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isk. With his reputation, being associa

lips, he asked in a low voice, "What kind of charm do you think you po

e froze, momentarily

t here she was, being dismissed s

t so easily. If subtlety wouldn't wo

rs, Adeline inhaled deepl

paring a basin of c

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nt," Adeline rema

ing her curiously. "I pay him

t in her eyes, "Then if I paid yo

ave her

p returned with t

nd took the basin. Enough of the end

Elijah watched on, the woman he had thought unattractive changed in an instant. With one quick move, she y

breathtaking-luminous eyes, a delicate nose, an

ed at Adelin

hat non

re them was a

rame. Her damp lashes clumped into soft strands, giving her a delic

tarily speechless as

ree to a partnership. That's fine. I can wait. What matters is that I prove my determination to work w

Are you planning to disrupt

t's hardly an inconvenience. It

that kind of t

you prevent a looming crisis for both

ing corporations in Waemery. Do you

I hadn't stepped in, you might have let those flatterers sway you into signing a reckle

t to be crossed, given the

crossed one of such lines

nce to start with, and because of his shor

ng, he wrapped an arm around her neck, his lips brushing against her ear. When he spoke, h

e darted a desperate glance at Ph

about to intervene when Elijah suddenly let her go. Casually,

reminded him of the fresh mountain breeze drifting in through an open window at dawn or th

that scent reached him, Elijah

than any medicine h

wasn't entirely u

shaken form, though he still had no intention of

ecided to respond, P

is, it's

nstructed, assuming i

e heard the familiar, naggi

to get married was right here and

e you planning to avoid me? When will you fin

arly thirty! If you keep dragging this out, how do you expect me

et them. In fact, I have three more waiting. I'll arrange them all if

through the meeting room, and Eli

is silence and rigid expression told her j

ed mischi

e knew she was scheming again. This

d," he declared