Chapter 1582: Chapter 1592

Ariana said, struggling to hold back tears.

“I don’t care if it’s fair.

When I say no, that’s final,” Bennett replied coldly.

Ariana scoffed, wiping her eyes.

“How much money did Zayden get for selling me to you?”

Bennett let out a chuckle scornfully.

“You’ve got it all wrong.

You should ask how much he paid to get you here?”

He sat across from her, spinning a fork between his fingers.

“Taking you away from the crash site wasn’t cheap.

My men don’t work for free, you know.

”

He looked at Ariana.

“But in Eleymond, we can’t just grab someone off the streets.

They’re all about the rules there.

You’d be here way sooner if it wasn’t for that.

”

Ariana met his eyes and replied coldly, “Then you’d better keep me under lock and key.

If I manage to go back to Eleymond, I’m sending you to jail at all costs.

”

Upon hearing this, Bennett’s frown suddenly softened into a grin.

“Jail, huh?” he muttered.

He had never had anyone talk to him like this.

Most people tiptoed around him, too scared to even raise their voices.

This was new, and he liked it.

‘s

This woman was indeed interesting.

Ariana’s fiery defiance actually made Bennett feel a little giddy.

“Fine, let’s see what you can do,” Bennett said with a chuckle, then scooped some food onto her plate.

“But first, eat up.

”

Ariana stared at the delicious food before her, her expression one of pure misery.

She mumbled, “I don’t feel like eating.

”

Bennett, as if he hadn’t heard her, pushed the steak closer to her, still grinning.

“Already forgetting what I just told you?”

Bennett got very close to Ariana, a smirk playing on his lips as he locked eyes with her, his tone cold and menacing.

“I hate it when people resist me, and you’ve been resisting me from the start.

I have limited patience, and I won’t be showing you any more leniency soon.

Got it?”

A chill swept through the dining room, freezing even the guards stationed at the door.

Unfazed, Ariana’s red eyes met Bennett’s gaze head-on, challenging him.

“So, are you going to kill me or what?”

Ariana maintained a steadfast gaze.

Both she and Bennett refused to back down.

Following a tense pause, Bennett placed the steak on Ariana’s plate with his fork, his tone chilling as he ordered, “Eat.

”

He resumed cutting his steak, not bothering to glance up as he added, “If you refuse to eat, I won’t hesitate to feed you forcefully.

”

Ariana recognized Bennett’s icy demeanor as his ultimate warning.

She understood that Bennett was capable of extreme measures.

In truth, Ariana had feigned heartbreak to deceive Bennett into believing she had given up.