Chapter 15


    The world spun around her before her back crashed against the wall behind her. Pain spread all over


    her body and made her gasp.


    Yet, before she could recollect herself, the man’s intimidating aura rushed toward her like tidal waves.


    The man then grabbed her wrists and held them above her head. No matter how hard she struggled,


    she could not get out of his grasp.


    “Y-Y-You… Mr. Golding, let’s talk instead. Don’te so close to me!” Angeline stammered nervously.


    They were in a dim environment, but she could see the clear outline of his sharp features.


    She could not help but tense up at his continuous stare as fear began growing in her chest.


    Angeline could sense how dangerous Evander could be, so she quickly turned her head and averted


    her gaze from him.


    “Ms. Sorelle, weren’t you doing all those things for this?” Evander asked, his tone t.


    His question made Angeline tense up even more. Her instincts yelled at her to retreat further from the


    man, but the wall was right behind her—there was nowhere else she could run.


    “Mr. Golding, is there a misunderstanding somewhere? I’ll confess that there’s another reason for my


    presence here. I was scared that you’d put me on a cklist. After all, barely anyone in Hallsbay is a


    match for you in terms of power. Still, my concern for Floretta is genuine. After all, she’s only a five-


    year-old, and there’s no reason for me to hurt her.”


    Evander’s eyes darkened even more when he heard her mention his daughter’s name. Before


    Angeline could finish her sentence, his slender fingers gripped Angeline’s chin painfully, and he forced


    her to lift her head to look at him again.


    Then, he hunched over to lean closer to her ear and icily hissed, “Ms. Sorelle, did you really drive all


    the way here to visit Floretta out of the kindness of your heart?”


    “Of course!”


    Angeline let the man study her face. After a while of meeting her eyes, Evander finally let go of her.


    “It seems like you don’t bother hiding anything.”


    Angeline felt as if she had been revived at his release. Her stiffened limbs finally regained their


    sensations, but her jaw continued to ache. It was a testament to the amount of force he had used


    earlier.


    Although Angeline seemed calm on the outside, she was quaking in her boots inwardly. While


    Evander’s focus was not on her, she discreetly inched toward the exit.


    That way, she would be able to flee or scream for help if anything were to happen.


    However, Evander noticed her actions and sneered. Then, he pulled out a handkerchief from his


    outbreast pocket.


    As he wiped his hands, he uttered, “Have youe back to the country to fight for Sorelle Group’s


    shares?”


    Angeline did not understand why the man was raising that topic, so she grew suspicious again.


    “But you’re merely an abandoned child of the Sorelle family. What makes you think you have the right


    to fight for it?”


    Right after he said that, the expensive handkerchief fell to the ground.


    Angeline stiffened when she heard him, and her eyes moved away from the handkerchief on the


    ground to the man.


    The dim spot the man stood in concealed half of his icy expression and tall figure, but it could not hide


    the noble yet aloof demeanor he had.


    Instinctively, Angeline straightened her back. She did not want anyone to underestimate her. “That’s a


    personal matter, so you don’t need to worry about that, Mr. Golding.”


    After all, she had been nning this for a long time.


    Yet, right as those words left her mouth, Evander chuckled. Disdain crept into his eyes, and he uttered,


    “Is that so? That would be for the best. However, if I find out that you’re nning to use either Floretta


    or me to get the Sorelle family… My apologies, then. I’ll surely let you have a taste of how ruthless I


    can be.”


    Thest part of his sentence was spoken in a low but menacing voice. Anyone who heard the warning


    would feel a shiver running down their spine.


    “I won’t be taking the food, but I’ll thank you, Ms. Sorelle, on behalf of Floretta for your kind intentions.”


    After onest nce at Angeline’s food bag, Evander turned and left.


    Only then, Angeline rxed.


    She rubbed her chest and let out a sigh of relief.


    I don’t think Evander’s going to see me as an enemy anymore, right?


    After leaving the hospital, Angeline went home and slept for three days straight.


    On the third day, even after the sun was high up in the sky, Angeline stilly in her bed, not intending to


    leave it. Thatsted until she abruptly heard the sounds of things nging downstairs in the living


    room.


    Her eyes flew open, and she flopped upright and perked her ears to focus on the sounds. After making


    sure that she was not still dreaming, she hastily put on a jacket and got out of bed.


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    Speeding out of her room, she heard a familiar voiceing from the living room just as she reached


    the stairs.


    “Angeline, you made a mess! This ce is so messy,” Nancy grumbled as she kept away the clothes


    on the couch.


    “Oh, you’re here.”


    Angeline slowed her pace when she realized it was not a robber who had broken into her house. Once


    she reached Nancy, she said, “You wouldn’t havee for no good reason, so tell me why you’re


    here.”