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Did you really think I’d be interested in your property?”
The astonishment and shock in his eyes were clear.
But he masked them soon, clearing his throat.
“How did you know?
And of course not, Rosebud.
I’ll never think of you like that.”
“It doesn’t matter how did I know.
And if not that, then why the hell did you do it?
I don’t have any interest in your business.
Change it!”
“I’m sorry, Rosebud.
I can’t agree to this condition of yours.”
“Why?”
I snapped.
“I said I don’t need them.
Why does everything that belongs to you would belong to me too?
I’ve no right on them!”
Leaning in, he pressed his forehead against mine.
“Because I belong to you, my Rosebud.
Just like you belong to me.
So, everything that I own automatically becomes yours.
It’s the truth.
And I just made it official.
Nothing unexpected.”
My breath hitched, heart fluttered inside my chest.
A blush rose in my cheeks.
“T-that doesn’t make any sense.
I don’t need anything from you.”
Why did his words have such an effect on me all the time?
“I know.
But I need you to accept it.
Everywhere my name will be, I want yours beside mine,” he said, peering down my soul.
“And if something happens to me, I’ll rest in peace knowing that everything I worked hard for will be in my Rosebud’s hands.”
A chill ran through my veins as something squeezed my chest at the thought of losing him.
“What do you mean?
What will happen to you?
Don’t talk rubbish!”
my voice rose as I spoke, hands fisting on his shirt.
Why would he say something like that?
FORTY-FOUR: PERVERT
A soft chuckle left him.
“Of course, Rosebud.
Nothing will happen to me.
I’m just stating facts.”
“Then it’s a really absurd one!
And you’ll emotionally blackmail me to get me into your court now?
Because that’s not happening!”
“I’m not blackmailing you.
And what’s done is done.
It’s not negotiable anymore.”
My lips pressed tight.
“What if I run away with all your money?”
Another laugh.
“You can take anything you want, baby.
Everything is yours.
Just make sure you also take me along.
Because I can’t live without you.”
I could feel my cheeks and neck heating up again at his cheeky response.
Now he was flirting with me?
Unbelievable man!
I wiggled out of his arms.
“Whatever you say, I’ll make you take everything back from me.
Or I will give it back to you!”
He quirked a brow.
“It’s non reversal, Rosebud.”
“We’ll see!”
Huffing, I turned around and walked away.
“Where are you going?”
His footsteps behind me reached my ears.
“To the meeting.
With the responsibility you gave me, do I have any other choice?”
I replied, without stopping.
“Right.
But what about my forgiveness?
You didn’t forgive me yet.”
“I said I’d consider.
And you didn’t agree to my second condition.”
He groaned.
“Now that’s not fair, Rosebud.
I agreed to one, even though it was too much for me to do.
And the second one wasn’t negotiable.”
He continued to walk after me down the hallway outside of his office.
“It’s absolutely fair.
The deal was for two conditions, and you only agreed to one.”
“I can still keep my men after you, you know.”
“You can’t.
You promised.”
I wasn’t bothered by his threat.
He was bound by his promise here.
He stayed quiet.
Huh?
Accepted defeat so soon?
An involuntary smile tugged at my lips as I walked ahead of him.
I wasn’t letting the equal owner thing go so easily.
I’d give it back to him today or tomorrow.
At least I got his men off my back.
A masculine groan reached my ears.
What was that?
Turning over my shoulder, I looked at him.
His heated gaze set on my butt.
With wide eyes and flushed cheeks, I turned back my head and walked as fast as I could.
Pervert!
After the meeting,
when I strolled out from the conference room, leaving Ace behind to discuss something with some of the board members, I spotted Tobias.
“Hey!
You’re here at this time?”
It was almost lunch hour.
“Yeah, remember the project Achilles invested in my startup company?
I needed to discuss something with him.”
Oh, I almost forgot about that.
And thanking him for helping Tobias also slipped my mind.
But I couldn’t let one thing slip at that moment, the one that was nagging me in the back of my head since the meeting with Warner.
“Ace is still busy with some board members.
Why don’t we hang out at my office until he is free?”
I needed to dig out information about Arthur from him.
He nodded.
“Sure!”
Once we were in the safety of my office, out of anyone’s earshot, I didn’t waste anymore time.
“What do you know about Arthur?”
He halted his movement in the air from settling his ass on the chair to look at me.
Then taking a seat, he raised a brow.
“That he’s Achilles and Caleb’s uncle and is a good man?
Why do you ask?”
I rolled my eyes.
How informative!
“I didn’t ask you his identity.
I asked if you know more about him.
Like his background and past.”
“Wait.
Does Achilles know his Rosebud’s interest is shifting from him to his uncle?
I know even at this age, he is quite fit.
But c’mon Em!
Isn’t it going out of the line?”
he teased.
My mouth twisted in disgust.
“Shut the hell up!
I need some information about him to clear up some doubt of mine.
So, speak up now.
Don’t waste my time!”
His posture straightened.
“Doubt?
What’s happening here, Em?”
I sighed.
“I can’t tell you anything right now, Tobi.
Once I sort everything out, I’ll let you know.
So please, help me here.”
He slowly nodded.
“All right.
I don’t know what doubt you have about him.
He’s a trustworthy man.
And really close to Achilles and Caleb.”
Unbuttoning his coat, he leaned against the chair.
“Anyway, as far as I know, he spent a big chunk of years of his life in the UK.
His relationship with Achilles’s father wasn’t good.
Due to some conflict, his father sent him away to the UK when he was quite young.