"I don't find anything amiss." Henley's voice carried a touch of mischief. "With Mitchel gone, it seems right for a supportive sibling like me to 'comfort' his widow."

Raegan clenched her teeth. "You were involved in the explosion, weren't you?"

Henley hesitated briefly. “No, I didn't know anything about it."

"Swear on it," Raegan pressed.

“"Raegan, I would never deliberately hurt you," Henley said sternly, his voice deep and threatening.

"You don't dare to swear, right?" Raegan taunted, “Is this your way of showing care for me?"

Henley's look became frosty. Alexis had promised to help him get everything back and told him not to worry.

However, Henley hadn't foreseen Katie's wish for Raegan's demise or Alexis' longing for Mitchel's. Unaware of each other's motives, Katie and Alexis had unknowingly complicated an incident that led to Mitchel's disappearance. Now, the truth had surfaced, but it was far too late.

After a tense few seconds, Henley finally let go of Raegan's wrist.

"I know you've been hurt. I promise, I'll make this right," he said softly.

Just because Henley couldn't confront Katie now didn't mean he never would.

“Don't bother," Raegan refused swiftly, pushing Henley away to widen the gap between them. Her tone was cold. “No matter what you do, I will never be with you, not even as friends. Forget that idea."

Henley was wounded by her undisguised hostility. He reached out and yanked her into his arms forcefully, his eyes alight with defiance.

"And what if I don't?"

Rage boiled in Raegan as she tried to escape his strong hold. “Let me go!" she snapped.

Ignoring her demands, Henley's eyes gleamed with fierce resolve.

“I've taken over the Dixon Group. You think I can't make you mine?"

His hidden desire, restrained for too long, now erupted with the force of an explosion. He moved closer, his stare locked on Raegan's pale face, her delicate features marked by a distinct vulnerability.

Her lips quivered slightly, silently begging to be kissed.

Gripping her waist even tighter, Henley said with chilling intensity, "There will be no more Mitchel in this world, and you'll belong to me."