Alvera,the Revenger,Married the Billionaire novel Chapter 4

Roland took a sip of wine silently with his eyes fixed intently on Alvera.

...

Alvera did not know what he was thinking about.

She couldn't see through him, 

and she did not dare to guess.

She was just taking a gamble and hoping that Andrina was important to this man.

"Don't worry, I won't tie you up for the rest of your life. I just need six months," she said.

After a long silence, Roland smiled.

Alvera watched him nervously, and her heart was pounding.

"I heard that you grew up in the Earhart Family," he said.

Grew up? She had spent most of her life in that hellscape.

"What are you trying to say?" she asked.

"The Earhart family members know a lot about wine. How about you?"

"I know a little." She looked at him calmly.

He took another sip of wine.

Suddenly, before Alvera could react, he pulled her towards him with one hand on her head and the other on her chin and kissed her.

Alvera's mind was in a whirl.

She closed her eyes and reminded herself silently that she was making a deal with him so that she could resist her instincts to push him away, 

but she couldn't.

All she could think about was that night when she was raped. 

She did not like this feeling.

She pushed him away. Her uneasiness did not escape Roland's eyes.

He loosened his grip on her with a hint of interest in his expression.

After regaining her freedom, Alvera took a deep breath and backed away from Roland, looking at him warily.

"Tell me, what year is this wine from? If you get it right, I'll accept your demands," he said.

Alvera turned her head and snorted disdainfully.

"Why? do you have a problem with my question?"

"Is Andrina's life just a bargaining chip to you?" she asked.

"I'm not putting Andrina's life on the line. Don't forget, if I can send you to prison, I can get you to hand over the liver donor to me."

He was not wrong. The Francois Family was very powerful and influential in Calgary.

If it wasn't for them, she would not have been in prison.

Alvera's eyes hardened with hatred.