Whether Christopher was willing to help her or not, it no longer mattered. He didn't owe Sydney anything and wasn't obliged to help her. It was good enough that he was willing to hear her out.

Sydney looked up and said, "I'm not expecting you to help me by telling you all these. You can just hear me out. I'll figure a way out myself."

"How are you going to do that?" Christopher asked.

Sydney pondered for a long time, and her eyes grew sharp. "If he were to force me to a corner, I'd die along with him. I'll kill him and go to jail, at most. Or I could kill myself after killing him. Whatever it is..."

Before she could complete her sentence, Christopher covered her mouth with his hand. His brows furrowed, he said solemnly, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Sydney broke down and hugged him.

"I really have considered dying with him. I thought of killing him in his sleep, but I hated the thought of having to sacrifice myself to get rid of him. Why? I refuse to accept that!"

"Syd," Christopher called out to her.

Sydney was very agitated. "He's your brother-in-law. Will you blame me if I were to kill him? Will your sister blame me?"

"Don't be silly. I won't

and vulnerable.

the tears from her face. "I won't let anything happen

at him with glistening

nodded. "Yes. My sister has already suffered with him. I don't

to

looked at him, confused. "What's the

despise her after learning the

see

feels like a transaction. I want

down and opened her mouth, wanting

her warmly. "It's fine, I don't mind what happened long ago. I just want to

issue with Geoffrey can be solved, I'll be free and won't implicate you," she

"I'm not worried about you implicating me. I care more about your feelings. If you sleep with me under the current circumstances, it might bring you a lot of pressure. I don't

very moved to hear that. She was willing to sleep with him even without asking for anything in return, but his words made her decide it was better for the problem to be solved before they got

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