi’s expression, Pamela thought he was faking it. “Stop pretending and take it!” she urged. “Ten million is enough to last you a lifetime!”
Abruptly, Pamela stuffed the check into Levi’s hand.
The onlookers laughed, seeing how Levi accepted the check.
He was a plebeian, for sure. Ten million was enough to win him over.
“I told you he wasn’t worthy of Zoey!” sneered Logan.
Abigail and Russell watched the scene unfurling in front of them, completely dumbfounded.
What was the Black family thinking, letting Levi divorce Zoey?
Did they not know what they’ve missed? Did they also have no brains?
Levi, who did so much for them, and yet they did not notice anything at all?
Without him, the Black family could’ve been destroyed!
Their impression of Levi had truly hit rock bottom.
Unbeknownst to them, however, Levi threw the check into a nearby bin after he left the residence.
Did they think he would be swayed by money?
This scene was discovered by a servant of the family, who quietly ran forward and fished out the check from the bin.
In the foyer, Abigail was questioning Meredith. “Grandma, Grandpa, does Zoey know about all this?”
Meredith smiled and replied, “It wouldn’t matter even if she did. Levi had already taken his copy of the certificate.”
“You have to ask for Zoey’s consent at least,” cried Abigail, close to tears.
“By the way, Abigail, you are forbidden from telling Zoey about this for now. I’ll tell her later!” asserted Meredith.
In the meantime, Russell was already sneaking away.
“No, Zoey must know about this,” he muttered and ran off to tell Zoey.
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