Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

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?"

wouldn't have come to this given the connection between our families." When my parents were alive, I might have dared to claim our families were old friends. But looking at the man now who used to be like an older brother to

quickly. He walked over and

hand. I then used his grip to slash my

as he pointed at me

drove the to it. I could not thin way to get out of this unscathed. I

any other

ang away

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

use this method to show him that he either had to kill me or never try to interfere with Pete and me

was the sound of the bottle hitting the floor or that Marcus' shout was too loud, but the

dumbfounded the

men were cowering in a corner like quails. Shaking with

he clearly misunderstood the situation. "Mr. Marcus, what...

opportunities in the future.

right? Even friendship needs

swnt

should head back. Ms. Jones and I will treat you to dinner another

lead me