Chapter 77


    After making sure that those burly men were no longer a threat to her, Jodie knocked on the car window


    as a gesture for Steven to unlock the car.


    He picked up his overcoat on the ground, then tossed it back to the ground in disdain, as if he was


    nning on throwing the outerwear away.


    Jodie clicked her tongue while getting out of the car and eximed, “You‘re amazing! Even my father‘s


    bodyguard is not as skilled as you. Are you some kind of fighter?” .


    Her ttery did not fool him. “Enough with the nonsense. I want you topensate me with five hundred


    thousand.”


    She turned cautious at once. “Did I take advantage of you or do any unspeakable things to you? Asking


    five hundred thousand from me is no different from a robbery under broad daylight!”


    He sized her up scornfully for a few seconds before saying, “It would cost you at least one hundred


    million for me to even consider letting youy a finger on my body. This five hundred thousand includes


    thepensation for the damage caused to my car and the fee for saving your life. Don‘t you think that


    this is worth the money? Aren‘t you going to interrogate them on the reason behind their pursuit?”


    Jodie regained her senses. She grabbed a steel pipe on the floor and pointed it at one of the muscr


    men before asking, “What‘s the deal? Why are you doing this to me?”


    That man had given up on resisting after being badly beaten up. “We were paid to carry out an order. We


    did not meet with our employer, but she‘s a woman with an unnaturally shrill and coquettish voice. Give it


    some thoughts if you‘ve offended someone like her.


    After listening to that man‘s description, Jodie thought of Megan because thetter‘s voice was too


    distinctive and unforgettable. “D*mn you, Megan Jenkins. How dare you hire someone to trouble me


    after sshing coffee at me!”


    Steven‘s expression changed slightly after he heard her words. He slid back into the car and said, “Get


    out of my way.”


    Jodie did not expect his sudden change in demeanor. “What‘s the matter? You don‘t want your money


    anymore?”


    Before shutting the car windows, he uttered, “I don‘t care about that insignificant


    amount of money.”


    Although he was ticking her off with his attitude, sheplied with his demand because he had


    undoubtedly rescued her. Jodie activated her car engine and trailed behind him because she could not


    find the parking lot‘s exit. She immediately headed in the opposite direction after leaving the parking lot.


    Jodie went straight to Jack‘s residence afterward. She felt aggrieved as she recalled how Zachary had


    hung up her call when she was in such a scary and helpless circumstance earlier.


    She had the keys to his house and kept some spare clothes in his ce, so she unlocked the doors and


    entered the house upon arriving. Jack was sitting in front of the desk at that moment. He swiftly closed


    hisptop‘s lid after noticing that someone was opening the door.


    Jodie was slightly bothered by his response. “What‘s going on? Do you have something you‘re hiding


    from me?“.


    He stretched out his arms and said, “It‘s nothing. I‘m just dealing with some work. What happened to


    your clothes?”


    She did not walk up to him and hug him. Instead, she changed her clothes and recounted to him the


    things that had happened. Jodie merely mentioned Steven as a helpful Samaritan when telling the story.


    Jack replied absent–mindedly, “All right. I‘m d that you‘re fine.”


    Crestfallen, she said, “That‘s it?”


    Jack retorted, “What else do you expect me to say? Nothing happened to you, and that‘s the best


    oue I can hope for.”


    Jodie fell silent. She used to assume that Jack‘s indifference was because of his personality. However,


    she could not help but overthink when she realized that his auitude toward her remained unchanged


    after so long. She began doubting their rtionship because he appeared unfazed by the frightening


    incident she had just experienced. Still, Jodie did not have the courage to raise her doubt because she


    had spoken to him about this matter in the past, but he had be annoyed and given her the cold


    shoulder after that.


    Before leaving the house, Jodie gazed at Jack, who had reopened hisptop as if nothing had


    happened. He did not see her off or even spare her another nce.


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    She took a deep breath after closing the door behind her. That was not the first time she felt exhausted in


    this rtionship, but the feeling hit her harder than ever this time.


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    Meanwhile, inside the Lewis residence, Margaret was uninformed about what Jodie had experienced.


    After bringing home all the art supplies, she locked herself inside the art room and did not go downstairs


    until Elizabeth reminded her to have her dinner as night fell.


    She sharply noticed that Elizabeth had addressed her as Mrs. Lewis. Hence, she knew that implied


    Christopher had returned home.