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Diana was somewhat afraid.
She swallowed hard, abandoning the idea of confronting this man head-on and letting go of the desire to vent the
anger in her chest. She decided to compromise.
"Don't touch Betty.”
Jim ignored her.
For a cheeky little brat who dared to attack him, he had a hundred ways to deal with her—but the one that pleased
him the most was...
"I won't touch her.”
He flipped Diana's hands behind her back, gathered them in one place, freed up one hand, and took out a velvet
box from his pocket.
In this era, few people used such boxes to carry things, let alone carry them around.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHowever, this was Jim.
Diana didn't find it strange, and she was confident that the box contained medicine.
Sure enough...
He took out a black pill.
All the medicine he developed looked the same, but the ingredients were vastly different.
"Eat this, and she'll be obedient and sensible," Jim said,waving to Betty. "Come over here, and I'll let your mommy
go.”
Betty thought for a moment. Ignoring Diana’s shaking head, she bravely walked towards Jim. Then, she took the pill
from Jim's hand. She looked like she was about to put it in her mouth.
Diana was scared, and her eyes widened. Who knew what kind of medicine Jim was giving her daughter?!
She didn't know where her strength came from, but she broke through Jim's restraints and forcefully knocked the
pill out of Betty’s hand. She used too much force, and made Betty's hand turn red instantly. The pain almost made
Betty cry.
The atmosphere in the room was tense and strange. Surprisingly, Betty held back her tears.
The clever girl immediately wanted to pull Diana towards the door.
Betty was only a small child, but she had already sensed the danger from this man and instinctively
Betty was only a small child, but she had already sensed the danger from this man and instinctively understood the
perilous situation they were in.
"It's useless.”
Even if they ran out, they couldn't escape this hotel.
Diana pulled Betty behind her and looked at Jim, who was now visibly angry.
"You shouldn't have touched my medicine. Every pill is hard to come by."
Diana's actions made Jim feel the urge to cut off all the support he had given her.
"I'm sorry.” Diana's mindset was now different from Jim's and the average person's. For the sake of her daughter,
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmshe still needed to ensure their current safety.
She lowered her head to Jim, and said, "I just don't want Betty to take it.”
Quickly, she touched her own stomach. "If Betty takes that medicine and becomes different, I'll be very worried and
anxious. It won't be good for the children in my belly. I...”
As soon as she mentioned the children in her belly, Jim noticeably calmed down a lot.
"Okay." He bent down, and picked up the fallen pill from the floor. “Then I won't give it to her.”
Diana quietly sighed in relief. Seeing that Jim didn't seem to intend to pursue Betty's actions, her heart was slightly
settled. She pulled Betty to sit on a sofa some distance away from Jim.
"I apologize for what happened just now," she apologized once again.
She looked sincere.
Jim himself didn't think there was anything he did to deserve Diana's hatred. He believed that Diana had come to
Jim himself didn't think there was anything he did to deserve Diana's hatred. He believed that Diana had come to
her senses, and would soon forgive him.
"My mom...” Diana hesitated, looking at Jim. "What's the deal with her and James?”
Since they couldn't leave this place, she decided to take this opportunity to clarify her issues of origin. Jim must
know a lot about the situation.
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