Chapter 267

Mandy stared at him, her expression unreadable.

Realizing he'd crossed a line, Liam fell silent. After what had almost happened between them last time, it was no wonder she wanted nothing to do with him-let alone accept a ride home.

He immediately dropped the teasing tone. "Let me take you to your hotel," he offered quietly.

Mandy didn't refuse.

The car ride was tense, weighed down by everything unspoken.

Mandy kept her eyes fixed on the passing city lights, her face half-lit by the golden haze of street lamps flickering by. Shadows danced across her features, revealing nothing.

Liam watched her in the rearview mirror, catching her frosty demeanor. He sighed, resigned. Clearly, his behavior last time had scared her.

He couldn't blame her. She was just a college student-young, earnest, a little naïve. He really needed to stop with the boundary-pushing jokes before she started thinking of him as some creepy old man.

What Liam didn't realize was that, if Mandy hadn't assumed he was gay, she would have made her move on him long ago.

long. Liam parked, stepped

he handled the check-in process for her, making sure everything

out the

out of line before. I'm sorry," Liam said, his voice low and sincerely apologetic. "This is a token of my

ultimately pressed the card into her hand with a firmness that left little room

actually

her voice as cool as ever. Only she knew how desperately she wanted the money. But she had to keep up appearances. Her image couldn't crack

card right back.

was stubborn, a little rebellious, but still had that unspoiled honesty of a university

dollars-most people wouldn't turn that down. But Mandy? She didn't even hesitate. His opinion of her

least his efforts tonight hadn't been

for you, so take it. If you don't want it, toss it in the trash. I

room for argument, eyes glinting

to leave. As he walked away, he couldn't help but arch an eyebrow, secretly pleased with himself. Surely that little show of confidence had left

watching his retreating back, was fighting back a

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