Chapter 0122

SYDNEY'S POV

The both of us just remained there as we let his words hang in the air. Hi stared into mine and mine into his. He seemed to be baring his emotions. looked at me and let me look at him but he wasn't. There was still the unfathomable glint in his eyes that caused the hair on my body to stand a

as if my body might betray me.

I tried to figure out if he meant what he said... He was joking, I told myself. had to be joking because the last thing I would do is share his bed. I might desperate to protect my company and prevent it from collapsing and becoming a shadow of its former self but I was not that desperate. If worse comes to worse then we would simply shut Luxe Vogue down and carry on with Atelier Studios.

"Are you still there, Sydney?" His breath fanned my face and his fingers mad contact with my wrist as he attempted to bring my attention back to him.

I kicked my lips. "I should be asking you if your senses are still intact?" His face lit up as he laughed, "Trust me, they're very intact. I'm very aware tha had just invested a fortune in your company, Luxe Vogue and," his gaze slid downward then back to my face. "And I'm very aware of the condition I just suggested to add to the investment amount."

"And what's that condition?" I raised my brows as I asked, half angry and half amused.

lopsided grin and his voice

nice hearing him say my name

at

that he just spat out. I took

Perhaps, I had not heard him right. I chuckled lightly and raised

closer, "I've never been more

lifted very slightly as it

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then I would be too. As I folded my arms across my chest, I didn't miss

in this city, surely one or two of them would be curious about the taste of the

as if he had anticipated my response and he was humor that he turned out to be right. Maybe he was merely teasing me but it

and pushed him back with it. I transferred much strength to

Group," I held his gaze and said sternly,

hairline the same time his smirk annoyingly widened. Then he

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