Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 615:

“Being friends with you isn’t a bad idea,” Burnet remarked.

Silver Fox, her cheeks bulging with food, gave Burnet a puzzled look. Her naive gaze only added to her charm in his eyes. Chuckling, he watched her with increased warmth and fondness.

“I said, being friends with you is pretty nice,” he reiterated.

Indeed, he had come to accept the reality. Since she had chosen to live as a lesbian, he couldn’t marry her but could be her friend instead. Though it was disappointing and all those years of hoping seemed wasted, his pursuit hadn’t been futile. She was the one he genuinely liked.

He appreciated her for who she was, not just for what she could have been to him. Whether as a wife or as a friend, she was still the one he cherished. Even though she had shifted from potential wife to just a friend—a transition that pained him—he was beginning to accept it slowly.

Perhaps Burnet had masked his feelings too effectively. Silver Fox, unable to detect any deeper emotion from his usually stoic demeanor, remained oblivious to his affection.

After swallowing all the food in her mouth, she looked at him with surprise. “You want to be friends with me?”

Burnet nodded in response. “Would that be alright?”

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need just any friends,” Silver Fox responded bluntly. “I

anger surged within him. “Don’t be so promiscuous. Aren’t you supposed to marry your president? If you’re getting married, you

needing a few moments to grasp that he had regarded her as a player among lesbians. Deciding that if he was bent on

expression softening as he

looked up sharply, her gaze intense. “Don’t drag

by her response, Burnet nodded. He had been concerned that Connor might have developed feelings for

Burnet stood

declined politely. “No, thank

option, Silver Fox followed him quietly. They took the elevator down together, and she

the ignition, when Silver

paused, retracing the meal in

he’d pushed his own towards her, which she had gladly finished off. She was usually so direct and hadn’t thought much of it at the time. Now, it dawned on her

of embarrassment and sneaked a peek at him. Just then, Burnet turned to look at her. Caught in the act of

“Seatbelt,” Burnet murmured.