Chapter 22

Annelise's POV

Have you forgotten so soon what's at stake here?" I still didn't reply to him. It was my father; he had called me almost immediately after Anastasia left.

The only mistake I made was picking up his call; I should have known what he was calling for.

“You also seem to have forgotten what's at stake with me. You think I don't know how much you're generating just by being an in-law of a Harrington?”

He was quiet for a while. "And you think I would prioritize your mother's health over that?”

I gulped, my mouth dry. I'm really tired of going back and forth with him every time.

“It's up to you to choose if you want the benefit you're getting from this or making your daughter happy by making me sad instead."

I'm playing a very risky game here, and I'm aware of that, but if I continue being that weak girl to him, he'd just keep trampling upon me.

“Is this what marriage does to you? You think because you're married to a rich billionaire husband, which is even courtesy of me, you