Chapter 1908

“If I refuse, you’ll make things difficult, won’t you?” she challenged, her tone subdued.

“Absolutely,” Mark confessed without evasion.

Expecting outrage, he was met instead with acquiescence.

“Fine, I’ll dine with you, Mr.

Evans,” she conceded, her usage of “Mr.

Evans” laced with sarcasm.

Mark detected the derision but remained unfazed.

His primary concern was his longing for her.

He suggested picking her up, but she preferred to drive independently.

Ultimately, they agreed to meet at their familiar haunt, reserving the usual private dining area.

few dishes, each a favorite of

appeared, her

eyed the assistant,

behind the departing

up

in the evening, and she hadn’t

her, a rare

mood was surprisingly

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sparing

eating little, studied her profile, and then ventured,

“He wasn’t the one.

each other,” Cecilia responded

silent sigh of relief

a cup of

kind she

She accepted without objection.

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