My father held up my unconscious mother, tears streaming.
“Jason Miller, you beast—you actually told them to beat us!”
“Old man, if you drop dead, I’ll inherit the house right away,” I said with a laugh.
Hearing that, my dad nearly choked on his anger.
Fearing something worse might happen, the squad leader quickly had a few officers help my parents out for treatment.
“Mr. Miller, those are your parents. You’re a real piece of work,” Claire shouted angrily.
“Miss Hamilton, let’s go back inside and talk… romantically,” I said.
With a heavy heart, I slammed the door shut.
“Marry me.”
“Huh? Mr. Miller, even if that contract were real, we should at least get to know each other first, right?”
“If you won’t marry me, then we’ll make it irreversible tonight.”
I affected a roguish air and brushed her cheek with my fingers.
Frightened, Claire grabbed a high heel to hit me, and I snatched it away again.
On tiptoe, her pale feet trembled, leaving her at a loss.
I pretended to reach for the hem of her gown.
“Mr. Miller! That would be a felony!” she cried, voice breaking.
Seeing I’d scared her enough, I didn’t push further. “Miss Hamilton, as long as you do exactly as I say, I won’t hurt you.”