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.

out a wet wipe from the table. He wiped each finger, cleaning any trace of contact as if

scorn as he glared at her. "Is this how

a flicker of panic flashed in her eyes. She could see the sheer loathing in his gaze and the deadly

buying it. If anything, he looked ready to

this

she could utter a word, Austin turned and strode out of the

glancing at his watch with a smirk. For years, there hadn't been a single

a matter of time before he came crawling back. He was eager to acknowledge Zane as

he nearly grinned from ear to ear, his foot

Zane turned

was he

The

gut. Austin's presence was suffocating, his person laced with a lethal chill. It was obvious that

kind of man would turn down a woman like Tahlia?

even Zane would have

plastered a

could finish, Austin had already pulled out his

was frigid as he demanded, "Investigate Dawson Corporation.

went black for a second, and

knew that

company. Panic surged through him. Dawson Corporation was his life's work. He couldn't afford to lose

to vanish from sight, Zane finally scrambled after