Chapter 33

Samuel was far from being a righteous man. He'd only said that to vent his anger on behalf of Zara. If this had happened to Elise, he would likely have had a completely different reaction. Elise's eyes had turned bloodshot from her desperate attempt to hold back her tears. "Even if I die, I won't apologize," she announced, refusing to back down. "If you hadn't stopped me, I would've slapped her a few more times!" Samuel glowered at her. Judging by the look on his face, there was no way she'd be able to leave the private room without Zara hitting her back a few times. Still, Elise clenched her jaw and stood her ground. Just as Henry was about to intervene, Michael approached them. "Mr. Holt, they're colleagues from now on. It's not good for them to be at odds with each other. Why don't you do me a favor, and I'll deal with my grandson myself? Consider this matter settled." Henry had protected Elise more than once, but Zara hadn't taken it seriously before. After all, she wasn'