“His attitude has been awful for a while now. Cherry has called him out on it several times, but he refuses to change. He acts this way because he thinks she can''t survive without his resources, which is why he feels entitled to be so reckless again and again."


    "But things are different now. Cherry drew a line in the sand and hung up on him. Now he''s calling back and she''s not answering. Lionel must be panicking. The truth is, Cherry has always held the power in this rtionship; Lionel just never understood his ce from the start.”


    Lionel was just too arrogant-so arrogant that even with his back against the wall, he was still ordering people around in that vile tone of his.


    Right now, if he didn''t negotiate thepensation with her, the Woods family would surelye after him once the police issued a formal notice.


    If she were to make a scene then, Lionel would have far too much to deal with.


    So, this brief window before the official notice was his only chance to negotiate with her.


    If he missed this opportunity, he would face a mountain of trouble.


    That meant the only person who could help him, the only person he could leverage, was Cherry.


    And yet, he still dared to treat her like this. It only proved that Lionel was, and always had been, a fool.


    Just as Samuel was about to say more, the phone rang again.


    Cherry nced down at it but didn''t answer right away. After letting it ring for a moment, she finally picked up.


    "Mr. Rosenberg, why do you keep calling?" Cherry asked, feigning confusion. “Our partnership is over. Your constant calls are seriously disrupting my life, you know?"


    "Cherry, you..."


    Lionel was about tosh out, to demand what gave her the right to end their partnership unterally, but he swallowed the words before they escaped.


    Now was not the time for that kind of talk.


    Cherry had already hung up on him once. If he kept pushing, she would undoubtedly block his number.


    She might even go to Hannah and confess everything!


    This woman was aplete lunatic. He couldn''t afford to cross her.


    "I... I just got a little heated earlier, so


    I wasn''t thinking straight," he stammered: "Ms. Temple, our partnership is still on. I''ve already


    resource


    put together send it to your


    package for you


    email shortly."


    Hearing Lionel actually humble himself, Samuel''s eyes widened in surprise.


    Cherry saw his stunned expression and smirked, raising an eyebrow.


    "Fine. Since you''re so sincere about continuing our partnership, Mr. Rosenberg, I


    suppose I can reluctantly agree to work with you."


    After receiving the email, Cherry sent a time and address to Lionel.


    Lionel froze for a few seconds when he saw the location.


    "Why aren''t you saying anything? Do you think I''m setting you up? If you don''t trust me, you don''t have to go!"


    With that, Cherry hung up the phone.


    It wasn''t that Lionel was suspicious; it was the address itself...


    He stared at the location, his heart giving a sharp pang. He couldn''t help but wonder if Hannah had seen through n and deliberately


    chosen this ce.  fo


    At eight o''clock that evening, at a bustling street food market.


    Lionel pushed through the dense crowd and spotted Hannah at a familiar food stall.


    "Hannah, long time no see," Lionel


    said, walking over. He nced at the


    food in front of her. "When did your


    this>


    tastes change? I thought you loved the pickled jpe?os from this ce."