Isaac turned around, his gaze heavy and foreboding. Shona felt a chill crawl up her spine, like some nasty creature was creeping up on her. It was so intense she found herself holding her breath.
"I don't care what you found out. I'm just warning you, don't mess with me."
"I won't accept your terms."
There was no need for Isaac to get tangled up with Shona.
Shona was sweating buckets, gripping her cup tightly. After a while, she said, "Mr. Salter, if I were to tell Ms. Dustin about this..."
"If you want to watch the Bennett family go down in flames, be my guest."
Isaac did employ some strategy to make Brittany believe they were married.
He kept this a secret so well, he never intended to tell Brittany.
Much to his surprise, Shona found out!
"Shona, even if it means hurting myself, I will hurt you. I'm totally capable of doing that!"
Even the usually good-tempered Shona was provoked, "Mr. Salter, what's so bad about a sham marriage? I can give you enough benefits—"
She didn't believe that anyone could be indifferent to self-interest!
She kept stepping back, but what was Isaac really holding out for?
Was he really willing to give up tangible benefits for fragile love?
Isaac scoffed. He and Shona were not same people, of course she wouldn’t understand him.
"Ms. Bennett, to you, marriage is a tool for exploitation, but for me, it's a product of emotional connection."
Isaac took a few steps back, "Ms. Bennett, watch your back."
......
By the time Brittany was woken up by Hannah, an hour had passed.
Brittany sat up and noticed another person in the room, Derek Bishop.
"Did you guys come together?"
Hannah's face looked a bit odd, "Yeah, Derek insisted on coming."
Ever since her surgery, Derek would pop up now and then, saying he wants to make it up to her. His attitude had changed and he was very protective of her.
It was getting on her nerves, but Derek had won over the Chester family, so she couldn't shake him off.
Seeing her look upset, Hannah quietly comforted her, "Wait here for me, I'm going to the restroom."
Before Brittany could stop her, Hannah had already left.
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