Drunk and Daring I Kissed a Tycoon

Chapter 14

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.

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

hoped to use her looks to

explaining herself. There was no

stay any longer. Feeling

you for the lesson. I'll

wait for his response before

...

returned, they were surprised to

"Where's Vespera?" Yasmine asked.

"She left," Dominic replied.

Vespera's job application had been rejected, but she couldn't understand why. Things had seemed to be going well

hold back, she said, "Mr. Reid,

her off. "She doesn't look

sharp, immediately caught

had always believed she understood men well, convinced that most would fall for this kind of approach. But Dominic proved to be

she arrived. I thought she looked too formal in those long sleeves and pants, so I made

a

...

Feeling drained, she slumped into the chair in front of her

wondered if she was truly nothing without Eclipse

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

missed calls popped up. There were calls from Luke and others from

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

brief silence on the other end before Yasmine finally said, "I should be the

need many words to understand

to give it a shot. You've already helped

that. Listen, I explained the outfit thing to Dominic, but he didn't say much. I

head.

that, Yasmine didn't press

up, Vespera curled up in bed. When her mood

heard the sound of

and squinted her eyes open. Luke stood by her bed,

with him. Turning away, she yanked the blanket over

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