Chapter 196

Hesper walked out of the building and finally closed her eyes, thinking back to what happened ten minutes ago. The moment she turned to leave, Rickard stretched out his hand to grab her. This time, he wasn’t going to accept rejection. She tried to pull her away a few times but failed. “Let go of me!” “I won’t take any of that seriously, Hesper. I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Rickard frowned and calmly said, “You can’t just pin the blame on me without clearing things up.” Hesper couldn’t put into words how much she wanted to laugh, but everything Rickard said disgusted her, so she just stared at him coldly. That coldness made Rickard let go. “Mr. Duval, Lane Holdings is going to take drastic measures, so you best be prepared.” Hesper looked at him, her pretty hazel eyes frigid. “Don’t forget that we’re competitors. Since you did save me in Salt City, I’ll be merciful. Don’t try to challenge my patience. I’ll let what happened three years ago slide, not because I forg