It seemed like she hadn't expected that response.
Joanna Lawrence could feel that the moment her words fell, the pressure around the man beside her suddenly dropped.
The hand resting on her head clearly stiffened, and the stroking motion slowly came to a halt.
Cold air emanated from her side.
In the heat of summer, she suddenly felt a chilling coldness.
She pursed her lips and smiled, addressing Rebecca Kelloway's astonished and puzzled gaze, calmly and slowly speaking her next words: "Compared to money and power, I think it's his face and body that attract me more."
"Ms. Kelloway, if you think that Ashton Heath and I are together just because of his money and power, don't you think that's belittling his personal charm? Don't you think that with such a good-looking face, other things don't matter?"
"If you insist that I covet him for something, then it's him as a person."