Chapter 199

His tone was calm and unhurried, but his manner was as impolite as ever. If my guess was right, Cindy should have already reported the conversation between her and me to him. I calmly stirred the soup in the pot, the steam rising around me. "I might get dizzy if you keep praising me, Mr. Harold," I commented. Faking obedience wasn't so difficult after all. "Are you trying to fool me again?" Bruce scoffed. "When you used Cindy to set me up, did you even consider how I would react?" "I did," I replied, composed. "But, Mr. Harold, what I said is the truth, isn't it?" "So, now you're so stubborn that you won't even agree to such a small request?" Bruce's voice suddenly fluctuated, his tone rising a notch. "Let's see if your two backstage supporters can really support you!" With a bang, Bruce suddenly hung up. Stunned, I stared at the now-black screen of my phone for a moment. I didn't even know what "small request" Bruce was referring to. But judging by his tone, he seemed ticked o