Chapter 278 Give And Take

• Jasper Mills rose from his seat and approached her slowly, until they were close enough that they didn't need to move any closer.
• He suddenly grasped her arm, his grip so tight it felt like he could crush her: "Talia Carey, do you have no compassion?!"
• Encouraged by alcohol, Talia Carey sneered, "Who is really lacking compassion here? I've told you before, I can't go along with your whims! Just because I have feelings for you, does that mean I deserve to be treated this way by you?! Or is it because I owe you, that I deserve to be treated poorly by you?!"