TWELVE | Maybe A Good suggestion

Arden gave me a disapproving and disappointing look and I regretted for a few seconds telling him about the plan.

"Why are you yelling?" I asked.

"You want to sell someone off and you expect me to keep calm? Are you for real?" he said almost in a yell and I had to cover his mouth with my hand.

"Can you bring your voice down? Someone might hear you" I said.

"Someone? Hear me? In this soundproof place called a room?"

I chuckled slightly. "Is that supposed to be a compliment?"

"It's not time to make jokes. Tell me, do you want to sell her off?"

"Isn't that the only option here"

He scoffed. "Of course not. Have you forgotten about the..."

"Do you have any idea?"

"How about you make her work for you?"

"That is not a good idea. I do not want her anywhere close to me"

"That will not be the case for your mother"

"That is the reason I suggest selling"

"That is not an option. Why would you think of such? It doesn't make any sense"

"Then suggest an idea that makes sense and stop getting on my n