Enchanted Nightfall: Falling for Destiny

Chapter 49

Tyrone’s face went from zero to thundercloud in a split second after hearing those words,

Quintessa reached out, stroked his cheek with a casual touch, and licked her lips with at rogue’s grin, “I recall you weren’t so modest back in the day, Mr. York. You tore my dress off with such ease! Remember that swarm of paparazzi? You were quite the exhibitionist, clinging to me like we were two halves of a whole. And now you’re playing shy? That’s a

new one on me.”

Tyrone was speechless. He felt as though the tables had turned. Had his thunder been stolen?

For the first time, Tyrone felt a peculiar sense of suffocation, but couldn’t quite put his finger on it.

Quintessa turned to grab her purse, ‘Alright, you’ve had your bit of fun, and I’ve got places to be. Play nice, will you?”

like a parent bribing a tantrum–throwing toddler with a piece of candy. Tyrone wiped the lipstick from the corner of his mouth and suddenly

and slipped something into her embrace. She looked down to see a

she often wore.

looked up at Tyrone, who was all cool detachment, “It’s got my number

was clear: from now on, she’d better call

which, to this day, Tyrone hadn’t confessed to pocketing that night. No matter. She had kept it in

A trade–in? Since when did you become so petty, Tyrone York? Trying to woo a woman with a phone? It’ll take more than that to get

“Whatever

phone into her bag and playfully tapped Tyrone’s chin, “Sure thing. You just wait and see. I’ll have you

told Tyrone his money was nothing to her. She wasn’t bluffing. If she wanted to, she could make

bill.

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business to attend to, Mr. York. Not all of us can live without e financial worry In the

me, and you’ll never worry about anything but

comment made Quintessa want to slap him right there. Gritting her teeth and arching an eyebrow, she retorted, “That’s a job for