Ruby, who is terrified of the Beauforts, refuses to back down. "I didn't see anything," she lies. But James doesn't believe her. He leans in close, his voice a low whisper: "If you hurt my sister, I will make your life at this school a living hell."
The episode ends with James extending his hand, not for a handshake, but for a truce. He says, "We do this my way. But… I’ll help you." Maxton Hall - The World Between Us Season 1 - E...
James Beaufort confronts Ruby immediately after she flees the scene. He doesn’t ask nicely. He corners her in the library stacks, his tall frame blocking the light. Damian Hardung plays James with a simmering rage that is magnetic. He grabs Ruby’s wrist (a moment that is tense, not romantic initially) and demands to know what she saw. Ruby, who is terrified of the Beauforts, refuses