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Without thinking, Hannah dropped to her knees, almost in reflex.

Heather got up, walked over, and stopped beside Hannah. Then she stared down without a word.

Hannah kept her head down and pursed her lips tightly. She could feel Heather’s glare. She had prepared herself for punishment when she ate a meal with Ralph. Hannah felt calm instead now that she was about to be punished.

“You think you're a full-fledged bird now, don’t you?” Heather said casually and rested her hand on Hannah's shoulder. “That you're ready to fly solo?”

Pain shot through Hanna's shoulder. No matter how much she looked like her sister, she was no match for Heather in terms of strength.

Hannah had learned kickboxing when she was young but never had firm footing and muscles like her sister. Without Heather's strength and learning ability, Hannah knew she could never become as powerful as Heather, no matter how hard she tried.

She had grown even weaker, having stayed in the basement for a long time and could only come out for a breather at night.

At this moment, Hannah felt her sister's tightening grasp was about to crush her shoulder and wondered if that was Heather’s intention.

‘If she wants to crush my shoulder, then so be it. I might as well die and leave the world. Unwanted by my family, I shouldn't have existed in the world, and there’s nothing to miss here, except...’

She was somewhat reluctant to die. She had just accepted Ralph’s marriage proposal and still had not spent the rest of her life with him. Hannah’s lips lost their redness and paled as her face contorted in pain.

She dared not to utter a word and gritted her teeth. As beads of sweat streamed down her face, she neither groaned nor begged for mercy.

Heather grew angrier seeing her like this. “Well, well, not so tough now, are you? Why have you become disobedient? Is it because of that man?” She strengthened her grasp on Hannah's shoulder and spoke madly.

‘This wretched girl has always obeyed me since she was young, and my words are like royal decrees to her. She never defied me and would never overstep bounds like today. She would immediately return whenever she performed her tasks and never linger outside.

‘Whenever I’m in a good mood, I’d buy her two new clothes and allow her to have a feast as herself so she could enjoy some freedom outside. However, she has pushed her luck like today.’

Although Heather did not go out, she had spies everywhere. She was fully aware of what Hannah did, whom Hannah met, what Hannah ate, and what Hannah encountered.

Since Heather was injured, she had slept longer than she should have. By the time she woke up, night had fallen, but the wretched girl had not even returned.

‘Chump told me she left the company early with Ralph and went to dine in a five-star hotel, where he proposed to her in public!

That’s outrageous! Who does she think she is?’ Heather got angrier and exerted more strength despite herself, and a crack sounded.

“Argh!” Hannah paled and moaned despite herself before collapsing to the floor. Her eyes rolled up, and she fainted.

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Heather’s expression changed. As a kickboxer, she knew how to exert strength well, but she had gotten so mad that she had accidentally cracked Hannah’s bones, which was not good for Heather.

Chump, on the sidelines, said, “Miss?”

He stood there calmly. Besides Heather, he did not care about anyone else, even someone who looked like her.

Speechless, Heather gazed down at the young woman lying on the floor and grew irritated, seeing how much she looked like her. “Carry her...”

Suddenly, a gleam dazzled in her eyes before she could finish instructing Chump to bring Hannah inside. She looked at the sparkle and saw a diamond ring on Hannah’s finger. The diamond was not big, but its glimmer had a dazzling effect.

The anger in her rekindled as she bent over and tried to remove it from Hannah. Although Hannah's finger was slender, Heather had to tug it twice as the finger was curved, and its joint stopped it from coming out.

She grew even more infuriated. ‘This wretched girl has passed out, yet she’s holding her finger like that. It’s as if she’s fighting me!’

Heather changed her mind. “Wake her up with cold water! I still have questions for her. Does she think she can get away with it if she passes out?”

“Right away!” Chump hurriedly left and brought back a bucket of cold water, which he poured dispassionately onto Hannah. As the bucket of water was freezing, Hannah shuddered and regained consciousness.

She slowly opened her eyes and curled into a ball from the coldness. Yet to fully wake up, she did not know what had happened to her.

Hannah’s lips moved as she looked around in a daze and remembered what had occurred just now when she saw Heather sitting before her. Worse, the sharp pain on her shoulder reminded her of what was in store.

“H-Heather...” She saw what Heather was twiddling between her fingers and shouted, “My ring!”

She rubbed the base of her ring finger and felt nothing. It was supposed to be a token of their marriage, especially since Ralph had personally put it on for her. Hannah was distressed that her sister had taken it. Hannah had not worn the ring for long and blamed herself for being unable to keep it safe.

‘Heather took my earrings and now the ring. I don’t own many things. Must she take everything from me?’

“Your ring?” Heather raised her eyebrow and sneered, “How come I had no idea when you bought yourself a ring? Since when do you have money?”

“I... Hannah hesitated for a moment and looked at her sister. “Heather, please give it back to me!”

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Hannah's words shocked Heather as it was the first time Hannah had asked back for something she had taken.

‘Hannah never dared to claim anything since she was young. When did she become daring enough to demand things from me?Is this ring—no, is that man so important to her?’

Thinking so, Heather became thoughtful and diverted her gaze from the ring to her sister. “What did you say? Repeat it since I didn’t hear you correctly.”

From Heather’s demeanor, Hannah knew her sister had gotten mad, and she should not repeat it. The pain in her shoulder also reminded her not to do it.

However, when she saw the ring, Hannah thought about Ralph’s face and what he said about living happily ever after with her. It was the first time she had wanted so much to spend the rest of her life with someone.

‘Since I’ve come this far, there’s no use being afraid. Can being afraid make a difference?’

She bit her lip and said weakly yet firmly, “Heather, I know you’re upset, and I shouldn’t be saying this. However, I’ve never asked you for anything, talked back to you, or defied you all my life. I don’t ask for anything else, but that ring is mine.

“He...gave it to me. I hope you can return it to me. I’m not asking much, and I'll be...content if I have something that belongs to me and that I can keep with me.”

‘Will I be content? I want a lot more, but I know it’s impossible. That being the case, won't it be nice if I have something to console myself with?’ Thinking so, Hannah treasured the ring even more.

Heather snorted twice. “Oh, yeah? Something that belongs to you?”

Her face betrayed no emotion, but she tightened her grip on the ring. Hannah had no idea that her confession had enraged Heather.

To Heather, her twin sister was a useless substitute who could only offer occasional help. She thought Hannah should not have a sense of self as she could not do anything.

‘The sole reason she still lives in this world is that I need her. If that’s the case, she shouldn’t have a sense of self, let alone want to own things.’

“Hannah Riggs!” Heather got up and emphasized every syllable of her sister’s name, staring down at her.

Kneeling on the floor, Hannah looked small compared to the tall Heather.

Like a queen, Heather looked askance at Hannah and said coldly, “Have I been so nice to you and given you so much freedom that you’ve forgotten who you are? How dare you ask me for anything? ‘Things that belong to you?’

“Who the f*ck are you to own things? What f*cking things belong to you? Don’t forget that you’re just my shadow—a shadow doesn’t deserve to own anything!” As Heather spoke, the ring started bending due to her grip.

“No!”

Hannah noticed her beloved ring becoming deformed, so she lunged over and held Heather’s arm in anguish. “Please don’t do it, Heather! I'll do anything you say, and I’ll go nowhere. I-I won't see him again. I just want the ring. Please give it to me. Please! I apologize to you. I apologize!”

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As if what mattered most to her was being destroyed before her eyes, Hannah bawled as she spoke.

Seeing the tears on her sister’s face, Heather’s anger reached its peak instead.

‘When has she ever cried like this? I had beaten her and locked her up for half a year, and she had never cried and made a scene like now. As a mere substitute and a shadow of mine, she shouldn't have her own thoughts, and yet she is begging me to let her have the stupid ring!’

‘With her shoulder injured, she can’t even lift her arm. What kind of power pushes her to grab my hand for the ring?’

Heather thought she was wrong to underestimate Ralph Russell's influence over Hannah. She never expected that a d*uchebag like him could undo her years of nurturing Hannah and make her rebel against her. ‘I must never let her keep the ring!’

Having made the decision, her gaze turned grim, and she jerked her hand before kicking Hannah. “F*ck off!”

The impact was so severe that Hannah flew and crashed heavily onto a chair. Falling on the floor, she coughed out blood.

It was so painful that every breath she took hurt, and she felt as if her internal organs had switched places. However, as she opened her eyes, she grew even more upset, seeing that the diamond ring that she had treasured had become a twisted lump in Heather’s hand.

With the ring turning into a small clump, the diamond had fallen off somewhere. Heather tossed it over, and it dropped before her.

Staring down at her sister, Heather snorted mockingly. “I thought you wanted it? I’m giving it back to you.”

“You!” Hannah glared up at her. This was the first time she had eyed her sister with such anger and hatred.

Her stare unnerved Heather. ‘This is the first time this useless bitch gave me such a look. She looks a bit like me now, doesn’t she?’

However, Heather only felt threatened for a brief moment. She was used to not taking Hannah seriously, thinking that a worthless loser would always remain as one.

‘So what if she hates me? She should blame herself for being born and the Riggs family for having such a rule. It's her fault that she couldn’t be somebody and only could serve as my cover.’

“Lock her up, and don’t let her leave the room without my permission.”

She sternly gave the order and said, “Bandage her wound.”

Not wanting her dead yet, she decided to have Hannah’s injury treated. However, she would not do more than that.

As if not hearing anything, Hannah only held on to the lump. Although it was out of shape, she still treated it like a treasure.

However, she looked miserable, as if nothing else mattered, and nothing could delight her ever again.

Chump carried her off the dirty floor and brought her away. Heather glanced in the direction Hannah was taken away and felt an oppressive pain in her chest as she heaved a sigh of relief.

She was upset that she had not fully recovered.

Still unable to get her hands on the secret handbook, Hannah knew that she was no match for Alexander, and she grew dismayed that Hannah was giving her trouble at the same time.

‘This is all that douchebag’s fault!’

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Having been agitated while suffering from the wound, Heather could hardly sleep that night. She was in a bad mood, feeling a headache and pain in her chest.

She got up to take a sip of water. She reached out for her phone and realized she had smashed it. ‘Well, I guess I’ve got to get a new one.’

Bored to have stayed at home for two days, she decided to go out while thinking about what she should do next. Now that Alexander knew what she was trying to do, it would be hard to get the secret handbook. There would be no point in going to Alexander’s house again, as the handbook would no longer be there.

However, having spent years trying to find it, she couldn’t give up now. ‘My head!’

She ate a painkiller and tried to pull herself together. Looking at her reflection in the mirror, she found herself getting thinner and looking more like Hannah, who had always been slimmer.

She grew dismayed thinking about her.

“Chump!” Walking over to the bedroom door, she opened it and shouted.

Chump came over soon. “Miss?”

“How is she?” She asked brusquely.

There was no use mentioning the name as he knew who she meant.

Chump answered quietly, “Besides the flesh wound, the shoulder bones have slightly cracked, but she should be fine after I bandaged and fixed her with a splint.”

Knowing the strength she exerted, she knew her sister’s injury would not be life-threatening. “I’m asking about her emotional response?”

She had never inquired about Hannah's emotional state, and Chump glanced up at her, his eyes briefly glittering with shock.

However, since she asked, he could only answer truthfully, “She was quiet and fell asleep after she cried.”

“She did not throw a tantrum?” Heather questioned with an air of surprise.

Chump shook his head.

Heather let out a sigh, but she could not tell if she was relieved or disappointed. She had mixed feelings toward her twin sister.

Hating Hannah's existence, she somehow knew she would not be whole if the girl died one day.

Perhaps she had become used to Hannah’s company. Like a birthmark or a scar, the sister could not be removed whether she liked her or not, and Heather might even be sad if she lost her one day.

‘No, no way! How could I be sad? Won't it be better without her? There’s nothing to be sad about! What the f*ck was I thinking?’

She shook off her rambling thoughts and ordered, “Get the car ready. I’m going out.”

Heather went straight to buy a new phone in a commercial building at a specialty store. She was soon notified of many unanswered calls when she put the sim card into it. Not bothering about them for now, she installed the essential apps and got impatient, realizing she had to transfer some data from her old phone.

Just as she got her phone ready, she sensed something odd about the stares she received from those nearby.

As a kickboxer, she was sensitive to stares and caught the sales assistants gazing as she looked up abruptly.

Apparently talking about her, the two young women let out an embarrassed smile.

Narrowing her eyes, Heather walked over without a smile. “What are you talking about?”

Being who she was, she was used to people talking about her. However, it did not mean anyone could disrespect her and do it in her presence.

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“You... you’re Ms. Riggs, right?” Confronted, one of the sales assistants thought she might as well ask her directly.

“Yes.” Heather nodded. “You know me?”

“Oh my God!” Their reaction surprised Heather as they screamed in excitement. “You're really Ms. Riggs! We guessed you were when you entered our shop and you’re much prettier than how you looked on TV! We’re so happy for you. Congratulation on your marriage!”

Heather was stunned. She was clueless about what they were saying about TV and marriage.

‘Wait! Marriage?’

Reminded of what Hannah did, she narrowed her eyes. “Where did you see me? I mean, on TV?”

“Yeah, yeah!” One of them nodded vigorously. “The video of Mr. Russell proposing to you had gone viral on the Internet. It's so romantic and you two make such a great couple!”

‘Great couple, my ass!”

Her expression grew serious, and her gaze became fierce.

The salesgirls had not expected her to react like this. Not only was she not happy, but she had also become angry.

Not knowing how they offended her, they did not know what to do.

“Great. Just great!” She sneered and suddenly strode out, holding the phone, leaving the two puzzled women.

Storming out of the specialty store, Heather remembered something and searched the video using her phone. It was everywhere and could easily be found.

Clicking one of the videos, Heather saw Ralph proposing to “her” on one knee while saying those mushy words.

She had heard about this from her spies, but it was the first time she saw how it happened and how the onlookers had clapped their hands and cheered. The worst part was Hannah’s shy and enchanted look.

‘What kind of expression was that? I would never show such a look. This is so shameful!’ Feeling humiliated, she gritted her teeth hard.

She had maintained an arrogant and lofty image all these years, yet Hannah showed such a look in public. Although it was Hannah who did it, she knew others would think she was her.

‘How humiliating! Also, why is that man proposing the marriage when we have already talked about our engagement? Not to mention getting it publicized like this!’

“Miss?” Chump saw Heather stop in her path and suddenly turn to him, but he had no idea what she wanted to do, even having accompanied her for so many years.

“Let's go home!” She said harshly.

Chump kept quiet.

Enraged, Heather wanted to tear Hannah to pieces. ‘How could she do such a disgraceful thing while posing as me? My punishment to her had been too lenient.’

She did not expect to see a car parked outside the gate of her house when she arrived.

An overly dressed man in a suit stood leaning against the car. Seemingly having waited for some while, he was dozing.

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Ralph jolted awake when he heard something. He looked over his shoulder and saw Heather sitting inside the approaching car and excitedly jogged to it.

Chump noticed him, looked over his shoulder, and said, “Miss?”

“Ignore him and drive!” Heather said coldly.

Chump followed her orders and stepped on the accelerator as the car swished past Ralph so fast that it nearly knocked him over if he had not gotten out of the way in time.

Ralph was shocked. He saw the gate to her house open, but when he caught himself and went after the car, it closed again, and he slammed into it with a bang. The impact was so significant that he clenched his teeth in pain.

Having the gate shut in his face, Ralph was perplexed and angry. If he had been tolerating the woman before this, he decided she had gone too far now.

‘Although women are as mercurial as the temperature, Heather alternated between extremes. If other women change their minds every other week, Heather might change hers dozens of times in a day!’

Ralph was upset and kicked the gate a few times but only managed to cause himself pain. He also heard a strange noise. He looked up and saw several gun barrel-like objects pointing in his direction from the originally bare top of the fence wall.

He was dumbfounded. “Why didn’t I see those before? Are they new?”

He forgot Heather had let him in before this, and there was no need to deploy them then. He could not help but laugh after two seconds, thinking the gun barrels were only for show.

‘We're in Hyderland. If Heather dared to install real guns, she would have long gotten arrested!’

“I don’t believe these are loaded with bullets!” He looked up and shouted at those “guns.” Thinking that Heather must be watching him via the CCTV camera, he supposed she was throwing a tantrum or simply wanted to test whether he was brave enough.

“If they truly are, shoot me! Come on, shoot!” Ralph pointed at his chest and dared her. “If I dodge your attack, I’ll change my family name—Hey!”

Before he could finish, a swoosh sounded. Something cold swished past his ear, and he saw something stuck on the ground near the tip of his foot. It was an arrow.

They were indeed not loaded with bullets, but someone had redesigned them to shoot arrows! He heard several swooshes and immediately jumped backward without thinking before he could even wipe the cold sweat off his forehead.

Ralph panicked, stumbled, and fell onto the dusty ground, making a fool out of himself.

Not knowing the arrows’ shooting range, he scrambled for some distance and only turned around when he felt safe. He was shocked by what he saw. Countless arrows were now on the ground outside the gate. The arrowheads were sharp and glinted darkly.

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Ralph would have been dead if he did not dodge the arrows in time.

‘This is too much!’

He got up and got mad seeing the row of arrows and shouted, “Heather Riggs, I know you can hear me! What's the meaning of this?! We have to talk through this today!”

Even though he coveted her properties and wanted to join forces with the Riggs family to defeat Alexander, he could no longer take it. He believed he might lose his life thanks to this capricious woman before he could do anything to Alexander.

‘I might be able to tolerate her temper, but what she’s doing today is too much! Is she trying to kill her husband?

‘She was fine yesterday and even shyly accepted my marriage proposal, yet she’s become highly hostile today. Such a dramatic reversal is too much, and no woman in her right mind would do so!

‘Yes, she has a screw loose. Heather must be a nutcase!’ Ralph got angrier the more he thought about it. He stood there, arms akimbo, and shouted at the surveillance camera, “Come out, Heather, you crazy woman! Just speak your mind and stop screwing around!

“No man can tolerate a woman who’s as erratic as you. Do you think it’s fun shooting me with your arrows just because I’ve been good to you? You have no respect for people! Come out and tell me what the f*ck was that all for! Stop hiding in there like a f*cking coward! Aren't you tough? Why are you hiding inside? Get your f*cking a*s out of the house now!”

Heather could see Ralph’s face from the surveillance screen inside the house. He looked ridiculous as he hollered while jumping up and down outside the gate, covered in dirt.

Heather could not understand what Hannah saw in him and why that wretch girl would even defy her for his sake.

‘Well, perhaps a loser matches another loser. Heather and that idi*t do make a great pair in that aspect!’

Heather sipped her water and narrowed her eyes as Ralph scolded her frantically, looking like she enjoyed it.

Chump saw her gaze on the surveillance screen and neared. “Miss, do you want me to take care of him?”

He did not do anything because Heather had not given the order. If not, he would have long tossed Ralph into the river and not let him harass his boss this way.

However, Heather shook her head instead. “Open the gate and let him in.”

She was angry at what Ralph did yesterday when she got home but became calm after seeing him taunting her outside. She smiled as she thought, ‘If this man hasn't realized the wretched girl and I are two different people, does it mean Hannah has pretended to be me quite successfully?’

“Miss?” Chump heard the nasty things Ralph was saying and was surprised that his boss would spare Ralph, let alone allow him to come in.

“What?” Heather raised her eyebrows and glared at Chump.

“Nothing. Right away, Miss!” Chump pressed the Bluetooth earphone in his ear and said, “Open the gate!”

As Ralph got tired of scolding and bent over to catch his breath, he heard a dull clang coming from the gate.

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Ralph saw the gate open before his eyes and wondered if Heather had finally decided to let him in.

Now that she had finally opened the gate, Ralph hesitated. ‘I’ve scolded her for so long. Is she trying to lure me in so she can attack me inside?’ Thinking so, he grew scared but did not want to appear as a coward.

He chuckled coldly toward the surveillance camera. “Why? Must I enter if you open the gate? I simply won't! Why should I do what you want me to do? I’m telling you, Heather, I've had enough!

“I'll let you do what you want because you're the daughter of the Riggs family, but I'm somebody from the Russel family, and you've gone too far lately. I won’t entertain you anymore!” Ralph turned to leave.

Meanwhile, in the living area, Chump saw Ralph heading toward his car, lowering his head slightly. “Miss, should I bring him inside?”

Heather curled her lips, and Chump knowingly went away. There was a vroom of a motorcycle as it raced away.

Outside the gate, Ralph was genuinely leaving. Firstly, he had scolded her, so he knew she must be up to no good by letting him in. Secondly, he always accommodated her, so he wanted her to be in his shoes this time.

He wanted to know what Heather would do if he refused to go in as she wanted. He counted on her to look for him so he would not have to keep going to her.

He brushed the dirt off him and walked toward the parked car near the gate. However, Ralph barely took a few steps when he heard a vroom and looked over his shoulder. He saw someone riding fast toward him.

The motorcycle alarmed him as he broke into a run. He could not see who the motorcyclist was, but he sensed danger. Ralph ran to his car, but something swished over his head and tightened around his waist before he could grasp the door handle.

Ralph looked down and saw a rope tied around his waist. The rope pulled him back before he could react, and he tumbled heavily on the ground.

“Ptuil” Ralph spat the dirt in his mouth and turned around to loosen the rope. However, the motorcyclist had already turned and headed back toward the gate.

“Let me go! Who the f*ck are you, A-hole? Let go! Heather...” He struggled desperately but only for a short while.

The rope hauled Ralph along as the motorcycle sped away. Of course, it hurt to get dragged along the gritty ground as he desperately scrambled to his feet but kept falling, too exhausted to protest.

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Although Chump said nothing, he controlled the speed well so Ralph would not die from this. However, by the time he rode over to the main entrance of the house, Heather, who stood on the staircase, could see that Ralph could hardly scold her anymore.

His haute couture suit was in tatters, and the man lay feebly on the ground, looking as though he was dying.

“Oh, it’s you, the famous Mr. Russell. What's the matter? I thought you wanted to say something to my face?” Curling her lips, Heather was in a much better mood now.

‘No one can leave safely after criticizing me. I won't let it happen!’

Ralph wanted to curse her, but his whole body was falling apart. Feeling pain all over, he suspected his skin was scraped here and there and wondered if any of his bones were broken. ‘How could this woman do this to me!’

Being the youngest son, Ralph was not his father’s favorite and had not been made the heir to the family’s business, but he was pampered by his mother and had always enjoyed an easy life.

He had complained about Alexander taking over what originally belonged to him. However, he had never suffered such humiliation and treatment as the man still regarded him as his youngest uncle.

‘This woman has hauled me over the ground like a dog and could still tease me about it. Is she truly the woman who had shyly accepted my marriage proposal yesterday?’

Struggling to sit up, he moved his limbs and saw they were not broken, but his skin was scraped in many places, and some of the wounds were bleeding. In short, he was in pain.

Strolling down the staircase, Heather stood before him and stared at him arrogantly. “Don’t you have much to say about me? Here I am. Say them to my face!”

“D*mn...” As Ralph looked up to scold her, he saw her gaze turned icy, and the man who hauled him stood coldly nearby.

Changing his mind, he spat out the sand in his mouth.

“Forget it! I’m not even your match. Do whatever you like!”

“Weren't you quite brave just now? Why? Chickening out now?” Letting out a sneer, she did not hide her contempt toward him. Pulling himself to his feet, Ralph tried to make peace. “Ms. Riggs, my darling, let's have a heart-to-heart. What is it that you want? How do you expect me to cope with you treating me differently all the time? You might as well kill me rather than torture me so. If this goes on, I’m afraid you'll be a widow even before we’re officially married.”

Heather lost her smile and grew fierce. “If you spout nonsense again, I'll rip your tongue off!”

Ralph clapped his hand over his mouth. Others might joke about this, but Heather could do such a thing.

Ralph said, “Okay, okay, I won't mention it. However, can you tell me what you want? You must have a reason for being upset, right? If you didn’t want to marry me, you can just say so, and you didn’t have to torture me. If you want to take your revenge on

Alexander for hurting and offending you, go ahead, but don’t take it out on me!”

Heather grew solemn at the mention of Alexander. She had lost sleep over the secret handbook for the past few days, but Ralph would not know this. However, she wondered if Ralph could help him get the handbook being someone from the Russell family.

“You'll do anything I say?” She asked slowly.

“Even if I will, ’'(d never know what you’re thinking if you don’t tell me!” Sensing an opportunity, Ralph took a step forward.

“Frankly speaking, our mutual interest matters more than our feelings. What is it that you want?”