Salute To The General

What?

Her response shocked Donovan so much that it left him frozen in place.

Not only did Ava show no interest in him whatsoever, but she also viewed him as a threat and warned him to stay away.

Haha! That's the bodyguard of the president's wife, you idiot! She was raised in the freaking military! A woman like her is not one you can ever hope to sleep with, Donovan! Carlos thought to himself when he saw the awkward look on Donovan's face.

"Av, be nice," Nathan said with a chuckle. He then turned toward Carlos as he continued, "Ambassador Knight, is the auction about to begin?"

Having read between the lines, Carlos understood that Nathan wanted him to get rid of Donovan.

"You're right. The auction is about to begin. We'll be excusing ourselves for now, Mr. Teatham!" he said while ushering them toward their seats.

Despite having been rejected harshly by Ava earlier, Donovan still refused to give up on her.

She's an icy-cold beauty who likes playing hard to get, huh? That's fine by me!

Winning a girl like that over makes it all the more rewarding anyway!

said, "Haha! What a coincidence! My seat is right next to yours!

a helpless

on, let's go get seated,"

paddles. After sitting down next to Carlos, Donovan glanced at Ava, who was two seats away from him. He asked, "Ms. Quinn, would you like something to drink? I can have someone bring

was into her. However, Ava simply sat up straight in her chair and

at him,

was the second time

thirsty, Hubby!" Penny

nodded at her and said, "Go fetch

Sir!" Ava replied and

felt both turned on and angry as he

around? I bet the only reason Ava takes orders from him is that he is her boss and comes from a wealthy family! Looks like I'll have to assert my dominance in order to impress her and humiliate

a hostile glare

so focused on

he

and impress Ava t t notice