The Lowell family may have a big name,
but to him, it sounded like a family that didn't follow the rules.
"Your family has plenty of that stuff, just get it from your father. Why fight with everyone else for it?"
He deliberately emphasized the word "stuff," making it sound disgusting.
The moment the emphasis fell, the air in the room seemed to freeze.
The "stuff" he referred to was not simply silk flowers.
It seemed to imply something more secretive and despicable.
Cora Lowell's heart suddenly sank.
Hayden Croft's words had a double meaning; he was not there to relay a message; he was there to provoke.
He used this occasion, with his veiled words, to expose some insider scandal, forcing her to react and reveal her emotions.
Cora's gaze turned cold.
Even though there was a door between them,
she could feel that condescending disdain from him.
People like him never bothered to act openly, always hiding in the shadows, stabbing with words.
