Chapter 7. A Million-Dollar Promise

Aria Anastasia

I averted my gaze to avoid the intense moment.

“I mean why am I still handcuffed? Why aren’t you letting me go?” I changed the topic because his reply was really giving me deja vu. It was better to not talk about his reply anymore.

Zaiden let out a chuckle in amusement. “I meant that if I free you without explaining everything to you, the first thing you will do is run away, and Lance will kill you for that. So I cannot afford to lose you otherwise, I have to tolerate a new MD.”

I rolled my eyes. “You are selfish.”

“Yeah, right,” he deadpanned. Then he walked somewhere and came with a key to unlock the handcuff. “Just stay still,” he ordered.

I stayed quiet as he carefully unlocked the handcuff and freed me from it. I heaved a sigh of relief after I got up from the chair. I felt like I was kidnapped for ages. Well, it was not fully kidnapping, maybe a partial kidnapping.

“Sit on the couch. I will bring a glass of juice for you