I looked at him with a teasing smile. “If you feel shortchanged, why not try to beat me at my own game? With your eye for picking top–tier female execs, I bet every woman you choose would be a total knockout.”

Jared’s expression soured, his voice going cold. “Victoria, there’s no need to jab at me here. If I really wanted to, I would’ve

found someone already.”

“Oh? Don’t tell me… you’re still saving yourself for me?” I grinned, closing the distance between us step by step.

Jared sucked in a breath and took half a step back, his handsome face flushing for no reason. His breathing grew heavier as he stared at me, eyes burning. “If I said yes, would you come back?”

I was just messing with him, but he actually took it seriously.

My teasing smile vanished and I replied flatly, “No.”

Jared’s chest rose and fell, the embarrassment fading from his face, replaced by a cold look. “How long are you going to

keep this up?”

I stared at him in surprise. Seriously? Jared’s asking something this childish?

“I plan to keep playing this game forever,” I said, arching an eyebrow with a grin. “So you’d better hurry up and find

someone to marry.”

said she doesn’t want a stepmom,” Jared said, his expression turning cold as ice. “She says you’re the

she’ll ever have.”

icy defenses cracked for a moment. I let out a soft

then

were at Nathan’s table, and by the time

to drink. Maybe it was because I looked good, but it felt like I was always in the spotlight. There were a few other gorgeous women at the table too, all arm candy brought by the investors. They were total

parties. The guys at the table were smooth operators, knew all the tricks when it came to drinking, and their banter was practically an art form. If

my glass and knocked back two drinks in a row, listening to all their smooth talk. After a few more rounds, I’d already passed out a bunch of my business cards. These were all future prospects–who knows,

reached out and snatched my glass away–Nathan and Jared. Jared was

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can’t really hold her liquor, so let’s not make things

they totally got what

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about to lose my nerve here. I’d already texted Melissa to come pick me up when things were

ended up wasted, I knew I’d have a ride

to the bone lately. You’re still young, but you’re already going gray. Today’s launch was a huge hit–you

said, “I won’t let anyone down. I’ll make sure

seemed tinged with red. He really looked like he’d had

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