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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Lany hindisied,

of the lipstick, but he feigned ignorance, giving het dig and heure

suddenly lit up

mind was racing.

Mr. Blackwood and Ms.

lives

for the lift, Rupert happened to be leaving the office on business.

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

means we’re close. She

to impose on you–suggests your relationship isn’t particularly

Rupert: “.

encountered someone so adept at twisting reality

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

The lift arrived.

and both men entered.

Mr. Blackwood heard that expression?” In the mirrored interior of the lift, Rupert’s handsome

“And has Mr. Lysander heard the saying ‘You don’t fish off

was momentarily silenced.

quickly recovered. “Between fishing near the pier and going back to waters that have already proven barren, surely the

between the two men, neither willing to

think differently. Someone who has rejected you once will reject you again. A lack of feeling is

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absence is equally definitive.”

tightened, his eyes

with their entire being, only to be devastatingly hurt by

He said

lift soon reached the

The doors opened.

Asher exited first.

his expression

shall see, Asher Blackwood. We shall see.

Thalia was just leaving her office when she ran into Rupert.

I feel I should clarify

is it?”

it,” Rupert said. “Fancy a walk in the park nearby? We can

seeing that Rupert seemed to have something genuinely important

April evenings were growing longer.

six, the glow of

already carried the promise