Chapter 117 Made an Exception

Bennett’s face, sharp and elongated, twisted in anger. His eyes burned with fury as he muttered, “I should’ve hired someone tougher to deal with her that time!”

Sophie blinked in surprise. “That time? You tried to hurt Charmaine? When did this happen?”

My

Bennett’s cheeks flushed red with rage. “What do you know about it, huh? You’re just a woman!”

Sophie, concerned, quickly responded, “I’m just worried the people you hired might not have been careful enough. What if they damaged her kidneys? What would we do if something happened to Leah?”

“Damaged her kidneys? They didn’t even lay a finger on her!” Bennett snapped, kicking the desk in frustration. His temper flared higher.

“Willard and Jonah are fools! They bought into her lies, and now they expect me to give them full background checks for the project? Am I their servant?”

Leah, who had been watching the heated video call from her computer, felt disdain for Bennett as he threw

a tantrum.

“They don’t believe Charmaine, of course,” Leah remarked dryly. “But now that Emyr’s backing her, they probably think she’s getting her info from him.”

Mentioning Emyr made Leah’s expression shift with conflicting emotions.

wonder! That little b*tch keeps ruining my plans! That thing with that old woman was

100 million from this project? Just find a way to get the files and

was Bennett who had first set his sights on

compete with the other powerful bidders. That was why he had asked Leah to persuade the Nelsons to step in.

share, a smaller portion would

that I don’t want to help, but … the project does carry some risks. If the Nelsons find out, they might

and she pressed him with a sharp tone,

to calm

Leah’s patience wore thin, and she ended the

were alone, claiming it would sound more affectionate than “Mom”

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up in bed. His shirt was unbuttoned at the chest, and his

heartbeat and then gently placed his fingers on Emyr’s wrist to

remained silent, Emyr raised an eyebrow, his voice laced with sarcasm. “So, I’m worse than before,

composed and calm, couldn’t help

said, “You’re the only one who would joke around when

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