"Mr. Howard, if I don't explain clearly tonight, are you going to pin me against the wall and keep me here not letting me go?" Jenny said with a bright smile, seemingly a bit expectant.
"No." William Howard answered seriously, "You are someone Charlotte Allison trusts, and given my trust in her, I won't formally interrogate you. I'm just hoping you'll let us know."
If Jenny clammed up or continued to bluff saying it was all her calculation or something like that, he couldn't do much to her.
He was just following protocol now, whether she cooperated was up to her.
The smile in Jenny's eyes deepened, and she tilted her head back, presenting her face in a flippant manner: "Kiss me and I'll tell you everything."
William Howard: ...
She really was the most impudent, thick-skinned, and persuasive girl he had ever met.
"No." He refused righteously.
