ty. The vehicle belongs to Wesley, not me, and he's the one who issued the invoic

r she had saved was meant for Joy's operation. Set

Harrison with you? Would it be possible for m

gh someone else's account." Colin

, Eliana asked, "Then may I c

ppropriate. Any professional matter must be arr

on her phone, a crease f

ley trying t

he had recognized her, his personality alone guarante

e creating so

matter to court would almost certainly end badly for her.

ory Bennett, an infamous ladies' man, invit

every invitation he had extended, yet his interest never seemed to fade. No

however, sh

at Wesley would al

herself with a face mask and a baseball ca

r heavily disguised look. "Wha

k with t

conta

u think?" s

nt vanished

or victory. He had even boasted to his friends that

early wasn't

pointed Cory. As soon as they stepped i

tery woman? Why's s

? Come on, Cory, let us

is expression turning sour.

ing a small cough and a polite smile. "I've got

room before a lazy, amused voic

has Ms. Martin bee

ed casually into his pockets and a

drop the instant Wesle

looked toward Wesley, following

e guests as silent questions se

y offered no comment. He merely took his seat, his

rd tension. "Colin, you're a

dent in his eyes. "Ms. Martin is quite remarkable. Yesterday she man

trained smile. "It

around her made it clear no one believed it. After a mome

iana had somehow offended Wesley, and he show

ignored the various attempts people

, inscrutable, and

ightness and darkness across his features, givin

struck Eliana: thi

and every strange interacti

what r

such an elaborate charade? Yet if he didn't, wh

etic, tried to reassure her with a few half-hearted comments b

rise from his seat and make his w

ck, decorated with telescopes and soft ambi

tion, she foll

efore abandoning the door and attempting to scale the railing instead. She had barely lifted one leg across

staggered backward and collided ha