Chapter 0283

The sharp pain in my neck made every erve in my body throb i sad coldly

Let me go

Marcus's expression changed rapidly. As more blood flower he grew increasingly worried.

He became anxious. Not only was he concerned about Pete, but he knew he could not face Nicholas if anything happened here

my

If Nicholas found out that someone he cared about had been driven to the state by Marcus, it could damage the relationship between their families

He had only meant to scare me a little, but I refused to back down. So, it left him in a difficult position. But if he just let me walk away now, where would that leave his pride?

"Don't try to scare me with this trick. I've seen plenty of women cry, throw tantrums, and threaten suicide. You don't need to threaten me like this. You're not with Nicholas anymore, and you don't have family around.

"I understand you want to find someone to rely on quickly, but my brother is absolutely off-limits. Tell me, how much money do you want?"

"Looks like you won't let me leave unless I name a price," I said, blinking with feigned interest. "How much are you willing to give me?"

you had been this sensible earlier, things wouldn't have come to this given the connection between our families." When my parents were alive, I

quickly. He walked over and

I then used his grip

Marcus reacted quickly and threw the bottle away. His finger shook as he pointed at me "Are you out of your mind? You're

thin way to get out of this unscathed. I could not risk anything whil from home. One wrong move could be

any other

ang away

afraid he might react too slowly and that he might actually follow through and plunge the bottle into my neck.

that he either had to kill me or never try to interfere with Pete and me again. I needed to eliminate any

or that Marcus' shout was

was dumbfounded the

the door. The two men were cowering in a corner like quails. Shaking with anger, Marcus stood in the middle, while

"Mr. Marcus, what... Good things. take time,

opportunities in

right? Even

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treat you to dinner another day. For

ready to lead me out. However,

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