Chapter 63

Jerome caught a glimpse of Quintessa’s sultry red lips and felt his Adam’s apple bob. Closing his eyes, he leaned in to plant a kiss!

But Quintessa was quick to put a stop to it, placing her index finger on Jerome’s lips: she uttered, “Dream on. I’m not that easy to get. Otherwise, you wouldn’t still be trying so hard, would you?”

Jerome chuckled softly, utterly enchanted by her resistance. Despite knowing that her heart wasn’t in it, that she was cold, cunning, and quick to turn her back, he couldn’t help but be drawn to her.

She was the prey just out of reach, but he couldn’t get a taste, like an intoxicating poppy – stunningly beautiful yet deadly poisonous.

fatally alluring to a man because one might only encounter her once in a lifetime. Missing out would be

she was, within his reach, a prize Jerome was

Quintessa’s chin, “That role is yours for the

And what about that

around her, Jerome was desperate for her. He replied, “Zenobia? She’s nothing compared to you. You could be on set

Quintessa’s allure. Yet, this woman was

once told me never to trust the words of a man who’s only after one thing.

lot, the least trustworthy

her comment; he only smiled wider,

tie, Quintessa twirled it around her fingers, “I want to see action. Give Zenobia the boot and bring me on board. Until I

“Once you get the part, I

was sure that once Quintessa secured the role, she’d drop him without a second glance. Quintessa was the kind of woman who didn’t

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