Chapter 35: When Business Meets Emotions
I closed the door to his office behind me and let out a breath I hadn’t realized I’d been holding. My fingers still tingled from clutching that contract. My heels clicked sharply against the floor as I walked away—faster than necessary, but I needed space. Air. Distance.
Because honestly... what the hell?
A pretend girlfriend? A contracted pretend girlfriend? And he expected me to just nod and smile and sign away my life for three months?
I rubbed my temple. Did he think I was desperate? Or bored? Or so easily manipulated?
I got back to my desk, flopped into my chair and stared at my computer screen. I couldn’t focus. My stomach twisted—not from nerves, but from this awful sense that he thought I’d say yes without a second thought.
And that’s what bothered me the most.
He didn’t even try to convince me. Just dropped the offer on the table like it was inevitable.
God. The audacity.
ADRIEN’S POV
She said no.
She actually said no.