Chapter 50 Does Lolly Have a New Clue?

"Don't pursue what happened today any further, it'll ruin her reputation."

Knowing she was upset, he brought it up himself, his tone calm; for him, that was already a plea to her.

Clara Knox clenched her fist.

"I don't even have the standing to argue, do I? You'll never side with me. What's the point of saying all this?"

Edward Harper gently lifted her chin, drawing the two of them closer, so close they could feel each other's breath.

"Clara, I bought an island in Country D and named it Yang for you, how about that?"

Clara Knox briefly smiled, a smile uglier than crying.

To him, the grievances and unfair treatment she endured could be compensated with money.

"Edward Harper, next time Aria sends someone to kill me, what will you give me? A villa? A private jet?"