My brother-in-law My husband
Chapter 38

Marco felt ridiculous because Catherine was acting so excited. Obviously, he was just pretending. He is his brother—wife Marcell Sebastian. He could cash out that amount in less than a day if he wanted to.

10 Billion was really nothing to Marcell.

To be honest, his reaction was almost like a mockery in Marco's eyes. The way he acted was extremely exaggerated as if he had never seen a million dollars in front of him.

Marco sneered, 'You think you'll get the last laugh? I'll laugh, Brother-in-law.'

"But, I can't give you a salary instantly, I'll give it to you per six months, and it should be about 5 billion per six months" Marco said, gave the exact number to Catherine.

"I'm— I don't have a problem with that!" Catherine answered excitedly.

Marco smiled mysteriously, "Sister-in-law, do you think I didn't know you used money on my credit card? I got a notice that you used 300 million dollars from my black card."

"Ah— I used it for Amanda's school fees.I don't know why, the semester fees doubled, so I had to pay about 300 million a month…."

"And that would be a debt to me, right? You owe me money by using my credit card for personal use" Marco said.

"And you told me that you would pay any personal expenses using my card with your salary."

"Y—Ya, I said I'd pay it back with my salary—"

"Sister-in-law." Marco got up from his chair and walked around the table to stand behind Catherine. He bent until his chin leaned against Catherine's shoulder and then pointed at one statement in the contract;

"You see that? Whatever debt I owe you, you will have to pay ten times the original amount. Since you pay 300 million for your daughter's tuition per six months, that means you'll always owe me, about 500 million per six months, or 1 billion a year."

Marco's grin grew wider as he whispered in Catherine's ear, "That means you will only get 200 million a year, not 10 billion because I will always cut your salary before giving it to you. If you want to get away with this, you'll have to wait for at least a year until you get enough money to pay your daughter's tuition."

'And I will continue to make sure that you cannot escape from me. I have a lot of plans for you, brother-in-law, ' Marco said in his heart.

Catherine was silent for a moment, she lowered her head, and her eyes continued to stare at the contract in her hands.

Marco took this as a surprise. He must have been surprised that he would only earn two hundred million a year instead of 10 billion.

It must have been very small for her, who was previously the wife of a billionaire.

'You're just a gold digger, brother-in-law. I'll never let you get what you want.'

"Why silence so suddenly? Do you think two hundred million rupiahs is too little for a billionaire wife like you? I'm pretty sure that my brother—"

"Is this real, Marco?" Catherine asked in a low voice.

Marco raised one eyebrow, "Of course this is real. You'll only get two hundred million a year. Do you think that number is too small for you? I'm sorry, I can't do more than that."

Of course, Marco can do more. She may not be as rich as her sister, yet. But he is a multi-millionaire, almost reaching billionaire status at this point.

"But don't worry. I'll handle your taxes, so you'll get a fixed amount after I deduct your paycheck to pay off your debt to me."

Catherine continued to stare at the contract for a while, and a drop of tears drenched the contract. He immediately removed it.

Marco frowned when he saw the tears;

'Was that too surprising for him? Just because I gave him two hundred million a year? Is that embarrassing for him? That means he has to be stuck with me for at least a year.'

Marco grew increasingly upset as he began to think of many negative thoughts. She was already annoyed at Catherine, but now she was even more annoyed by her reaction.

"Listen, Catherine, I don't care if you—"

"Thank you" Catherine said suddenly. Marco was silent for a moment. He thinks he heard wrong. Why did he say thank you for this? It was basically a trap to make him feel poor and humiliated. To make sure that Catherine did not think to ridicule him any further.

Marco straightened his back while standing behind the petite woman, "My decision is final. If you want to go, you have nowhere else—"

Catherine turned around before Marco finished his sentence. He looked at the demonic CEO, who was stunned as he looked at his teary eyes. Catherine opened her arms and wrapped her hands around Marco's neck, and pulled her shoulders down, so that Catherine could hug him warmly.

"Thank you very much, Marco…." Catherine challenged as she continued to embrace him.

Marco stunned. She let Catherine hug him for a while until she realized that Catherine was basically controlling him now.

Marco encouraged Catherine to sell herself. She glared at Catherine with suspicious eyes, "K—Why are you hugging me like that? Do you know your position now?!"

"Ah? I'm just expressing my happiness" Catherine said with a relieved smile. "I think you're going to completely disenfranchise me and make a nasty contract for me to sign. But it's much better than I expected."

…

"What?" Marco could not believe his own ears. She expected Catherine to beg for forgiveness as she had obviously mocked him many times.

But she looked at Catherine, who had a pure smile as if a burden had been lifted off her shoulders.

"What are you talking about? Can't you read the contract? Nothing good for you there."

“Ah, I mean, the contract is very controversial, especially the obligation to pay my debt tenfold. I feel you're like a giant loan shark here, haha.” Catherine chuckled, full of happiness.

"But you gave me leeway and allowed me to save two hundred million every year. If I can save, I can save as much as one hundred and seventy million."

"But I'll cut your pay ten times what you owe—"

"Yes, that's true, but as long as I'm careful with my spending, by the end of this year, I can still get that much, even with your tenfold debt rule," Catherine replied.

"Oh, I can't believe I'm going to get so much. Thank you, Marco!"

…

Marco was so confused that his brain shorted for a while.

Did he hear wrong? Two hundred million is too much for Catherine?

'Don't joke! I know you get more from my brother!' Marco thought, refusing to believe that Catherine was not pretending now. But seeing the smile on his face made his tongue out. He wanted to scream, but for what reason?

What right does he have to beat her now? Especially when he was the one who set the rules for her.

"T—Is it you that you will only get at most two hundred million a year? And coupled with the many things you need to use my credit card, you'll be down to a hundred million, or even ten million a year ."

"I know, isn't that good?" Catherine laughed happily.