Chapter 32 The Bribe Do you think Estella will really give up the spot for me ? " Isabelle asked . Nathaniel replied , " She's my wife . She shouldn't be putting herself on display , I'll speak to her myself . Finished Although Isabelle wasn't happy that Nathaniel still insisted on keeping Estella as his wife , hearing that he'd help her get the position made her quite pleased . Meanwhile . Estella was talking with Jonathan .. She was so excited she could barely speak . Jonathan was genuinely happy for her . " Let me treat you to a meal to celebrate ." Estella was still feeling a bit overwhelmed . " I should be the one treating you . " Just then , Nathaniel walked over and said to her , " Estella , give the spot to Isabelle . She needs this opportunity more than you do . You'll be returning to the Hartwell family as my wife soon anyway - why suffer out here performing ? If you agree , I'll transfer you a million as compensation . " Her good mood was instantly ruined . She couldn't believe how arrogant he was . Where did he get the confidence to think she should give up something she earned with her own hard work for Isabelle ? She'd told him many times they were already divorced - why did he always act like he owned her ? It was laughable . She turned to him coldly . " I earned this spot fair and square . Why should I give it to her ? Is being your wife encrusted with billions in diamonds ? Why would I ever want to go back ? If it's so appealing , why don't you just marry Isabelle and have her be your wife ? " " Estella , stop this nonsense ! " Nathaniel said sternly . " You've been acting out lately , and I've indulged you long enough . Even after you went behind my back and filed for divorce , I didn't hold it against you . Your personality isn't suited for working or being in the public eye . What's so bad about coming home and accepting my protection ? " He seemed to have completely forgotten about the contract and all the arguments before . He was still stubbornly trying to trap her in that marriage . Estella sneered . " Nathaniel , who's being ridiculous right now ? Let me ask you sincerely - please stop disgusting me . Why can't you accept that we're divorced ? My life is my own . Don't interfere . " Seeing that he couldn't convince her , Nathaniel's face darkened with anger . " If you won't agree , I'll talk to the orchestra director myself . " He turned around and headed straight for Chase . Estella was so angry her chest hurt . Worried he'd ruin her chances , she rushed to follow him , but Jonathan stopped her . ' Don't worry . Mr. Chase won't agree to anything he says . " Jonathan had already spoken with Chase before , asking him to give Estella a chance . Now that Estella had ranked first , her place in the orchestra was more than justified . Besides , Chase already admired Estella . No matter what Nathaniel said , he wouldn't be swayed . With Jonathan's reassurance , Estella's anxiety finally eased . Nathaniel found Chase and got straight to the point . " Mr. Chase , I'd like to discuss something with you . " Chase looked at him curiously . " What can I do for you , Mr. Nathaniel ? " Chapter 32 The Bribe Finished Nathaniel said , " The winner of this audition is my wife . I don't want her performing publicly . If you can give the opportunity to the runner - up , Isabelle , I'll invest ten million in the orchestra ." Chase nearly laughed . " As far as I know , Ms. Estella is single . " " We're just temporarily separated . We'll be remarrying soon . " Chase raised a brow with interest . " If you're trying to get back together with Ms. Estella , do you really think she'll want to reconcile after you take away such an important opportunity ? " Nathaniel replied as if it were obvious , " She's just mad at me right now . Us getting back together is only a matter of time . " Chase had no respect for men who wanted everything both ways . He rejected him flat - out . " Sorry , Mr. Nathaniel . I can't agree . Our orchestra doesn't lack investors . " With that , he nodded politely and walked away . Nathaniel hadn't expected Chase to refuse him . Annoyed , he quickly regained his composure . Chase wasn't the only person in charge of the orchestra . If he said no , Nathaniel would just go to someone else . He called his assistant . " Look into the Symphony Band's directors . I want full profiles on every single one of them . " Soon , the assistant sent over the information . Nathaniel scanned through it and discovered that another director , Waylon Fox , was currently troubled because his son had been detained for assault . Coincidentally , Nathaniel knew someone in the department who could help get the kid off the hook . As for the victim's family , money could smooth everything over . He went straight to Waylon . When Waylon heard Nathaniel could resolve the issue for him , he thanked him profusely and immediately agreed to let Isabelle into the Symphony Band .