Her Hidden Crowns (Suzanne and Austin)

Chapter 238

Jenson smiled softly as he looked at Suzanne, his tone warm and gentle.

"Suzanne, you've been so busy at work lately. I noticed you haven't been replying to my messages."

He stood up and politely pulled out a chair for her, the picture of a perfect gentleman. Suzanne glanced at him but said nothing as she sat down.

Jenson had been reaching out to her more frequently these past few days, and Suzanne knew it wasn't for no reason. She didn't bother with small talk and cut straight to the point. She asked, "What do you want?"

She wasn't naive enough to think Seline had gone through all this trouble just so Jenson could have coffee with her.

Suzanne's cold demeanor didn't sit well with Jenson. A flicker of irritation crossed his eyes, but he quickly masked it with a smile. He sat back down and slid a cup of coffee toward her.

"It's been a while since we've spent time together," he said smoothly. "How about dinner tonight?"

win Suzanne over. Jenson assumed it would

Suzanne replied

motive, and

light. "Suzanne, my last project just wrapped up, so I have some free time now. Once I

used to complain about him never having time for her. Surely, she'd appreciate the effort now. But Suzanne just stared at him, a

your company?" she said, her voice dripping with sarcasm. She looked him up and down, her expression full of disdain. "You've got some

darkened. "Suzanne, what's gotten into you? You've

then, so why should I care about you now? Do you think I'm still that same girl who followed you around like a lost puppy? That part of me is

boiling over. "Suzanne, don't

to back down. Jenson had assumed she had changed, but to his surprise, she was even more difficult than before. She was

let out a laugh. She was completely exasperated. She had never

the year. Did