Chapter 40 +25 BONUS Peter , even after being kicked , wasnt angry .
Instead , he grinned slyly and said , Fine , if you dont want to give me the money , Ill go tell him that Lucy Clark is an escort and Has been far from Innocent for a long time .
Lets see if hell still want you after that .
Lucy was so furious she almost strangled Peter .
She had me him through her line of work , and Peter had known all along what she did for a living .
He also knew that she had stayed with him because she thought he had money .

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What she hadnt realized at the time was that Peter not only didnt have any money but was also in deep debt .
Peter used this to blackmail her , saying that if she didnt give him money , he would tell everyone , including her family , about her work .
Left with no other choice , Lucy had given in .
But she hadnt expected Peter to demand half a million dollars today .
She didnt have that kind of money , and she certainly couldnt ask Duncan for it right away he would get suspicious .
Seeing Lucys troubled expression , Peter smiled even more smugly .
You have three days , Lucy .
If I dont get the money by then , Ill go straight to Duncan and tell him everything .
With that , Peter left .
Lucy was so angry that she stomped her feet in frustration .
But when she returned to Duncan , she had no choice but to act as though nothing had happened .
Seamus had already spoken to the doctor beforehand , so after receiving a clean bill of health for Lucy , they headed home .
But Peters words still echoed in her mind .
Half a million dollars .
Only three days .
Even if she were killed for it , she couldnt come up with that much money .
Duncan noticed that Lucys expression had changed ever since they got back home .
Audrey , is something wrong ? he asked , his eyes full of concern .
Nothing , Lucy quickly avoided Duncans gaze , afraid hed catch on .
Duncan , however , was convinced that she was hiding something from him .
After all , there was a precedent- Audrey had hidden her illness from him before so he pressed further .
Whats going on ? We agreed that you wouldnt keep anything from me anymore .
Overwhelmed by the situation , Lucy blurted out , I need money .
Half a million dollars .
Ive been trying to figure out how to get it.
For a moment , Duncan thought he had misheard .
Audrey had never dealt with such large sums of money before .
Sure , she invested in things , but always in small increments , never all at once .
Besides , in recent years , her investments had made her a decent amount of money .
Thats why , when people told him that Audrey had run off with a man , taking six million with her , he wasnt angry about the money .
He was hurt that she would leave him .
Back then , it wasnt the six million that could have devastated his company that bothered him it was the fact that she had abandoned him .
Because nothing in this world , not even a fortune like Quartet Enterprises , could compare to her .
But now , he was worried that Audrey was hiding something serious from him .
Why did she need so much money ? Was someone scamming her ? Duncan agreed without hesitation to give Lucy the half million .
She asked for it in cash , and he was willing to provide it .
If half a million would help him uncover whoever was deceiving Audrey , it would be worth every penny .
་ ་ Lucy was ecstatic when she received the money .
She couldnt believe Duncan had handed it over so easily , without asking any questions .
His unwavering trust in Audrey made her both envious and grateful that she could pretend +25 BONUS Chapter 40 to be Audrey and stay by his side .
Three days later , Peter arranged to meet Lucy at a secluded beach .
Lucy arrived first , standing by the water with at handbag beside her .
The wind blew through her hair and made her dress billow , giving her an appearance that was both elegant and fragile .
Peter had been watching from a distance , having arrived catly .
He saw Lucy with the handbag but didnt dare show himself .
Half a million dollars was no small sum , and if Lucy had called the police on him , it would be the end for him .