Chapter 231. Business Negotiations

She could recognize anger, one that had stewed for so long and had been left over the fire to simmer in a low heat until it was so concentrated, it had turned black from red. It had stuck to the pot and can never be washed off.

Despite that, when she had asked him what should be done about her, the Heir had said do what you want and as though she wasn’t sufficiently confused, he had made sure to add to her confusion with the words, “but feel free to ignore her.” That had irritated Lo to no end and she hadn’t even understood why.

When she had first faced him, he wasn’t really angry at her, more like irritated. And he had made sure that she felt what he thought. He’d had a strong response to her and to what she wanted. The purposeful and clearly intentional way that he was ignoring her said thousands of words and immediately turned her hackle up against this woman.

She had gotten a rope she had found at the side of the house and had prepared to wrestle with this woma