Kapitel 1685: Chapter 1977: Will Never Allow Her to Hurt You Again

"However..." her lips curved into a soft smile before she continued, "I told her that ten million dollars was too little. Considering your high personal worth, it should be at least two zeros more. She seemed very angry at the time, thinking I was greedy, so the matter ended there."

"Later, probably finding negotiation futile, she turned her attention to my family. She had Issac taken into the police station, at fortuitous time when my parents were most anxious. She called them to say that she could help get Issac out of the station."

"The condition for her help was that my parents find a man and marry me off as soon as possible."

Seeing Brandon Heath's increasingly somber expression, Aria Rowlett laughed, her eyes filled with mockery. "The man you saw earlier was my neighbor's elder brother, we have known each other since childhood. My parents drugged my food and handed me over to him."

"Gage is a good man, so he didn't harm me. I'm really grateful to him."