There was a sudden surge of hostility in Griffon's eyes.

Griffon opened his mouth and was about to ask Jackson something when Tara walked in.

"Griffon, here you are!"

Jackson looked at Ms. Thorin, then turned to Griffon. "I'll leave you to have lunch with your girlfriend."

Instead of schooling his tone, Jackson allowed the sarcasm out. After all, Griffon was the one who'd mocked him for bringing his girlfriend to the bidding.

Griffon held some sort of secret grudge against him, so nothing Jackson could say or do was going to affect the outcome of the bidding. Jackson turned his back to Griffon and resumed

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to have lunch with her, he walked out of the restaurant without even a

he acted as

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Taya

her chin, and her dark hair spread across the pillow. Long eyeslashes rested on her cheeks, and her face looked serene, all of the worry lines that crossed over it while she was awake now

feared she would feel uncomfortable from the half-sitting posture. Surely, the position would put a kink in her neck. After thinking for a while, he picked her up to lay her on the larger

his arms. It felt familiar, like he had done this many times before in

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