Colton's tone became heavy, and he didn't even refute: "...What do you want?"
All of Jennifer's planned words were stuck in her throat.
She subconsciously stared into Colton's eyes, wondering if he had seen something and that's why he so 'obediently' stepped into her trap?
Thinking of Colton's methods, Jennifer gritted her teeth, glanced at the cup of water, and decided not to speak herself, otherwise, she would arouse his alertness and possibly fail.
"...Nothing!
I just hope you won't show up in front of me again — you're an eyesore!"
Saying that, she turned and tried to leave.
Taking a gamble — if Colton drank the water himself, then he deserves his bad luck.
"Jennifer, stop!"
Colton grabbed her wrist, the icy temperature from his fingertips made Jennifer shiver.
She subconsciously looked guiltily at the cup, then her eyes fell lightly on his face, "Can't you understand human words?"
Colton stood up, holding her hand without letting go, and with the other hand slowly picked up the cup of water, handing it to Jennifer: "Since you think I should apologize...then drink this cup of water as a gesture of my apology."
He was at ease, "I'll pay the bill."
"You..." Jennifer's eyes widened, realizing her wrist was numb: He found out!
This old fox... did it on purpose!
"Since when does drinking count as an apology?"
Jennifer was thinking about how to escape, but Colton seemed to be waiting for her to say this.
He ordered Nelson, "Pour me some wine."
Nelson had just finished gagging Stephen, to prevent his screams from being irritating, and when he saw this scene, he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.
Was his boss suddenly interested in hunting?
Was tonight's purpose to interrogate Stephen or tease his ex-wife?
"...I don't want to drink with you."
Jennifer had a disgusted expression on her face.
In fact, for the sake of her child, she could not drink another drop of alcohol.
The suffering she had had last time was enough for her to resent Colton for a lifetime!
"Let go!"
"I'll drink wine, and you'll take tea instead."
Colton picked up a glass of wine and pushed the tea towards her like an order, staring intently at the increasingly angry woman in front of him.
He raised the corner of his mouth and said, "If you don't drink this tea, how can we settle our accounts?"
Jennifer didn't expect to dig her own grave and fall into it.
She couldn't refute, "… Colton, you did this on purpose, didn't you?
If you saw it, you saw it.
Stop pretending to be ignorant..."
"Look?"
Colton narrowed his sharp eyes, realizing in his heart: Could it be that Jennifer already
knew the secret of his eyes?
Even Nelson and Grandfather didn't know the secret.
Except for himself, there was only Peter!
Convinced that Jennifer and Peter were in cahoots, Colton's face grew cold: It seemed that Peter was unreliable.
Why did he have such a deep entanglement with Jennifer that he would even tell her such a secret?!
"What did I see?
You're so resistant, is there something fishy about this cup of tea?"
For some reason, the first thought that flashed through Colton's mind was—If Peter was untrustworthy, would his previous confirmation of Jennifer not being pregnant be fraudulent?
Perhaps he didn't even understand why he was persistently concerned about whether or not there was a child in Jennifer's belly, and even his feelings towards the child gradually changed in subtle ways that were difficult to detect...
"I..." Jennifer's heart skipped a beat, realizing she had misspoken and tried to maintain her composure: "It's just a metaphor!
I didn't mean to insult your eyesight... How can you be so sensitive?
When I hand you a spoon, are you going to dig into the center of the earth?"
Colton's eyes darkened, his body emanating a chilly aura.
Nelson felt embarrassed: It would be better not to explain since it only poked at Colton's sore spots.
"Why don't you dare drink then?"
Colton suddenly downed his wine, staring intently at Jennifer's teacup, "Could it be that you want me to feed you personally?"
Jennifer remained stiff and didn't move.
Colton sneered and reached for the wine glass without hesitation— Bang!
Annoyed and embarrassed, Jennifer kicked him and snatched the teacup, turned her head and rushed to Stephen's side, pulling the obstruction from his mouth.
Under the man's bewildered and furious gaze, she poured the entire cup of tea into his mouth.
"This cup is owed to me by both of you brothers."
Jennifer flung her hand, smashing the cup, "Mr. Redford, we're even now!
From now on, we have nothing to do with each other."
Stephen lay on the ground coughing, his fists clenched angrily at Jennifer: "Jennifer, what kind of messy stuff have you made me drink again, you despicable..."
Jennifer's lips curled up mischievously as she suddenly threw open the door.
Seeing Stephen reaching out to grab her as he instinctively followed her, she swiftly went out and slammed the door shut behind her with a loud bang!
"Ah!"
Stephen screamed in pain, his arm almost broken from the impact.
The bodyguards standing outside shuddered, quickly helping him into the room before closing the door and leaving.
Nelson glanced in the direction Jennifer had left and cautiously looked back at his moody boss, "Mr. Redford, should we chase her?"
"Why chase her?"
Colton coldly glared at him, "What are you here for?"
Nelson felt aggrieved: Who was the one who had forgotten their purpose, entangling with their ex-wife for so long?
However, he dared not to say anything or question his boss.
Colton suddenly approached the disheveled man, his blindfolded cane precisely poking Stephen's throat,
"Where did you get the poison you gave me?"
Half an hour later, a faint scent of blood filled the room.
Nelson stood guard at the door, listening to Stephen's continuous wails and roars, and picturing his boss's grim face.
He felt that today, perhaps, his boss's mood was particularly unpleasant.
The door clicked open.
"Mr. Redford…" Nelson looked at the gruesome scene inside the room.
Stephen, twisted like a piece of torn cloth and tangled around a table leg, had a painful and desperate expression mixed with twisted longing on his face, making him look especially creepy.
This guy really brought trouble to himself!
The drug's effects were indeed strong. Without much effort from Colton, this spineless man couldn't bear it and confessed everything.
"The poison wasn't given by him, what an idiot!
He was being manipulated without realizing it…"
Colton discarded his gloves and left without looking back.
"Throw him into the ice-cold storage room!"
Nelson cursed Stephen in his heart as he ordered the bodyguards to drag him away.
With no woman to give him the antidote, this strong aphrodisiac could only be endured by himself!
He might just lose half his life because of it…