Time to Rethink

"So what kind of favor did you offer him?"

"The same kind you'd expect!" Emma Hart shot back sharply, her response crisp and direct.

This woman was increasingly defying him!

Alright, he wouldn't lose his temper. Yet, in an almost casual tone, he stated, "Fine, Emma Hart, I want you to understand that apart from me, no one can help you, nor does anyone dare to."

"You..." Emma immediately grasped the implication of Damien Sterling's words. He was warning her that someone else might suffer because of her actions.

The last thing Emma wanted was to implicate others, yet it seemed she was increasingly dragging others down with her.

"Emma Hart, the words I, Damien Sterling, speak are final!" Damien turned and sat back down in his chair, ignoring Emma who was visibly fuming in front of him.

Emma, too angry to speak, turned and ran outside.