Chapter 3 What Trick Are You Playing

Betty's eyes gleamed with tears as she turned to Samuel. "Calm down, Samuel. Please don't fight because of me. I think there's some kind of misunderstanding here."

Tessa cast a scornful glare in her direction, feeling utterly disgusted. She never knew that her cousin was such a good actress.

Without waiting for Samuel's response, Tessa said, "She has always wanted to be your wife. Why don't you just marry her so that she won't send me disgusting messages anymore?"

Betty's face twisted into a grimace. "How many times do I have to tell you that I wasn't trying to ruin your relationship? Nothing happened between me and Samuel. He just feels obligated to thank me because I saved his life."

With distaste in his eyes, Samuel regarded Tessa before turning to Betty. "You don't have to explain so much to her. Let's go."

He and Betty were about to leave when Tessa spoke up again. "Let's get a divorce certificate now and end this relationship once and for all."

Upon hearing that, Betty clenched her hands into fists.

Samuel told her that he and Tessa had divorced, but it turned out they did not have the legal document to prove it yet.

After a while, she said, "Look, Tessa. I'll stop talking to him if that's what you want, okay?"

Looking like she was on the verge of tears, Betty turned around. "I'm sorry, Samuel. Because of me, you two are fighting. I'll go now. You should stay here and make up with Tessa."

With that, she walked out of the café.

"I'm not free now. We'll get the divorce certificate at another time. My assistant will get in touch with you, so be ready," Samuel stated while glaring at Tessa.

Afterward, he chased after Betty.

Monica stared at his retreating figure as if she could not believe what she had just witnessed. Then, she hissed, "Tessa! You made the right choice in deciding to divorce him. That kind of man doesn't deserve you at all."

She could not believe that the renowned Iris had been disrespected in front of her.

It was not Monica's place to meddle with Tessa's personal life, but she could not help but want to beat Betty black and blue.

That bitch was so good at pretending not to do anything wrong, which was quite annoying.

"Monica, you said that if Samuel loses the case, he will lose ten billion dollars. Is that right?"

Monica turned to Tessa in confusion. "That's right. Why are you asking?"

Tessa, who was looking out the window with a calm expression, instructed, "Call Bryan and get ready to work."

Monica covered her mouth in shock. "Oh, my God. Are you planning to get back on Samuel?"

With a small smile, Tessa replied, "It's nothing like that. I just find this case interesting."

Indeed, she had always liked challenging cases.

And since they were no longer together, she had no obligation to be merciful to Samuel.

Monica still could not believe it. "I don't understand. Why do you want to help Bryan, then? You love Samuel. You did so much for him..."

Tessa interrupted her before she could finish what she was about to say. "That's all in the past now. Soon, we'll be legally separated."

"You really intend to divorce him?"

"Yes. Well, I already did. We just have to finalize it. Anyway, now that I've accepted the case, rest assured that I'll devote my full attention to it," Tessa stated firmly.

Monica had no doubt she would do that, so she nodded. Then, she remembered something. "It's impossible for you to take part in the trial remotely as Bryan insisted that he must meet Iris in person. But if he finds out that Samuel is your husband, he might not trust you..."

"Don't worry. I'll deal with it."

Monica nodded in satisfaction. "All right. Then, I'll take care of the rest. By the way, you've met Bryan's company's legal department head before, so I assume you won't have a hard time talking to him. It's Denis Garcia, your senior."

Monica was happy that Tessa had finally come to her senses. She smiled and linked arms with her in delight.

"Tessa, come to my place. I'll cook for you. Now that you've left that jerk, we have to celebrate."

The two women were all smiles as they walked out of the café. Not far from the establishment, inside a car, Samuel watched them with a cold glint in his eyes.

He could not help but wonder what Tessa was planning.

Tessa stayed at Monica's home for dinner. Then, they spent the evening discussing the case before Tessa headed back home.

Once she returned to the villa, she was greeted by a servant. "Welcome back, Miss Lopez. I just checked the surveillance cameras. It seems like someone has followed you here."