"I wasn't trying to use you, I was trying to make a deal and I just figured you'd be easier to sway. What else was I going to do? That guy was brutal." Axel knew it had been wrong to try and play Hartley but at least he offered him something. Speaking of. Axel moved into the room and emptied his pockets onto Hartley's bed so he got all of his payment. "It's stupid to care about me, Hart. I told you this from the start. And look how much it backfired last time you liked me."