"Let me remind you a bit. We are now in the village, not the mountains, which means, if you hit me, the villagers will find out and interfere." Chad tried to scare Manuel, but his hand, which was bolting the door, had betrayed him.
"Relax. I'm not here to beat you up today. But I do wonder why you keep targeting her," Manuel said calmly.
On his way here, Manuel had made up his mind, thinking, if Chad is holding a grudge against Ainsley, then I'll have to send Ainsley away, even if she'll hate me for this. I mean, being hated by her is better than putting her in danger.
Knowing that Manuel didn't intend to hurt him, Chad let out a sigh of relief with his body relaxed. But he still looked slightly nervous.
The fact was that Manuel had long thought of how to deal with Chad, knowing that only by filling Chad in on what was going on between Manuel and Ainsley would Chad tell his intention to kidnap Ainsley.