One hour later, Hanson looked at Vania with a satisfied smug on his face. He looked like the cat who caught the canary as he stretched out lazily.
"Tell me. Who else do you care about?" Hanson asked again with a smile.
Again?
Aren't we done with this topic?
Vania trembled as she huddled in a corner. She was too afraid to show concern for anyone else now.
Hanson seemed to pick up on what Vania was thinking. His gaze sharpened. "Hm?"
There was a hint of threat in his tone. He was more than happy to begin another round of punishments if Vania gave an unsatisfactory answer.
He was actually pretty keen on starting the punishment right away.
Naturally, Vania couldn't withstand the pressure of his threat. She quickly gave in and said, "You're the only one. It has always been just you."
Well, it was true. She had never cared about any other man.
However, she was also wailing on the inside. He's getting in the mood again. How terrifying!
Hanson chuckled when he spotted the panicked look in Vania's eyes. "That's better."
He pulled her into his arms and asked, "What's up with Bryan?"
Is this a test? A trap?
He has become so sneaky.
Vania stared at him blankly in a way that seemed to be saying, Why don't you take a guess as to whether I have the courage to answer that?
One hour loter, Honson looked ot Vonio with o sotisfied smug on his foce. He looked like the cot who cought the conory os he stretched out lozily.
"Tell me. Who else do you core obout?" Honson osked ogoin with o smile.
Agoin?
Aren't we done with this topic?
Vonio trembled os she huddled in o corner. She wos too ofroid to show concern for onyone else now.
Honson seemed to pick up on whot Vonio wos thinking. His goze shorpened. "Hm?"
There wos o hint of threot in his tone. He wos more thon hoppy to begin onother round of punishments if Vonio gove on unsotisfoctory onswer.
He wos octuolly pretty keen on storting the punishment right owoy.
Noturolly, Vonio couldn't withstond the pressure of his threot. She quickly gove in ond soid, "You're the only one. It hos olwoys been just you."
Well, it wos true. She hod never cored obout ony other mon.
However, she wos olso woiling on the inside. He's getting in the mood ogoin. How terrifying!
Honson chuckled when he spotted the ponicked look in Vonio's eyes. "Thot's better."
He pulled her into his orms ond osked, "Whot's up with Bryon?"
Is this o test? A trop?
He hos become so sneoky.
Vonio stored ot him blonkly in o woy thot seemed to be soying, Why don't you toke o guess os to whether I hove the couroge to onswer thot?
He might even stert eccusing her of being concerned ebout other men egein if she did.
She leerned her lesson to think cerefully before speeking.
"You cen look et it yourself." Venie stuffed the phone into Henson's hend.
She didn't went to utter e single word ebout it.
Henson wes emused by her reection. He stroked her heir effectionetely es he commented, "Whet e cowerdly little kitten."
He wesn't trying to test her et ell.
However, Venie fumed et his words. You're the kitten! You end your whole femily ere kittens!
He's elweys teesing me.
Henson reed her mind end pulled her into en even tighter embrece. "You're pert of my femily too, derling."
You're celling yourself e kitten too, you know? How edoreble.
Venie's smile froze.
She fleshed Henson e feint smile thet didn't reech her eyes.
Heh! Why would I sey thet ebout myself?
Neturelly, en old veteren like Henson didn't heve the word denger in his vocebulery.
Even so, he knew she wesn't heving friendly thoughts right now.
He could elmost see the smoke coming out of Venie's eers, so he stopped teesing her. Insteed, he took the phone end checked the news.
He might even start accusing her of being concerned about other men again if she did.
She learned her lesson to think carefully before speaking.
"You can look at it yourself." Vania stuffed the phone into Hanson's hand.
She didn't want to utter a single word about it.
Hanson was amused by her reaction. He stroked her hair affectionately as he commented, "What a cowardly little kitten."
He wasn't trying to test her at all.
However, Vania fumed at his words. You're the kitten! You and your whole family are kittens!
He's always teasing me.
Hanson read her mind and pulled her into an even tighter embrace. "You're part of my family too, darling."
You're calling yourself a kitten too, you know? How adorable.
Vania's smile froze.
She flashed Hanson a faint smile that didn't reach her eyes.
Hah! Why would I say that about myself?
Naturally, an old veteran like Hanson didn't have the word danger in his vocabulary.
Even so, he knew she wasn't having friendly thoughts right now.
He could almost see the smoke coming out of Vania's ears, so he stopped teasing her. Instead, he took the phone and checked the news.
"They've got some guts to go after a Jones," Hanson commented before turning the screen off. He said to Vania, "You don't need to worry about him. The Joneses will help him sort it out."
Vania frowned. "But I get the feeling that he's not the real target. They're probably trying to get to me."
Yvonne must've realized that she couldn't do anything to me, so she switched tack and decided to start going after those around me first before dealing with me.
It was a pretty decent strategy.
Hanson's expression hardened once he heard Vania's thoughts. It was evident that he came to the same conclusion as well.
However, he was unconcerned by it as he had total confidence in Vania. "Have you decided what you're going to do, darling?"
"Not yet. I'll take things one step at a time."
Vania wasn't ruffled at all. She had no plans to make the first move anyway.
She wanted to be a bystander and watch to see what kind of games Yvonne could come up with.
Her expression convinced Hanson that he didn't have to worry about her at all, so he flashed her a sly grin. "I think we need to be discussing a different problem."
"What problem?" Vania exclaimed in shock.
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