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.

desired 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

blanched

plead, Jake was already on his feet, seizing her wrist with a firm grip. He propelled her toward

echoed in unison, laced with anxiety as they scurried

to the doorway just as they encountered Edgar, who

by a cadre of bodyguards, Edgar stood like a barricade,

his face, speaking with calm reassurance, “Rest assured,

hands formed tight knots, his words laced with a

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

her seatbelt,

bolted forward, shooting through the streets like

way to expansive countryside, the traffic dwindled until only

ride

a wild beast unleashed, causing Kallie to dissolve into tears, overwhelmed

demand if Jake had completely lost his senses.

the terrifying speed, he maintained

shaky and almost insubstantial. She nearly toppled over, catching herself on the car

could even take a breath to steady herself, Jake was upon

felt like it might dislocate Kallie’s jaw, pain shooting

tears brimming

a flash of something seldom seen—it was pain. “Why are you doing

reaction. He had driven dangerously, seemingly careless about the risk to both her and their unborn child, yet he stood before her, looking hurt as if he was

bid for freedom, Kallie signed rapidly, her gestures filled with urgency. It was the first time she ever truly begged. She promised

loosened his grip. He seemed momentarily adrift in his own

Jake turned 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

brutal force, sending a pang of pain through her heart, triggering

this, yet hearing the ultimatum

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