Chapter 58

'Rhett, you jerk! How dare you!

Violette, who had always been gentle and

submissive, couldn't hold back any longer after

hearing Rhett's words. Her eyes blazed with furyand she charged at Rhett, delivering a hard slap

across his face.

Rhett was stunned by the slap.

If he hadn't been on the phone, he would havestarted yelling at Violette again.

Rhett quickly apologized to the person on theother end of the call, "Mr. Palmer, sorry about that.My wife and kids are right here with me. Youwant to come here...

Emily suddenly reached out and snatched thephone from Rhett's hand."Dean Palmer, right?

Dean paused, hearing the soft, melodic voice of ayoung woman.

"Yeah! Who are you, young lady? Are you Rhett'sdaughter?"

Such a pleasant voice made him feel a shiver down

his spine.

A woman like this to settle the debt? Not a badidea.

His tone softened considerably.

Emily spoke calmly, "I'm not, but I can makedecisions. How much does he owe you?"

"Five hundred thousand dollars! No, it's been aday, so now it's five hundred and fifty thousanddollars. Are you planning to pay off Rhett's debt?

Dean was genuinely curious about the woman onthe other end of the call; her tone was quite bold

Could she really have the money to pay up?

He was intrigued.

However, he didn't realize that his words causedViolette, Atticus, and Sofia to all turn pale.

You... you lied to me... You said it was a milliondollars!I suggested selling the house, and you saidit wouldn't be enough... How could you do this?"

The house they lived in was only worth a fewhundred thousand dollars. Violette's original plan was to sel the house and borrow the rest if needed

But Rhett had refused, saying it wouldn't beenough anyway, and it was better to borrow moremoney to avoid the family ending up homeless.

Moreover,he owed five hundred thousand dollarsbut claimed it was a million. What was he

planning to do with the extra five hundred

thousand?

Rhett's eyes darted around guiltily, but he stilltв样ie箏蔟d to defend himself, "It's because of the interestI was afraid the money wouldn't be enough, andyou would waste time. Look, it's only been a day,and the debt has increased by fifty thousanddollars.

"You jerk! How dare you say that? Do you thinkyou can handle loan sharks? What else are youhiding from me?"

Once, Violette had shared sweet moments withRhett.

She was beautiful, gentle, and had a wealthybrother.

But at some point, Rhett started to change. One day, after drinking, he couldn't control himself andhit her when she tried to care for him

Emily wasn't asking Rhett to pay off his debt. Shewanted Violette to see his true colors and gatherthe courage to divorce him.

She continued speaking to Dean on the phone.Please wait there. We'll be right over."

Dean raised an eyebrow, eager to meet the peopleon the other end.

"Alright, I'm in a good mood today. I'll wait foryou," Dean said with a smile.

Emily hung up the phone and released her footfrom Rhett's.

"Rhett, let's go to your house!"

'No, Emily, we can't go. You... you shouldn't get媂《nvolved. I’ll go back with Rhett!"

Violette hurriedly tried to persuade Emily,

'Stop talking nonsense!" Rhett got up from theground, hesitating whether to run, but hearingViolette's words, he immediately retorted. He quickly grabbed Sofia, "Come on, let's go backtogether."

With Violette by Emily's side, he was somewhatafraid of her.

But by holding Sofia, Violette would surely followhim back.

"Dad, let go of me!" Sofia had heard Rhett's plan tosell her and struggled.

Violette wanted to save sofia.