Chapter 52. 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, “Do you understand now? This woman is just playing with you, manipulating you. She doesn’t really like you. Do you thin