SYDNEY'S POV

I stared at Mark in disbelief, my eyes widening incredulously as his demand echoed harshly off the walls. His determined eyes fixed on me, his lips set in a straight line, and his folded arms across his chest hinted at his seriousness.

"You're saying I have to give you a million dollars as a breakup fee?!" The words burst from my lips, my voice resounding in the room. "What the actual hell! A million dollars?" The absurdity of his request stunned me.

"Yes, you have to give me a million dollars before I sign those papers," he answered calmly, as if asking me to pay a measly sum...