A Fling

The voice recorder continued playing.

Anna's voice came again.

"This is a blank check. Fill in any amount you want, but the condition is that you have to leave my son and grandson."

"Mrs. Steele, maybe there's something you haven't understood. I have no interest in Ethan, and I've never thought of marrying him. I just wanted to sleep with him. No need to be responsible after that!"

"Do you know what 'each takes what they need' means? I want a man, he wants a woman, we satisfy each other's needs. After putting on our clothes, he goes his way, and I go mine. No need for emotional attachments."

As her last sentence fell, a bone-chilling coldness spread wildly through the office.

Ethan's handsome face turned sinister, his eyes suddenly filled with a bloodthirsty gleam.

Anna put away the voice recorder, expressionless, and said,