Spencer stared at her, neither warm nor cold.
"Spencer, I know you're upset," Angel spoke calmly, as if negotiating. "But you can't keep delaying everyone's progress just because you have an issue with me. I can overlook what happened last night. Starting today, can you please stop being stubborn?"
"Are you trying to lecture me?" Spencer's voice grew stern, a dangerous glint in his eyes. "You're not happy with me, are you?"
Startled by his gaze, Angel quickly realized she had come to apologize. The words she had spoken earlier were indeed inappropriate, so she quickly changed her tone. "I'm sorry, that's not what I meant."
Spencer had no intention of engaging with her.
This made the woman even more anxious. "I'm sorry, I came here to apologize."
"You know how to apologize?" Spencer tossed the script lightly onto the coffee table, getting up with his hands in his pockets. "Do you know where you went wrong?"
Angel's heart fluttered, bravely meeting his gaze. "Because I slapped Summer, right? Any discerning eye could see it, so she had to admit it.
"I'll tell you, she is my woman!" Spencer's tone was firm, a hint of cruelty in his eyes as he warned her, "If you dare touch her again, I will make sure you regret it."
His woman??
Angel was genuinely shocked. Were they together now? But Spencer's words didn't sound like he was just defending a girlfriend. He had so many girlfriends and she hadn't seen him care so much for any of them. This felt more like protecting a lifelong love.
Meeting the man's gaze, Angel couldn't even breathe.
Spencer squinted his cold eyes, dangerously staring at her.
"But, the deed has been done, you made me fall into the water twice. This... can't we call it even?" Angel's voice was weak, hoping similar incidents wouldn't happen again. She just wanted to act properly.
"We can't call it even," Spencer told her firmly. "Unless you let her slap you back."
"..." Angel's heart sank. She was scared, because he didn't sound like he was joking. She fell into the water twice, wasn't that enough?
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