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.

to know if she saw him as

to mask the underlying tension, Jake spoke again, his words cutting through the air with icy precision, “Negotiations aren’t in the cards for you or

face blanched

Jake was already on his feet, seizing her wrist with a firm grip.

The voices of Irene and Brent echoed in unison,

to the doorway just as they encountered

by a cadre of bodyguards, Edgar stood like

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

laced

in,” he said

fastened her seatbelt,

she could gesture anything, the car bolted forward, shooting

landscape gave way to expansive countryside,

the ride into a headlong dash through the less

surged like a wild beast unleashed, causing Kallie

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

Jake’s driving skills were exceptional. Despite the terrifying speed,

finally halted, Kallie flung open the door and stumbled out, legs shaky and almost insubstantial. She nearly toppled over, catching herself

take a breath to steady herself,

it might dislocate Kallie’s

to the tears brimming in her

was pain. “Why are you doing this, Kallie? Do you

seemingly careless about the risk to both her and their unborn child,

the first time she ever truly begged. She promised him that if he let her go, she would disappear from his life

clearly taken aback, and slowly loosened his grip. He seemed momentarily adrift in

resonated through the darkness. “Fine. I can agree to that. But on one condition. If you end the pregnancy, I’ll let you

words struck Kallie with brutal force, sending a pang of

this,

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