Ellen threw the phone to the bed as she tried to steady herself; she could not believe how careless Varian was being. She was not happy about the situation, but it made her wonder if he was the one who was reached out to first; would he have thought of talking to her first before he went ahead blindly to pay? She was grateful that the scammer or blackmailer reached her first; if not, they would have been three hundred million richer. "If he has that amount of money to spare, he should invest it all in my business and give me a year to double it." She could not believe the words from her mouth. She laughed as she wondered how much her life had changed over the years. Five years ago, it would have been practically impossible for her to think about three hundred million as a sum. She barely