Your Gold Digger is Actually A True Heiress by Vera Fiore

Chapter 177

Chapter 177

“You did that deliberately, didn’t you?” Thalia’s cheeks burned–this fame from embarrassment.

That had been an accident! A complete accident! Surely Rupert wouldn’t think they’d bean terraty Ksing in her

office?

It wasn’t that she cared about Rupert’s feelings, but she genuinely didn’t want anyone misinterpreting her relationship with Asher.

Regardless of who that person might be.

Asher tilted his head slightly, regarding her. “Did what?”

“You know exactly what you did!” Thalia gritted her teeth. “You deliberately moved closer so I’d accidentally touch your lips, knowing you’d get lipstick on you, specifically so Rupert would see it Admit in

Asher shrugged, his lips curved in amusement. “Wanting a kiss was genuine, but I honestly didn’t realize there was lipstick involved.”

“Drop the innocent act,” Thalia scoffed. “If you didn’t know, why were you smirking at Rupert?”

Asher maintained his look of exaggerated innocence. “Was I? It wasn’t intentional. I’d just had a little kiss with my darling–I couldn’t help smiling from sheer happiness.”

“Asher Blackwood!” Thalia snapped, grabbing a box of tissues from her desk and hurling it at him.

Asher caught it effortlessly. “Yes, I’m right here!”

He was grinning now, his dark eyes dancing with mischief.

“I am not your ‘darling‘! Stop with these ridiculous terms. I absolutely detest flippancy!” Thalia glared at him, pointing emphatically toward the door. “Now, this instant, get out!”

“As you wish.” Asher, having finished shredding the papers, obediently headed for the door. “Next ume you need odd jobs done, I’m at your service.”

Thalia fumed. “Out!”

As Asher left the office, he nearly collided with Lucy Jenkins.

“Good afternoon, Mr. Blackwood.” Lucy smiled politely, then froze when she noticed the lipstick on his lip.

“Hello,” Asher replied, clearly in excellent spirits.

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of the lipstick, but he feigned

lit up with

was

brilliant! Mr. Blackwood and Ms. Winters have been

ship lives on!

the lift, Rupert happened to be leaving the

seeing Asher, his tone carried a distinct erige of Blackwood seems to be thoroughly enjoying his

expression remained cheerful. “That she’d ask me to means we’re close. She feels comfortable enough to ask favors of me. Notice

to impose on

Rupert: “.

at twisting reality to suit

that didn’t reach his eyes. “Mr. Blackwood certainly has a unique sense of

The lift arrived.

and both

expression?” In the mirrored interior of the lift, Rupert’s handsome face

smiled dismissively. “And has Mr. Lysander heard the saying ‘You don’t fish off the company pier“?”

momentarily silenced.

to waters that have already proven barren, surely the former offers more promise? The latter has already disappointed, while waters unexplored might

the two men, neither willing to

“Is that so? I rather think differently. Someone who has rejected you once will reject you again. A lack of feeling is precisely that a lack of feeling. Likewise, someone who loved once can love again,

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absence is equally

eyes darkening to unfathomable depths.

with their entire being, only to be devastatingly hurt by the person they trusted most–who would be foolish enough to give that person

smile faded. He

reached the underground car

The doors opened.

Asher exited first.

followed, his expression grim.

Blackwood. We

work on Friday, Thalia was just leaving her office when she

Winters, there’s something I feel I

is it?” Thalia

to discuss it,” Rupert said. “Fancy a walk in

to have something genuinely important

April evenings were growing

the glow of sunset

carried the promise