Why does he feel a sort of strange, baseless anger upon seeing the woman before him fail to conceal a look of great anticipation? She really is too eager, willing to sacrifice everything for that man. But if that’s the way she wants it, then fine. He’ll ensure she knows the cost.
“I didn’t even tell you the conditions you’d have to agree too, but you agreed quickly.”
He feels great loathing at this moment when he saw her not hesitate in the slightest before making such a huge decision for the sake of another man. He can’t stand it. He he’d hoped she would at least deliberate over it. After all, it’s for another man.
Thinking of this, he feels that strange anger all over again. He hates that she’s thinking of another man. The very notion of it fills him with rage. For just a moment, he wants to strangle her, though of course he’d never do it.
Then again, above all else he wants to torment her. He doesn’t actually like her at all, this woman before him—or at least that’s what he’s trying desperately to convince himself, anyway.
“Don’t worry, I’ll do what I said I would, as long as you tell me where he is.” Aileen is still hanging on to Richard’s leg for dear life. It seems she really won’t give up. Can this man really be so important to her, that she’d be willing to give up her life?
No, he doesn’t believe that such a pure love exists in this world. All these feelings are fictional—the woman before him is acting. She only wants to test himself, to see if he really cares about her. This woman is surely scheming. He can’t trust her, he’s got to be careful.
“What if I say that in return for my telling you his whereabouts, I want your life? What would you do?” he asks after some consideration.
He’d been sure she’d refuse, but to his shock, she nods her head resolutely. She’s willing to sacrifice everything for him, and for some reason that infuriates him ever further. If she wants to give up everything for him, fine. Let her. He wants her to know how she’ll suffer for it.
“I’ll give you anything you want.” As far as Aileen is concerned, her life isn’t important in the slightest. All these things are meaningless, she doesn’t need anything. She just needs to do this one thing, to know that Aaron is okay. If she can just know that he’s all right, she can endure any hardship gladly.
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