Savannah moved so swiftly that Sigourney didn't have time to react.
Sigourney silently cursed, this wasn't good, holding her breath as she tried to negotiate.
"Wait, we can still talk this through."
She was calculating her chances of staying safe if she resisted, while also trying to calm Savannah's frenzied emotions.
"I can help you reclaim your inheritance from the Nichols family."
Savannah's grip on the knife loosened slightly, and Sigourney continued explaining.
"What happened to your position in the Nichols family really had nothing to do with me. The rumors about you seducing Theodore, they weren't spread by me."
Sigourney tried to reason with her.
"Besides, that scandal affected me too. I'm not stupid enough to let a private family matter turn into a public love triangle sca
