Liam passed the fruit knife to Anna.
Anna clutched the knife in her hands and turned to face Ryan.
Ryan was terrified. He clutched his face in his hands, and screamed, "Ms. Hamilton, I'm sorry, I made a mistake! I will never target you again!”
"It's all my fault! It's my stubbornness! I will change! I won't pester you anymore!"
"I was obsessed with you, I threatened Jennifer Wurst t o target you!"
"I know I made a mistake!"
"I will reflect on myself! I shouldn’t have tried to do that to you! It’s all my fault, it really is..." Ryan lifted his hand and slapped his mouth with every word.
Anna clutched the fruit knife tightly in her hands, her eyes cold and unfeeling.
Liam leaned into the leather sofa, a vague smile curling his lips.
Suddenly, Anna burst out laughing, "The night has definitely been interesting."
Seeing her smile in the dim glow of the lights, she looked beautiful enough to start a war. He couldn’t help the surge of lust that flowed through him.
He quickly shook his head, clearing his mind of those dangerous thoughts, and inched forward towards her.
"I swear, from this day onwards, I will disappear from your sight completely! We can pretend as if nothing ever happened!"
"No, no, no, nothing did happen between us in the first place! I beg you, Ms. Hamilton, please, give me a chance..."
Ryan lowered himself to the ground, begging Anna.
Liam opened his mouth and said coldly, "Anna, even if you killed him here tonight, it won't be traced back to you.”
His ice-cold eyes stared at Ryan emotionlessly.
"I will take care of his body and make sure there are n o traces."
Ryan was terrified, his soul almost escaping his body, right now he would do anything to obtain her forgiveness.
"Ms. Hamilton, I'm sorry...I made a mistake...I'm really sorry..."
"From the bottom of my heart... Forgive me, I beg you, forgive me please..."
Ryan started sobbing. All traces of the rich arrogant playboy that he was in the past were lost.
Anna gradually unclenched her fist.
The fruit knife dropped to the floor with a thud.
"Get out! I don’t want to see you ever again.” She said quietly.
"I promise, I swear, I will disappear from your sight completely, you will never see me again..."
Ryan scurried out of the room as if he had just escaped death.
Anna remained at her spot, looking at the fruit knife o n the floor, and was reminded of Bryan.
Previously in her own home, Bryan also almost...
Back then she had pointed a fruit knife at him too and successfully protected herself.
Since when were there so many wolves circling around her?
Suddenly she felt cold and lonely. She craved a warm hug to seek some warmth.
She looked at Liam who was sitting on the sofa. He looked at her inquisitively as if asking her why she let Ryan go.
She smiled lightly, uncorked the bottle of red wine on the table, and took a sip.
”82' Lafite, it tastes perfect. Expensive too, want some? It’ll be a waste not to finish it." Anna smiled and said t o him.
Liam didn't move.
"I thought you wanted a drink?"
Liam's pupils shrunk slightly, "Are you blaming me for lying to you?"
Anna shook her head, "Not really, I was just wondering ... I trust every single word you say... but in the end, behind everything you said, lies a shocking truth.”
"It feels like..." Anna frowned and thought for a moment, "As if I was on an amusement park ride, one second I'm flying in the sky, and the next I've dropped to the ground. It's exciting and also...”
Her expression turned calm.
"The whiplash is too strong; I'm worried I won't be able to handle it.”
"I'm helping you get your revenge." He replied."
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