章 53: 053: Ask from me - it depends on your performance (7)

If she could not bear to watch the Summer Clan go bankrupt, what difference did it make to become his woman? Besides, in this whole wide world, there was no one else she wanted to marry.

Not even one!

Anesthetized by the hollow pain in her chest, she felt weak at the knees. Tara Summer bent her knees and knelt down heavily, truly, deeply.

"I beg you..." she said, her head bowed. As she thought about the events of last night, tears welled up in her eyes. "Please... spare the Summer Clan!"

She suddenly lay down on the ground, not wanting anyone to see her vulnerability. Struggling not to cry out loud, she bit her lip fiercely and dug her hands forcefully into the grassy earth.

Was she crying?

Liam Yancey's dark eyes slowly narrowed, flashing subtly with surprise. It seemed he hadn't anticipated she would really kneel.