"Oh, coercion? They are my most reliable and trustworthy attendants, trained to the highest standard, do you really think you can coerce them just like that?" the man's deep eyes shimmered with light, full of interest, as if he were forcing her to say the words he wanted to hear.
Jiayi could only bite her lower lip, "It was... it was me who threatened them."
"Threatened with what?" Huo Zhenyang relentlessly pursued, inching closer and closer, watching Little Kitten fluster and panic, which had truly become one of life's great pleasures.
Jiayi glared fiercely at him.
"Speak." Huo Zhenyang lifted his chin, his gaze narrowing, suddenly flashing a hint of coldness.
Jiayi immediately felt her conviction waver, instinctively retracting her fierce look, her voice faint as a mosquito, "I said, if they didn't let Anya and Shangguan come in to see me, I would... I would complain to you, say they were bullying me, annoying me, not listening to me..."
