Charlotte peered into his sharp, gleaming black eyes, uncertain. What was he trying to reveal?
No! Whatever it was, it couldn't compare to the hurt they had inflicted on her. She lifted her head with strength, telling him without any guilt, "Yes! But I owe everyone in the world except you!"
Kevin Cliff smirked with a cold smile. Seeing Xavier return with Mrs. and Mr. Turner, he stood up. Before leaving, he turned around, deeply, in a low voice, and said, "Really? You owe me a promise from four years ago!"
Crash!
The soup bowl in front of Charlotte was accidentally knocked over, spilling its contents onto her skirt as she frantically rose to shake it off.
The waiter hurried to manage the aftermath; all eyes around turned to her, but she was too distraught to care—her mind was thrown into turmoil by his words, that one sorrowful sound.
He made her wish she were dead, so what right did he have now to use an unfulfilled promise to hold her hostage?
