Chapter 75

This used to be a comforting gesture between them. In the past, her heart would always warm up when he tried to warm her hands, but now… All she felt was an unreal sense of fear.

Because she didn’t know what his intention was.

She twisted her hand uncomfortably and wanted to pull out her hand, but his fingers firmly held her hands so that she couldn’t take them away.

“Mr. Youngblood…”

“Call me Jon. Didn’t you always call me Jon before?”

She pursed her red lips.

“Just take it as my order and call me Jon, he whispered. He didn’t want to hear her address him as “Mr. Youngblood” anymore, which sounded too grating in his ears.

Rosalie was silent for a long time and finally spoke out. “Jon.”

A smile appeared on Jonathan’s face.

His innocent smile entranced her. Previously, she had always believed that his smile was pure as if he had never been tainted by the world’s impurities. It evoked her desire to protect him.

But then, the man who stood before her was Jonathan Youngblood.

In Strico, no one would dare to say that Jonathan was clean. Rumors circulated that his hands were tainted with the blood and tears of numerous individuals, branding him as cold-blooded and merciless. Crossing paths with him often led to dire

consequences.

In Strico, he was the last one anyone dared to mess with.

was ridiculous that she wanted to protect such a person before.

first, when I met you, I did just think of it as a game. But later, I got along well with you.” He had never explained anything to anyone else, but now he was explaining it to her. If others heard him, they would be surprised again. “How

She looked at him with a shocked face. She never expected that he

with me, I will let you live as before. No, you will live a better life than before. Within reasonable limits, I’ll fulfill any requests you may have. You used to be a lawyer, and I can help you

law firm

now Jonathan was presenting her with these words as if he was

take a bite.

She was confused, ‘Aren’t you going

take

on me?”

said nonchalantly. ‘I told you I feel good when

still a game to him. A sibling charade that he’s never played. before? He’s treating me kindly and gently now, just because I’m something novel to him,” she

in his mind. He didn’t think that he would ever get tired of

himself to be

of her, she would plummet from the heights of heaven to

only to let me crash down again, you don’t need to go through all this trouble. I’m already living in inisery. I work as a sanitary worker with barely any money, and I’ve been evicted from my home. Or do you want me to kneel at Melanie’s grave

that he orchestrated all of this as a form of retribution for Melanie’s situation, rather than genuinely wanting her company. “Listen, Melanie is not worth the extent of effort you think. What you need to understand is that

cold. He knew that he was angry just now. It seemed that she could easily stir up his

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Chapter 75

he got to her, the more she seemed to gain control over his emotions. Yet, he found himself unable to resist the urge to be near her.

Don’t say these

the huge ward, only

her head and looked at her hands. Her hands were trembling. She wondered whether the

I stay by Jonathan’s side as he said? But… Can I even stay? I barely survived the injuries inflicted on me in prison. All of it happened because of him, and

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