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His burning palm pressed down on mine, and my cool fingers trembled instinctively as I pulled away.

“Mr. Jennings, why don’t you just take me home?” I said, my mind a mess. But there was a firm voice inside me, reminding me not to get involved with him.

Edward’s face stiffened a little, his voice rough. “Victoria, can’t we just have a meal together as friends?”

I froze for a moment, looking at him. “Friends?”

“Didn’t you just say it’s hard to find a true friend? I don’t have many friends–most are just business associates. It’s rare to hear anything genuine. Will you stay and eat with me?” Edward looked at me, his eyes full of pleading.

My mind just blanked out.

He’d just said he wasn’t interested in making friends, and now he wanted to be friends? Guess guys can be just as unpredictable.

“As friends, we can have a meal together, right?” Edward said, seeing I was quiet. He flashed me a genuine smile.

He was already good–looking, and that mature, irresistible vibe he had was hard to ignore—especially when he looked at me so sincerely. I could barely hold my ground.

before I even knew what

a relaxed smile. “I don’t usually let women pick up

first time for everything. Let’s break that

nodded. “Alright, it’s

having steak. He ordered a bottle of red

waiting for our food, my phone rang. It was a work call

with one of the city’s elite families about a wedding. They weren’t happy with the contract we’d signed and were stirring up trouble, even threatening to take it

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a big deal. I immediately told them to send me both versions of the contract so I could

was for a local tycoon in Shaville,

original contract, they kept tacking on more and more conditions. It’s honestly

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