Chapter 396

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Don't test me, Raegan. "I'm not making empty threats," Mitchel continued, his voice growing colder and more determined.

Looking at his stern expression, Raegan suddenly remembered the conversation they had had that day. It seemed that the Clifford family was an influential and powerful clan in the north.

With this thought in mind, Raegan pursed her lips and replied, “So what? I'm not afraid of you. If you hurt Stefan, I'll go north with him and you'll never see Janey or me again for your entire life.

Mitchel's handsome face changed upon hearing Raegan's ultimatum.

"I'm not kidding either!" Raegan added with a sneer.

His words had struck a chord with Mitche. He could no longer maintain his composure while considering such a scenario.

His face contorted with anger. For a second, he felt the urge to crush Raegan with his bare hands. But of course he refrained from doing so.

"Don't you dare!" Mitchell shouted.

«Test me! Mr. Dixon, don't threaten me like that again. "You are a man of action, and I am a woman of my word."

When Crescent did well in Ardlens, it allowed Raegan to leave the country and work remotely whenever she wanted.

Raegan, her patience wearing thin, warned, "You better release me now or I'll call the police!"

Every time Raegan was in the company of the domineering Mitchel, she felt like all her sweetness was gone. Staying calm was impossible. Furthermore, Mitchel's behavior had completely eroded his ability to remain calm.

Thinking about how Mitchel had caused her so much embarrassment during her phone call with Katie, Raegan's anger intensified. "And please make it clear to your fiancée that I'm not the one who isn't willing to set boundaries!"

Raegan had never really intended to get involved with Mitchel. How was he going to put up with Katie's unfounded accusations?

Mitchel frowned and asked, “Fiancee?”

Raegan was too embarrassed to bring up the phone call. If she hadn't taken the initiative to call Mitchel, Katie wouldn't have had the opportunity to humiliate her like that. In retrospect, I shouldn't have made that call in the first place.

Noticing Raegan's silence, Mitchel stared at her intensely and pressed, "Who the hell are you talking about?"

Raegan couldn't believe her ears. Her reaction said it all: she rolled her eyes in disbelief. How many women had Mitchel been engaged to? He didn't even remember which one it was!

With a grimace at the corner of her mouth, Raegan asked sarcastically, "Mr. Dixon, how many fiancées do you have?"

Mitchel took a moment to think before finally remembering a name. “You mean Katie?”

Raegan looked at him contemptuously, her beautiful eyes filled with mockery.

Mitchel became increasingly irritated by her scrutiny and tried to explain: “That's not true. It's just a public relations stunt. "I have never been engaged to any other woman."

If Raegan hadn't read those reports, she might have believed him. He trusted Mitchel enough not to lie about something like that.

However, after ending the call, Raegan decided to consult Erick to learn more about Mitchel's engagement status.

Before long, Erick sent Raegan a barrage of reports he had found on the Internet. One of them clearly stated that Luciana and Katie's father had confirmed Mitchel's engagement to Katie, although they had not made it public.

“Take a look at this, Raegan. This man is even more complicated than you thought. Stay away from him,” Erick warned Raegan via text message.

If it weren't for Raegan's apparent anger towards Mitchel, Erick would have jokingly made her a badge stating that Raegan should keep her distance from Mitchel.

Raegan assumed it was an undeniable truth. But for some reason, Mitchel was still stubborn, refusing to admit it.

Raegan didn't know if he was playing dumb or thought she was stupid.

Resting her chin on her hand, Raegan looked at Mitchel's handsome face and scoffed, "You're involved with Lauren while you're engaged to another woman." As if that were not enough, you are even involved with your ex-wife. Looks like my brother has hit the nail on the head with you. “You are a shameless womanizing scoundrel with a promiscuous lifestyle.”

His words left Mitchel speechless. His anger welled up, almost stealing his breath. Since when had he become so debauched?

"You'll believe anything your brother tells you, right?" Mitchel replied, his lips trembling with frustration.

"Of course. Besides him, who else can I trust? Raegan frowned and continued, “Are you suggesting I trust you instead?

You've been fooling me from the beginning. You promised to listen to me, no matter what I said, but all you did was threaten me. And now you want to talk to me about impartiality?

Mitchel was speechless upon hearing Raegan's accusations. Deep down, he knew she was right. But when he saw her with another man, all rationality seemed to escape him, and he conveniently forgot his promises.

At that moment, his only thought was to keep Raegan to himself, out of the reach of anyone else.

Mitchel raised a hand to massage his throbbing temples and said helplessly, “As long as you don't date other men, you can do whatever you want.”

«I have the freedom to interact with other people. Who gives you the right to control me? I'm not your pet. And why should I listen to your orders? Just because you resort to threats, do you think I should be intimidated by you?

Raegan couldn't shake the feeling that something was very wrong with Mitchel. He always seemed so unreasonable and did things that defied explanation.

Hearing his words, Mitchel felt a tightness in his chest. He tugged at his tie irritably and said seriously, "I've never wanted to hurt you and I never will."

“But you're hurting me right now,” Raegan said firmly.

She looked at him seriously and continued: “You forced me into the car against my will. Do you realize how scared I am?

Hearing this, Mitchel took a deep breath and said in a helpless tone: “You don't have to be afraid of me. As I told you, I will not harm you and I will never let them do it to you.

In truth, he was willing to risk his own life to protect her.

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