Chapter 231 Weigh The Pros And Cons (1/2)

John's words seemed to quell Isabella's anger. She turned to him. ”Do you really mean that, Mr. Shi?”

The fire cast an orange glow on the man's cold and handsome face, the leaping flames reflecting in his dark eyes. It somehow made his expression look gentle, a direct contrast to what he was truly feeling.

John didn't utter another word.

Before either women could say or do anything, he landed a sound slap on his own face.

The sound of flesh hitting flesh

rang clear and sharp within the abandoned factory. It quite was obvious that John had used no small amount of strength.

Vaguely, he could taste the metallic tang of blood in his mouth.

But John didn't feel any pain, even as a trickle of blood surreptitiously ran down the corner of his lips. Instead, he flashed Isabella a smile of contempt.

In his thirty years of existence, Nina had been the only person to slap him in the face. And today, he inflicted it on himself. Didn't it convey a tacit understanding between the couple?

Nina was stunned, perhaps even more than John who had received the blow. Her beautiful eyes widened in alarm.

Her breath caught in her throat.

John really hit himself.

As the thought flashed in her mind, Nina finally gathered her senses, and she took a deep breath. She

An unsuspecting May night suddenly became a cold winter one.