Isaac grinned, taking a cheeky breath.
Brittany was a tad bemused.
After pouring wine for Brittany, Isaac then slid the glass towards her. "I know, I never told you about what happened back then. But Joie, she's like a sister to me."
"That's none of my business." Brittany didn’t feel like touching the wine he poured.
"When I was seven, my mom passed away, and I was kidnapped and ended up in H city. She saved me." Isaac rarely brought up his past, but he had decided to be honest with Brittany. There could no longer be anymore secrets between them.
"We escaped from those human traffickers together, but she fell into the sea and vanished. I admit that I always wanted to find her, but then I found you.”
Isaac gazed straight into Brittany’s face. The words he used to think were corny now came out effortlessly, even spontaneously.
“I said goodbye to her at the seaside that year, wanting to start a new life. And in my new life, you are the most important person to me."
Brittany, her fingers trembling slightly, fixed her gaze on his deep-set eyes. "Mr. Salter, we're over. You should start a new life. I think Joie must have feelings for you. Isn't it better for you to be with her?"
"No!" Isaac stated firmly, "If you can't accept me now, I will make you. I won't want anyone else, and you can't either."
Isaac was a good-looking guy, and his inherent aristocratic demeanor reached its peak at this moment. Brittany felt a bit uncomfortable under his intense gaze and turned her head away.
"If you mind Joie, I can make sure she appears less at Salter Manor."
Isaac knew she didn't get along with Joie, and given that Joie was not easy to deal with, he had to make a choice.
"It’s none of my business whether she likes you or is close to the Salter family."
Isaac had missed the point. It was his use and deceit she loathed, not Joie.
Isaac looked into her cold eyes, took a deep breath, and after a while, he said, "I see."
Daniel came back, and Brittany immediately put away her cold expression and hugged him.
"Dad, mom, what were you talking about?" Daniel sensed an odd tension between the two.
"I was telling Mom that we'd watch cartoons together after dinner." Isaac poured a glass of juice for his son and handed it to him.
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