Anger flared in Penelope's eyes and she demanded, "You better fix this as soon as possible. Have you forgotten? I am the one who is getting engaged to Nicolai; as long as I marry him, you can have that woman."
"You better not think that I am scared of you; I am the daughter of the Ashford family. Even if they are not pleased with me at the moment, if I were to tell you about you, they would not leave the Serpents alone."
"And what are you going to tell them?" A dark and husky voice answered from the other side of the call. "That you joined hands with me to deal with their daughter? If that's what you want, then go ahead; I will wait for your family to make trouble for me."
"You—"
