Her Hidden Crowns (Suzanne and Austin)

Chapter 281

Just then, Austin abruptly stood up. With a heavy thud, Tahlia hit the floor, but he only looked down at her with cold disgust.

"Get lost!" he snapped, his voice sharp as ice.

Had she been a man, Austin might have already thrown a punch. His fists were clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white. He could barely restrain the urge to strike.

Tahlia, now on the floor and clutching her elbow, looked up at him with teary eyes.

"Mr. Hall, that hurt. Can you help me?" she asked.

Tahlia refused to believe this was happening. No man had ever rejected her advances before. She had always been confident in her charm.

Biting her lip, she gazed up at Austin. Her fingers delicately tugged at his pant leg as she played the part of a fragile beauty to perfection.

Tahlia wasn't about to give up. Slowly, she traced her fingertips up the fabric of his trousers, her intentions crystal clear.

Austin's gaze darkened, his eyes cold as a storm. In a swift motion, he grabbed her wrist.

For a fleeting second, Tahlia thought he had given in. Excitement surged in her chest as she pressed closer to him.

But then he tightened his grip on Tahlia's wrist. A sickening pop echoed through the room.

Tahlia shrieked, her face turning ghostly pale as cold sweat dripped down her forehead.

the table. He wiped each finger, cleaning any trace of

with scorn as he glared at her. "Is this how the Dawson family negotiates

panic flashed in her eyes. She could see the

ready to erase the Dawson family for even daring to

wondered how this could be

utter a

while glancing at his watch with a smirk. For

matter of time before he

pleased that he nearly grinned from ear to

Zane turned around, he

Why was he already out

too fast. The two could barely have

Zane's gut. Austin's presence was suffocating, his person laced with a lethal

down a woman like Tahlia?

she weren't his daughter, even Zane would have pounced on

shoved the thought aside and plastered a smile, rising

could finish, Austin had already pulled out his

as he demanded, "Investigate Dawson

second, and he

that Austin was

through him. Dawson Corporation was his life's

to vanish from sight,