"Of course, you must leave immediately, go far away, and never return. How could our family get involved with someone like you?"
Harper Johnson's eyes lit up; he didn't expect things to be resolved so quickly.
This Avery Jane actually agreed to leave so easily, not even wanting money. That was the best outcome.
"I need to hear Mr. Hughes's assurance that he will never use any means to threaten me again. Can he do that?"
If she didn't hear Joshua Hughes's promise personally, nothing anyone said mattered.
It wasn't that she didn't trust Joshua's mother, but she was already terrified.
Besides, Nora Thompson's plan was almost complete. She couldn't act recklessly at this moment. She just needed to endure a bit longer and then she could vanish from this city.
