Chapter 156:

Brent was cut off mid-sentence.

Kallie sprang from her seat so abruptly that all eyes turned toward her.

Jake had anticipated her reaction. His smile widened, but his eyes hardened.

Brent, visibly anxious, said to Kallie, “Kallie, this isn’t your concern. Sit down.”

Ignoring Brent, Kallie marched up to Jake, her expression resolute.

Jake observed her approach, each step seemingly charged with determination.

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It was jarring for Jake. Kallie’s eyes, which once radiated warmth, now glinted with coldness.

Jake reminisced about how Kallie had once been so tender and tolerant. No matter how poorly he treated her, she would respond with a soft, helpless smile and accept it. Perhaps occasionally a bitter smile crossed her lips, but she had never given him such a cold look before.

Jake had always been frustrated by Kallie’s gentle nature, wishing she would toughen up so he wouldn’t have to worry about her as much. She had clearly toughened up, but now all her sharp edges seemed aimed directly at him.

Lost in his thoughts, Jake didn’t immediately register that Kallie had closed the distance between them.

Kallie took a deep breath and began signing, indicating she would leave with him, but he must keep his promise to explain to Brent why the client was so upset. She stressed her compliance was only for one night, a condition he had to accept.

Kallie’s hands trembled slightly, a detail not lost on Jake, who frowned with concern.

Jake wondered whether her fear was rooted in him or stemmed from deeper anxieties.

Currently, Kallie’s mind seemed preoccupied with thoughts of Brent, leaving Jake in search of clarity.

saw him as a monster prone to

cutting through the air with icy precision, “Negotiations aren’t in the cards for you or him. Do you grasp the reality of

face blanched at

was already on his feet, seizing her

unison, laced with anxiety as

them to the doorway just as they encountered Edgar, who had

bodyguards, Edgar stood like a barricade, effectively blocking their

calm reassurance, “Rest assured, they are still legally bound by marriage. Mr. Reeves

words laced with a

ushered Kallie into the car. “Strap in,” he

Kallie hurriedly fastened her seatbelt, her

gesture anything, the car bolted forward, shooting through the

way to expansive countryside, the traffic dwindled until only occasional cars

the ride into a headlong

like a wild beast unleashed, causing Kallie to

wanted to scream and demand if Jake had completely lost his senses. With their unborn child within her, was he trying to

Despite the terrifying

the car finally halted, Kallie flung open the door and stumbled out, legs shaky and

could even take a breath to steady herself,

might dislocate Kallie’s jaw, pain

brimming in her eyes, his

seldom seen—it was pain. “Why are you doing this, Kallie? Do you

careless about the risk to both her and their unborn child, yet he stood before her, looking hurt as

her gestures filled with urgency. It was the first time she ever truly begged. She promised him that if he let her

aback, and slowly loosened his grip. He

away from Kallie, concealing his face from her. His voice, cold and detached, resonated through the darkness. “Fine. I can agree to that. But on one condition. If you

sending a pang

this, yet

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