?<strong>Chapter 664:</strong>


    Feeling awkward in the silence, Mara continued, “Esteban, now that I see you’re okay, I can finally breathe. You don’t know how terrified I was when I heard the news.”


    “Shut up! If you were really that terrified, let’s divorce!” Even with his weakened voice, Esteban’s words cut like steel.


    Desperate, Mara pleaded, “Esteban, please, I want to stay and take care of you.”


    “Who are you trying to fool? My father doesn’t need your so-called care,” Susan snapped, her eyes shing with disgust.


    Seeing the cold look on Esteban’s face, Mara felt as though her world was crumbling.


    Mara knew that refusing the divorce was no longer an option. Even theizens, once sympathetic, would no longer support her.


    Taking a deep breath, she turned to Esteban and said, “Alright, Esteban, if you’re so determined to divorce me, I have no choice but to agree. However, you need to give me a hundred million aspensation, and I want to take Jada with me. Don’t hold her ountable for what happened. I promise we’ll disappear from your life forever.”


    Susan nearly burst outughing in disbelief. She had never encountered someone so shameless.


    Naturally, Esteban was unwilling to agree. He replied coldly, “I won’t give you a single penny, and Jada must face the consequences of her actions.”


    “I won’t divorce you then, no matter what,” Mara retorted, gritting her teeth. Tears streamed down her face, but her voice dripped with menace. “Last time I attempted suicide, plenty of people supported me. If you’re set on sending Jada to prison, I’ll die right at the gates of the Riggs Group!”


    How utterly vicious!


    Mara’s audacity knew no bounds.


    Susan trembled with fury.


    Esteban’s anger simmered beneath a calm exterior as he responded, “Do you understand the consequences of threatening me?”


    “Esteban, I know, but I can’t abandon Jada. She’s our daughter, and she carries your blood in her veins!” Tears welled up in Mara’s eyes as she wielded both persuasion and intimidation in her plea.


    “You’ve always spoiled and tolerated her. Have you ever considered your role in how she has turned out? All those times you made excuses for her behavior,” Esteban said, his disgust evident.


    He deeply regretted marrying Mara and wished he could turn back time to change the past.


    “Yes, I’ve made mistakes. I don’t deny that,” Mara snapped, her anger rising. “But does that mean you’repletely right? Are you going to deny that you’ve always been biased toward Susan?”


    Esteban fell silent for a moment, his thoughts swirling.


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