It seems the icy coldness in his eyes is slowly melting away, making his gaze appear less frigid.
"Alright, since you said it, if you won't return it, then exchange something for collateral."
"Collateral?"
In a flash, he took back the wooden box containing the wood carving and scroll.
He shook the box in his hand, squinting his narrow eyes slightly, and said, "Whenever you return my item, I'll give you back this box."
"Matthew Saxon, that's my birthday gift! How can you shamelessly take someone else's birthday gift?" Scarlett Yates bit her lip, glaring at him angrily.
"A thing for a thing. If you want it back, then return what belongs to me," he said confidently.
"I won't return it!" She wouldn't give it back just because he used such a tactic to force her.
How can a man be so petty?
It's just a wood carving, yet he actually wants it back?
The carved person is her; what does he need her statue for?
