Chapter 14

Tina asked, "Luke, what are you looking at?"

She tugged on Luke's sleeve when she noticed him zoning out.

His line of sight had been blocked by the trees along the path, obscuring whatever

had caught his attention. He withdrew his gaze and said, "Nothing."

He focused on the road ahead, but his thoughts were unsettled.

Vespera followed after Dominic.

He stood near a tree, taking a call, while she trailed close behind. He glanced over his shoulder at her.

Realizing he was on the phone, she quickly stopped in her tracks and took a few steps back, retreating into a small pavilion designed to look like a giant mushroom.

She rubbed her forehead and thought, "God, I'm an idiot."

When Dominic ended the call, she walked over, awkwardly trying to act casual. "Mr. Reid, you're sharp as ever. I can't even read a situation properly, so I guess I really am unfit to be your secretary. Sorry for the disturbance."

Dominic raised an eyebrow. "You followed me all the way here just to prove you're not suitable for the job? To tell me this?"

Vespera had no defense against his words.

She forced a laugh. There was no hope of getting the job, so she might as well be honest. "Of course not. I followed you because I wanted to fight for the opportunity.

"But considering the terrible first impression I left, plus how embarrassing today has been, there's no way you'd consider me. I just figured I'd end this sooner rather than later-without making things worse."

Dominic's expression remained cold. "You think that's why I rejected you?" Vespera asked, "Isn't it?"

"You came to apply as my secretary dressed like this. If I hired you, people would assume I'm the kind of man who only cares about appearances."

He leaned down slightly, lowering his voice. "And if I really did care about that, I wouldn't need to make it so obvious, would I?"

Vespera's face flushed instantly.

of her ears, she was so flushed she could feel the heat radiating

her looks to get the job, but

explaining herself. There

she was too embarrassed to stay any longer. Feeling

for the lesson.

even wait for his response before turning

...

Alban returned, they were surprised to see Dominic

"Where's Vespera?" Yasmine asked.

"She left," Dominic replied.

She immediately realized that Vespera's job application had been rejected, but she couldn't understand why.

she said, "Mr.

cut her off. "She doesn't look like

immediately caught onto

well, convinced that most would fall for this kind of approach. But Dominic proved to be

a misunderstanding. It's my fault! Vespera wasn't dressed like this when she arrived. I thought she looked too formal

a loss for

...

Feeling drained, she slumped into

she was truly

her phone to apologize to Yasmine. She had put her phone on silent so she wouldn't be disturbed during job

soon as she turned it on, countless missed calls popped up. There were calls

feeling great and had

before Yasmine finally said, "I should be the

people didn't need many

I just wanted to give it a shot. You've already helped me

about that. Listen, I explained the outfit thing to Dominic, but he didn't say much. I got his number from Alban. Do you want

thought for a few seconds before shaking her head. "Forget it. Tavian Group and I aren't meant to

Yasmine

her mood

the sound of

squinted her eyes open. Luke stood by her bed,

with him. Turning

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