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.

was so flushed she could feel the

that she had hoped to use her looks

bother explaining herself. There

was too embarrassed to stay any longer. Feeling

you for the lesson. I'll be

even wait for his response before turning

...

Yasmine and Alban returned, they were surprised to see

"Where's Vespera?" Yasmine asked.

"She left," Dominic replied.

Vespera's job application had been rejected, but she couldn't understand why. Things

to hold back, she said,

cut her off. "She doesn't look

ever sharp, immediately caught onto

this kind of approach. But Dominic proved to be an exception, entirely indifferent to such

fault! Vespera wasn't dressed like this when she arrived. I thought she looked too formal in those long sleeves and

at a

...

got home, Vespera changed her clothes. Feeling drained, she slumped into the chair in front of her

truly

to apologize to Yasmine.

turned it on, countless missed calls popped up. There were calls from Luke

Luke's calls and immediately called Yasmine back. "Sorry, sorry. I wasn't feeling great and had a little low blood sugar, so I left early. I forgot to tell

silence on the other end before

didn't need many words to understand each

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

on, don't talk about that. Listen, I explained the outfit thing to Dominic, but he didn't say much. I got his

head. "Forget it. Tavian Group and I

Yasmine didn't press

her mood was

she heard the sound

open. Luke stood by her bed,

to deal with him. Turning away, she yanked

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