Chapter 301

In William's eyes, Phoebe was just a cheap woman, like the 300 other foolish women he had played with before. Phoebe looked down on those she considered losers but was obedient to William. She would do anything he told her just to cling to him and climb the social ladder. She wasn't aware of her place, that she was not in the same league as him. Even though William blinded Felix in one eye and almost strangled Phoebe tonight, it didn't matter. As long as he came down off his high horse and sincerely said he wanted to marry Phoebe and share the Lynch family's wealth, she would come back to him all the same. Phoebe looked at William and asked angrily, "Do you think I'm easy to fool? Do you think I'm stupid?" William smiled and said, "Absolutely not. I thought you betrayed me, so I was very angry. Do you know what love is, Phoebe? The deeper the love, the deeper the hate. My heart—" "Shut up!" Phoebe pulled out a screwdriver from behind her and said, "I don't believe a word you say.