Chapter 66: Clash

Although Elle Gallagher loathed the gentlemanly mask worn by the man before her, all she could do was ignore him. She couldn't truly oppose him. Even with her own strength, setting aside whether Connor Byrne was someone she could afford to provoke, she couldn't even defeat the two bodyguards at his side. "You're just a canary in a gilded cage. Nothing you do is really up to you." Connor watched Elle's shifting gaze, his smile growing broader. In his eyes, she seemed to be resigning herself. "Even...