When Hunter's eyes met Aria's, they were filled with a profound disappointment, as though she should have been more loyal to the Rivers family at this moment.
But looking at Hunter like this, Aria felt an overwhelming sense of disgust.
The one who had previously looked down on her and repeatedly humiliated her was none other than Hunter himself.
Now, he was trying to leverage their familial ties to manipulate her. Aria was no longer the naive little girl who could be easily swayed by Hunter's words.
Aria raised her head and looked at Hunter with a half-smile, her lips curling into a mocking smirk.
"Mr. Rivers," she said, her voice sharp and icy, "you've got something very wrong!"
Her fair face brimmed with mockery, and Hunter felt his eyelids twitch uncontrollably, sensing that so
