MY GORGEOUS WIFE IS AN EX-CONVICT

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When sandrasaw her brother, she immediately went forward and complained, “Brother, you have no idea how shameless this bitch was just now! She asked me to buy her a dress worth millions! She doesn’t realize that she isn’t even fit to wear such a dress!”

“Shut your mouth!”lewis scolded her on the spot, and his expression  turned ugly.
Was his sister not afraid of anything?

The person backing claire was none other than isaac landford  The man was a billionaire. Forget about a dress that cost millions. There wasn’t an object in this world that isaac landford couldn’t afford.

“Brother, what’s wrong with you? Why are you raising your voice at me? I’m talking about claire,”sandra argued. “She’s a friggin’ convict!”

“What’s there to say?” lewis said grumpily. He couldn’t reveal the truths that he knew about claire’s true patron. And he couldn’t afford to humiliate her and chance it getting back to isaac landford.

Lewis turned to the clerk next to him and said, “Pack up that dress.”

His sudden words shocked everyone in the store.

Lewis, what are you doing? Are you going to give the dress to clire? Sandra asked in disbelief. “Seriously!?!”

As for audrey her lips pressed into a thin line and her eyes narrowed in unmasked anger.

On the other hand, the salesgirl looked pleasantly surprised. She could earn a lot of commission if this sale went through.

Claire, I’m sorry sandra’s words were a bit rude, but she didn’t mean any harm. Please don’t hold a grudge against her. This dress… here – just take it as an apology.” lewis tone was extremely humble.

Sandra looked at her brother in disbelief. “Brother, what gives her the right to make you gift her a dress? And we’re even apologizing to her now? Who does she think she is?”

The more sandra spoke, the more lewis worried. Damn it, his sister needed to shut up! She had no idea of the consequences…

If claire said something in front of isaac landford he could obliterate all of the Stevens Family holdings. “Enough, sandra” He turned to his ex claire, you won’t take offense to what sandra's saying, right?”

Lewis raked a hand through his hair. This whole situation was embarrassing and that didn’t even begin to describe the daggers that Lily was all but shooting at him. He made it a point not to look at her.

Claire’s brows drew together. She wasn’t a stupid woman, and she had to be wondering why he’d go out of his way to defend her or to make his own sister apologize.

Claire’s eyes lit up and lewis could pinpoint the moment when she realized she had the upper hand.claire pursed her lips and said, “You know, you’re right, I don’t need that dress.”

Sandra all but crowed as if by rejecting the dress, claire was proving all the other things sandra's said were right.

Claire tapped her lips. “You don’t need to give me the dress. Just give me cash. Mr. Mayer, you should have a checkbook on you, right?”

She knew that lewis had the habit of bringing a checkbook along with him.

Lewis was obviously stunned for a moment, but even though he recovered fairly quickly, he didn’t react in time to control his sister.

“You bitch!” sandra glared at claire with hatred. “How dare you ask for money!”

“Why wouldn’t I? Miss mayer didn’t you say that you would buy me something from the store? I’m just exchanging it for cash. Nothing more, claire said.

Claire had been playing a bluff with every intention of letting lewis beg off and drag his deplorable sister and fiancee out of the store with him.

“You’re crazy for money, aren’t you? Sandra shook her head with disgust, “Don’t think my brother will…”

However, by this time, lewis  had already taken out the checkbook, filled out the amount, and handed it directly to claire.

“Brother!” sandra shouted.

“Enough! You already promised earlier, it’s only natural that you keep your word! I’m helping you fulfill the promise!lewis turned to claire and forced a smile. “Here, this check is for you.”

Claire took the check and left the store with Lexi.

There was cursing and muttering and she could only imagine how the store personnel would gossip-and she didn’t care.

She’d meant to get under their skin. It was petty and unnecessary and she’d only wanted Sean to feel shameful for a few brief seconds.

But he’d called her bluff and carried through with it.

And lewis wasn’t a wealthy man by accident. He was very stingy-when he wasn’t trying to outdo himself for appearances.

Claire don’t you think it’s a little weird?” As soon as they walked out of the store, Lexi said,lewis wrote you a huge check and gave it to you without hesitation. Audrey was present too! Isn’t he afraid his ‘fiancee’ will lose her shit?”

“It is quite strange claire said neutrally.

“Uh, does Sean still like you?” Lexi ventured.
Claire shrugged. “No, I don’t think that’s it.”

Claire he just spent an obscene amount of money on you.”

“True. But I don’t think it’s affection that prompted it. I don’t even think it’s ego. Sean’s too cheap for that. I think it’s fear.

It seems that he is afraid that I will get mad at sabdra and then do harm to the mayer Family,claire  voiced her intuitive speculations.

Hearing this, Lexi thought it was a bit ridiculous. “Isn’t he thinking too much into it?”

“Who knows?claire shrugged and raised her hand to look at the check she was holding.

“What are you going to do with that anyway? Are you going to tear it up?” she asked. “Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to see you spend it on yourself. It’s the least that piece of shit can do, after how he and that trash audrey treated you. But something tells me you won’t be taking that to the bank.”

“No. I won’t.”

Lexi shook her head. “You’re just going to tear it up?” She was incredulous.

“No. Why tear it up? I’ll just donate it to someone who needs it,claire answered and carefully put the check into her bag.

Lexi beamed. “That’s more like it!” Then she sighed. “That prick will probably use it as a tax write-off.”

Both women laughed, and just like that, the painfulness of that encounter was forgotten.

They had a meal after walking around for a while, and shared several small dishes in the mall food court. It was so much like old times! Claire could almost imagine that the last few years hadn’t happened, and it was just the two of them catching up after a long week of corporate work.

But there was no undoing the past.

And seeing how she wouldn’t be who she was now, stronger and more self-aware, she didn’t resent it. If not for everything in the past, she wouldn’t have come to know isaac Today.