Chapter 165 Nothing Serious
Because Sidonie had been near the river, her clothes and hair were wet. So the paramedics assumed she was the rescuer.
And she, wanting the credit, didn’t correct them.
She never imagined that the real person who had saved Trent all those years ago was actually Quinn.
After a pause, Sidonie asked, “How much does Trent know?”
“Mr. Grafton doesn’t know anything yet,” Lindgren replied with a chuckle. “Since you called me first the next day, I told him we’d talk in person.”
Naturally, Sidonie understood that Lindgren had come to her first hoping to gain something.
“What do you want?”
“You’re the daughter of the Stonehurst family and will marry Mr. Grafton eventually. Mr. Grafton is valuable. If he finds out you lied about saving him, he might not want to be with you anymore.”
“Name your price,” Sidonie said through gritted teeth.
“Fifty million!” Lindgren said without hesitation.
“What?” Sidonie’s eyes widened. That was a ridiculous amount. “I don’t have that kind of money. My family is just a side branch of the Stonehurst family. We only get a few million a year. Plus, I’ve only recently started working as a co–pilot. I haven’t saved much.”
“But Mr. Grafton gave you a lot of jewelry, right? At the press conference where he and Quinn announced their divorce, Quinn said the jewelry he gave you over the years was worth around fifty million.”
Clearly, Lindgren had done his research before meeting Sidonie.
Sidonie clenched her teeth. Damn it! It’s those jewels again!
Quinn had used them to her advantage before, and now Lindgren was doing the same.
“I can’t sell them. It’d make Trent suspicious. I can only give you five hundred thousand in cash for now. Once we’re married, I’ll pay the rest.”
“Five hundred thousand? You think I’m some kind of beggar?” Lindgren retorted bluntly.
Sidonie held back her anger and stepped back. “Fine, go ahead and tell Trent everything. You won’t get anything from me! Even if Trent gets mad at me for lying, I can make him forgive me!”
Sure enough, Lindgren hesitated when he heard that.
“Besides,” Sidonie added, “you already know everything. If I don’t give you the rest of the money, you could tell Trent anytime!”
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