She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

Chapter 34

Chapter 34

034 A Good Story

Scarlett's

POV

"Sorry!" I blurt, taking my eyes off his table, even more nervous, "It's just...I mean..."

I can feel my ears burning up. I'm lousy at this kind of stuff. I'd choose to deal with writing over people any time of the week, especially a businessman like him.

"Relax, I was just joking," He laughs, reaching out for a handshake, "I don't imagine you'd be interested in it."

I don't know how to answer this out-of-nowhere comment that seems to have some deeper meaning behind it, so I choose to ignore it and answer the one before that:

"Thanks for the concern. The trip isn't so bad," I take his hand, adding when he cocked his eyebrows lightly, "I took the subway over, for that exact reason."

He laughs.

I always knew him as the bad boy in school, one that nobody dares to mess with. So it's actually an interesting feeling to see such a warm, friendly laugh from a guy like Adrian Dunn. And it helps me calm down.

that you weren't coming." He pulls the chair out for me before going back to his own seat across the table,

the "Z house"

come up. "There are...standard procedures still, but I can

in this field, nor any experience. I wouldn't even get a chance to lay out my

delay is only because he saw my text to Adrian and he is just delaying to mess up my plan. Adrian's hawk eyes nail on me, and I feel like

moment when I can't help but leave that seat, he says: "I

surprise. So this is

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I saw it more of a deal than a serious

an eyebrow, smirking, "I mean, I WOULD be willing to pay handsomely for news like that, but I don't think there is a need to be nervous about

with a serious tone, but somehow I

wanted to

that

just feel bad not

Sebastian

lifts his fox eyelashes, observing me with smirky

nervously. It sounds like he is flirting, but I'm not sure. I suddenly understand why the

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