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.

That thing with that old woman was all her fault too!” Bennett’s voice dripped with

Didn’t you say we’d make at least 100 million from this project? Just find a way to get the files and pass them to Dad and Jonah. Then everything will be fine.”

Bennett who had first

compete with the other powerful bidders. That

if they didn’t get the major share, a smaller

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

sharp tone, “Bennett,

you? I would never deceive you, my precious daughter!” Bennett added, trying to calm her down. “Trust me, Leah. The risk is minimal. It’s just the project

thin,

that she call them “Daddy” and “Mommy” when they were alone, claiming it would sound more affectionate than “Mom” and “Dad.” Leah couldn’t

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shirt was unbuttoned at the chest, and his muscular arm was

and then gently placed his fingers on Emyr’s

an eyebrow, his voice laced with sarcasm. “So,

composed and calm, couldn’t help but

pulled the covers back over Emyr, then said, “You’re the only one

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