Chapter 1749
Back then, the Blue family arranged a marriage for her in the Capital, using her younger sister to threaten her.
Now, the Riveras wanted to dissolve the engagement, again using her sister as leverage.
Everyone knew her younger sister was her Achilles’ heel, and everyone could manipulate her as they pleased.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe had never had a second option to choose from.
Skyler stared at Hudson with bloodshot eyes, but Hudson remained eerily calm as he met her gaze. He knew all too
well that she had no other choice but to agree to his terms.
Skyler bit her lip so hard it turned white before she finally released the pressure. “Hudson, can you give me a few
more days to think about it?”
Hudson smiled, “Zavier will be tied up for the next few days and certainly won’t have time to return. I’ll give you
twenty-four hours to decide. Once that time is up, I expect the answer I want.”
His words effectively extinguished any hope she held onto, but she was still not ready to give up. She pulled out her
cell phone to call Zavier, only to find she had no signal.e2
Hudson pointed upstairs with a smile, “We’ve installed a signal jammer in the house. You won’t be able to make any
outgoing calls. If you receive any calls, we might let you answer as long as you watch what you say.”
This move by Hudson effectively severed her contact with Zavier. Without a connection to Zavier, she was left to
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmfight alone. And how could she, alone, outsmart the cunning Hudson?
In an instant, Skyler felt as if an iron grip had tightened around her throat, and no matter how she struggled, she
couldn’t break free.
Hudson continued, “Good girl, if you truly care for Zavier, then you surely know what’s best for him. Unless you
don’t really love him at all, and you’re only with him to escape the clutches of the Blues.”
Skyler clenched her fists tightly, “Respecting him, considering his wishes, that’s what’s truly best for him.”
“Respect him? If he fails, who will respect him then? Once he successfully takes over Rivera Inc., who would dare
not to? We both know this world is survival of the fittest.” Hudson’s smile was no longer the gentle facade Skyler
knew but a chilling sharpness.