Veronica's POV
I watched as Anker glanced up to find his wife Nina charging toward him with a crowd of people trailing behind. His emotions swelled visibly.
"Wife..."
"I'll pay whatever you demand—just leave him alone!"
Nina tried bargaining with the hostile woman confronting her.
Quiller's arrogance spiked when she spotted Nina's arrival, immediately inflating her demands.
"Fifty million! Not a penny less!"
Anker's jaw dropped. "You demanded twenty million before! Now it's fifty? Have you lost your mind?!"
"Are you paying or not? Your husband's my hostage!"
"I'll pay! Fifty million, correct? I'll cut you a check immediately! Just don't harm him!"
Nina frantically grabbed her checkbook, scrawling out a fifty-million-dollar check. She stepped closer, extending it toward Quiller.
"Here! A fifty-million-dollar check! Take your money and stay away from my husband forever!"
