Her tone was calm, yet it carried an unspoken stubbornness.

"If I don't, what are you going to do about it? Don’t tell me you plan on using this to exchange with my uncle?"

Sophia's eyes widened in shock as she stared at the man in front of her.

The man’s hand slowly slid down, caressing her fair cheek, his voice indifferent. "Sophia, because of your identity as Mrs. Ryker, I won’t be harsh with you. But once you're no longer that, do you think I ...