Chapter 196: 40 Million Dollars

“Madam…” Sophia informed Ellis and hung up before Ellis could even say a word. Ellis felt helpless when she heard the beep. I don’t want Madam Sophia’s compensation, but it seems like she’s insisting.

Sophia had always been someone decisive and firm. Before the money was transferred to Ellis’s account, she could not do anything.

After a few days, Ellis received a call from the bank. The banker spoke in a respectful manner. “Ms. Harper, a huge amount of 10 million dollars is deposited into your bank account. May we know what the money will be used for?”

40 million? Madam Sophia gave me 40 million dollars! Ellis was stunned by the amount she heard. She almost thought she was hallucinating. Was the incident considered money falling from the sky for her? So, she just became a millionaire overnight.

However, she remained clear-headed. To become rich was not by getting monetary compensation from others. After all, Sophia and Easton were mother and son; they were together. Since Easton had planned for Ellis to divorce without taking a single penny, if he knew that his mother had given her such a giant sum, he might try to take it away from her. Worse, he might cause her trouble.

“The money isn’t mine. Please help me transfer it back to the owner.”

She knew why the bank called her to find out what she planned to do with this amount of money. If they knew she was going to deposit it into a fixed deposit account, they would ask a financial broker or manager to talk to her about investments and interest.

When the banker heard her words, he seemed to be a little disappointed. However, he quickly adjusted himself and agreed to return the money.

After hanging up, Ellis looked at her inbox. Sure enough, the money was deposited half an hour ago. It was 40 million dollars! And it was shocking for her, as she had never seen such a huge sum. Even when she was still Easton’s wife, holding his unlimited card and buying whatever she wanted, her bank account never had such a huge amount. She only had a few million dollars. 40 million was insane.

Ellis pursed her lips when she recalled the days when she depended on Easton to live. The money was returned to Sophia, and she did not expect Ellis to do that. She didn’t transfer it back to Ellis again. Instead, she gave it to Carly and explained it to her.

Carly received the 40 million dollars, and she was told that it was compensation from Sophia. It seems like my daughter’s taste in men sucks, but her mother-in-law is nice, at the very least. However, she had questions. Why didn’t Ellis keep it?

After her holiday, the moment Carly landed, she went straight to Maya. She did not look for Ellis because Ellis blocked her. Only through Maya could she get in touch with Ellis. She had Maya convey her message to Ellis.

Maya looked at the documents Sophia handed to her. She noticed that it was filled with documents of different men and their family backgrounds. Maya frowned.

“Ms. Maya, as a parent, I can’t help but worry about my children. These are the men I picked for Ellis. Ask her to take a look. Once she made up her mind about any guy, I would arrange a date for them.” Then, she added, “Also, tell Ellis to treat money seriously. Her former mother-in-law transferred the money to me. I will keep it for now and will transfer it to her when she is willing to keep it.”

40 million dollars was not a small amount, and it was tempting for sure. Carly would not recommend that Ellis behave this way for now. This was the money she deserved.

Maya finally understood that Carly came so that she could help her talk to Ellis. Although she verbally agreed, it was just to brush her off. When she went to Ellis’s new house, Maya complained in an amused tone. She also let Ellis see the documents.

Ellis didn’t even take a look at them. She tore them apart and threw them into the dustbin. Then, she said, “If she looks for you, you can just ignore her.”

She didn’t know what Carly was thinking. Ellis just divorced recently, and now Carly was trying to find a new match for her. It was as if she was afraid that there would be no men interested in Ellis anymore.

“I knew there wouldn’t be anything good from her, but she came to my workplace. I couldn’t really ignore her, you know?” Maya lay on the sofa, imitating Ellis’s position. “Jeez, she even asked me to tell you that you should take money more seriously. Easton’s mother transferred the money to her.”

Ellis’s body stiffened when she heard that. She raised her voice. “What?” If the money is with her, then it’ll be gone soon!

She quickly picked up her phone and unblocked Carly. Then, she called her.