Chapter 54 We're Even

Since he had worded it this way, Jenny felt the need to clear things up.

She looked at him and said calmly, "I think that someone like you, Mr. Pearson, does not need me to be your friend."

She was still calling him Mr. Pearson. It was obvious that she was distancing herself from him.

Max's face shifted. Before he could speak, Jenny continued, "I don't want to be involved with your grudge against Mr. Faust. So once this meal is over, we'll call it even."

In other words, she didn't want to see him anymore.

Max knew what she meant. He looked extremely unpleasant. "Are you sure? Upsetting me in Parrington is not a good decision to make."

"Now you're taking it the wrong way. I don't want to upset you. I just don't want to be used like a chess piece," she said, smiling. "Mr. Faust and I aren't close at all. I don't understand the hatred between you two. So why are you dragging me into it?" She couldn't figure it out at all.

Max stared at her. She didn't look like she was lying.

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