Finally, they made it to the reserved chamber. As soon as the door shut behind them, Mitchel quickly released her hand.
Katie stumbled and grabbed the back of a chair to steady herself, while tears streamed down her face. Her right hand throbbed painfully, almost feeling numb.
Mitchel stood motionless, bathed in the harsh overhead light that highlighted his handsome features.
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Yet, to Katie, his expression might as well have been the grim reaper’s. A cold shiver ran through her, and just looking at him made her legs weak.
Mitchel looked down at Katie, his voice deep and rough. “Katie, do you enjoy playing games?”
Katie’s heart skipped a beat. She fought her anxiety and tried to sound composed. “Mitchel, what do you mean? I don’t get it.”
Mitchel noticed her feigned ignorance, his eyes turning frostier.
“Didn’t I tell you to avoid upsetting her?”
Katie, filled with a mix of bitterness and resentment, replied, “I didn’t… I only came to you because I noticed some reporters nearby. I had no idea Raegan was here.”
Katie assumed she only said a few words to Raegan. How could that be seen as provocation?
“You didn’t know?” Mitchel scoffed. “If you were unaware, why couldn’t you keep quiet?”
“You’ve got it all wrong. I had planned to get a dress made for a trip, which was postponed. I thought it was a good opportunity to…”
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“Ah! Ah!” Katie had not finished speaking when she suddenly covered her face and screamed.
“smash!” The sound of shattering filled the room as a porcelain bowl grazed Katie’s face and broke against the glass turntable.
“Keep your schemes to yourself.” Mitchel had no interest in hearing Katie out. His lips twisted into a cold smile. “If you’re not interested in continuing our agreement, you’re free to leave.”
Katie’s expression shifted rapidly to one of panic as she reached out to grab Mitchel’s arm. Yet, remembering the recent pain, she hesitated and pulled back her hand.
Katie realized that in front of Mitchel, neither excuses nor tears would work, so she dropped the act. “Mitchel, you promised me a wedding. What’s wrong with my defending my rights before then?”
Her confident tone and the quick change in her demeanor were striking.
This was her true self showing.
“Besides, as part of our agreement, I promised to get the Maxwell family to back off from attempting to murder Raegan and to help you find the antidote after the wedding. Aren’t those terms significant enough?”
Katie stood tall, her gaze radiating the confident glow of someone having the upper hand. In the deal with Mitchel, she deemed herself as the one in the advantageous position.
When Mitchel came back, Katie was the only one aware that he had been poisoned. Without wasting a moment, she went straight to him to lay out her demands. Obviously, Mitchel would have to comply. After all, his very survival was at stake.
The poison was said to be lethal without a cure, but that wasn’t entirely true. Davey had helped Katie track down the scientist who had concocted the antidote.
Mitchel, to Katie’s astonishment, set a condition that he wanted Raegan removed from the Maxwell family’s hit list. Mitchel even mentioned the Maxwell family by name, making it clear he knew about her connections.