Chapter 5

At that moment, Gideon was sitting in the villa garden, watching Phoebe and the two children playing on the lawn.

"How could sister not come back all night, how could she be so petty with you, the baby cried at night and it broke my heart."

Gideon sneered, about to speak when his phone vibrated. He casually opened the message, still thinking about how to teach me a lesson when I got back. But the message froze his smile instantly—

[Your account has received a transfer of 1,000,000,000.00 RMB, memo: divorce settlement]

"Gideon?" Phoebe sensed something was wrong and reached for his phone. "What’s happening?"

Gideon reread the message, disbelief etched on his face, before leaping up from his seat. Ezra nearly toppled over and began to cry loudly in fright.

He shoved Phoebe away, staring intently at the message, his fingers trembling uncontrollably.

One billion...

Could Nora really have gathered one billion?

"That's impossible," he muttered, immediately calling the bank for confirmation.

"Mr. Gideon, the amount has indeed been credited from the Carter Group's overseas account."