Lying in bed, Lionel looked at Cherry''s mercenary expression. Although he felt a surge of defiance, he agreed.


    If he wanted to have any contact with Hannah at all, cooperating with Cherry was his only option.


    With her help, he could stay updated on Hannah''s life.


    Finding someone else to help would be difficult, and they wouldn''t be as effective as Cherry.


    "I can give you the resources you want, but I have one condition..."


    Before he could finish, Cherry cut him off.


    "Hold on. Let''s just end our cooperation here. Lionel, you need to understand something. I offered to work with you, not the other way around."


    Cherry rolled her eyes, her voice dripping with disdain. "If you''re going to work with me, you''ll do things my way. Don''t give me any of your conditions. I don''t care what you have to offer; you''re in no position to negotiate with me, understand?"


    There was definitely something wrong with this guy. He was still trying to set conditions at a time like this.


    Lionel really thought too highly of himself. It was precisely that arrogance that hadnded him in his current predicament.


    Lionel''s eyes darkened as he stared at Cherry''s haughty expression, and he clenched his jaw in frustration.


    "You seem to have a problem with that. If you really want to keep pushing your conditions, then we don''t need to cooperate. Don''t forget the dynamic of our rtionship right now!"


    Cherry was seriously beginning to suspect the man had the memory of a goldfish. How else could he have forgotten the lesson Hannah just taught him and still be spouting. such arrogant nonsense?


    A thought suddenly struck her. She gave Lionel a meaningful look before speaking.


    "You don''t actually think you can treat me the same way you treat Hannah just because I''m her cousin, do you? If that''s your n, then let me tell you, you''re finished."


    She pointed fearlessly at the man in


    the bed. Twill go to Hannah right


    now and tell her you took matters


    into your own hands and ruined her n. If you think I don''t have the guts to do it, just try me!"


    "Let''s see who she believes. You need to understand one thing: you have zero


    credibility with Hannah right now. She won''t believe a single word you say!"


    No one knew about her secret alliance with Hannah, which was why this whole charade was so entertaining.


    However, she couldn''tpletely burn her bridges with Lionel just yet, or Hannah''s next act wouldn''t be able to proceed.


    "Fine, I get it. Our cooperation continues. I won''t mention any more conditions."


    Seeing that Cherry was not going to be easily swayed, Lionel decided to drop his demands.


    “Just bring Hannah to me," Lionel said with a deep sigh.


    “See? If you''d just said that from the start, we could have avoided all this. That''s how you properly cooperate. You reallyck self-awareness, you know that?"


    With that, Cherry headed for the door, smiling as she walked. "Don''t worry, I''ll get Hannah toe. Just remember when she talks to you don''t you daresay I was the one who tipped you off. Otherwise, our deal is off. I assume you''re not stupid enough to betray me again, because there will be no good


    oue for you if you do."