m her encounter with the cold businessman. She had work to

is piercing gaze from

eality. The older woman was giving her a pointed look. "Sto

nnie mumbled, hur

etween him and Victoria Hayes? If they had broken up, why did she sti

ing, letting the rhythmic hum of t

That

e cold New York air biting against her skin. The streets were alive with glowing lights

ack car, the same one from earlier, pulled up be

was

now, without the glamorous boutique setting, so

te?" His voice wa

caught off guar

the dimly lit street behind her. "It's not

rms. "I've been d

change. "That doesn'

ure why he suddenly

upted, gesturing t

short laugh.

e you a r

nd he didn't exactly radiate warmth. But something abou

ment, she opened the do

tween them. She stole a glance at him. He was staring out the window, his

oing this?" sh

ok at her. "

led her. Instead, it made her

tly was

el like this was o