Jilted Heiress Strikes Back
She cleared her throat and said, “It’s not that no one cares about you. It’s just that there’s nothing left to say between us. I want to find out how Lucas really died, not because of you, but because I want to. So, Mr. Hale, don’t feel grateful.”
Jasper was silent for a long while, then muttered, “…Oh…”
If this had been before, if someone talked to him like that, he would have thrown a fit. But now, he didn’t feel any anger—only a strange, subtle sense that “she’s really impressive.”
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