Bella narrowed her eyes at Thomas, feeling like she wanted to whack this man's mouth with her high heels.
Before Thomas could say anything, Bella interrupted him to express her anger.
"How can you say that word when you, sir, behave like that precisely? You teamed up with your brothers to, in a way, sell me to Bradley Caville in an immoral act of marriage arrangement. And you were aware that your brother was sending bandits to kidnap me. And yet, you didn't stop them! Your silence and inaction is complicity, sir."
"Bella—"
"Mr. Thomas! I'm not done yet! And I expect you to continue to remain silent. It seems the best thing you can do is silence, JUST like before!" Bella hurriedly said when she saw he was about to speak.
Thomas swallowed hard, feeling his throat starting to hurt.