Seeing her like this, the man chuckled softly, "Have I harmed anyone? Did I say I intended to hurt them? Avery Jane, I'm just helping you analyze what might happen in the future. If you truly don't want to be with me, I can't force you, can I? After all, I would lose face too, wouldn't I? But what I'm saying is the truth, so you have to be careful when making any decision, otherwise..."
His smile gradually widened, intentionally leaving his words hanging, but just these two words "otherwise" were enough to threaten Avery Jane ominously.
He said she should be careful when making any decisions, but are decisions hers to make?
He had planned it all long ago; what decision could she even make?
What does the bet count for, even if she didn't go to him for a month, Avery Jane believed he would have other ways to make her surrender. It was all her fault for thinking too simply.
