Your Gold Digger is Actually A True Heiress by Vera Fiore

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Winters & Associates was thriving with an ever–increasing caseload, prompting the recent recruitment of teneral new solicitors and their assistants.

The HR, Finance, and Administrative departments had likewise expanded, adding fresh faces to their teams.

As the firm grew, its policies and procedures became increasingly sophisticated to match its new scale.

Thanks to Asher’s interventions, the staff now enjoyed gourmet refreshments every few days, which had nofoall brightened the office atmosphere. Thalia couldn’t deny seeing a marked improvement in everyone’s motration and efficiency.

She had to admit–begrudgingly–that Asher’s “charm offensive” was actually working,

Her only headache was Asher’s persistent presence at the firm, appearing two or even three days out of the the day workweek.

Under the paper–thin pretense of “checking on case progress,” heaven only knew what his real agenda was Whenever he appeared, the female staff would become visibly flustered, stealing glances at him and completely losing focus on their work.

That afternoon, Asher arrived once again.

He strolled into Thalia’s office with the easy confidence of someone who belonged there, settled on the sofa, and casually poured himself a cup of tea, acting as though the law firm were his second home.

Thalia kept her eyes fixed on her computer screen, methodically typing legal documents without even a fleeting glance in his direction. For all the attention she gave him, the distinguished man sitting in her office might as well have been invisible.

Asher sat quietly, sipping his tea.

He made no attempt to interrupt her work.

After a couple of sips, he placed the cup on the coffee table, crossed his long legs casually, and let his gaze rest on

Thalia.

From his vantage point, her profile was perfectly framed.

For work, she wore subtle makeup, her long hair neatly pinned back, dressed in a light caramel–colered perfectly balanced professional authority with refined elegance.

Her skin had a healthy glow against the neutral tones of her outfit. In profile, the elegant line of her nose was more pronounced, and her long eyelashes flickered slightly with each blink.

Asher’s dark eyes remained focused on her, his Adam’s apple shifting almost imperceptibly.

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God, she’s beautiful.

I want to kiss her.

Perhaps sensing his unwavering attention, Thalia turned to look at him.

Their eyes met across the room.

openly, making no attempt to disguise his interest.

fingers paused over the keyboard, her brow

to maintain the charade of ignoring him, she spoke with evident irritation: “Finding yourself with an abundance of free time,

pleasure. “Simply stealing a moment from

concern? These constant inspection visits suggest

lack of trust.”

curving slightly. “I am concerned, but not about your firm. My concern

be?” Thalia’s

Lysander,” Asher said quietly.

was momentarily speechless. “What exactly has

my staff–would Ms. Winters not consider that provocation?”

Thalia: “…”

weighted silence fell between them.

a beat, Asher continued with a self–satisfied smile: “Not that my people are so easily poached.

stack of papers on her desk. “If you’re genuinely

he

over with natural grace, and collected the stack of papers. Rather than retreating, however, Asher leaned down, his face unnecessarily close

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close, the subtle notes of his expensive

voice carried that particular husky quality that seemed calculated to disarm.

Traitorously.

being deliberately provocative. She was

rising to her cheeks–purely from annoyance,

a shredder of that size staring you in the face?” Her tone was sharp

exactly?” he persisted.

head to point, and her

sprang to her feet instantly.

even closer, which had caused the

her face. “Would you kindly stop this ridiculous behavior? I’m exceptionally busy and

papers from the desk and adopted a gentler, placating tone:

a complete idiot?” Thalia’s face flushed crimson, her voice

to the shredder and began methodically feeding in the papers. “Don’t be cross. Let me make it up to you with dinner–that Korean barbecue place you’re so fond of.”

“Absolutely not!”

someone knocked on the

took a deep breath to compose herself before saying, “Come in.”

an amused expression. “Since when does the illustrious CEO of Blackwood Group perform tasks typically assigned to

a teasing smile. “Ms. Winters, when did our modest firm become

no mood for banter.

darkened visibly, her tone clipped: “Some people evidently have an excess

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faded as concern took

present, and your arrival has interrupted her concentration. Hardly cause for celebration, wouldn’t

Thalia: ”

wrong footed. “Should I come back later,