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\u201cI asked you before, when you were using the identity of\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eleanor, always coming to see me, contacting me\u2026 besides\u00a0<\/p>\n
wanting me to partner with the Whitman group, did you have\u00a0<\/p>\n
any personal reasons?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adrian\u2019s voice was very soft, like the breeze blowing past,\u00a0<\/p>\n
carrying his words into Rebecca\u2019s ears.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She felt her heart skip a beat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She instinctively turned her head, her eyes meeting Adrian\u2019s.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thump, thump.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her heartbeat quickened. Rebecca thought that if lying really\u00a0<\/p>\n
made your nose grow, she\u2019d better not open her mouth right\u00a0<\/p>\n
now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She lied a lot.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But this time, she wanted to tell the truth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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As she spat out the word, sharp and clear, Rebecca could\u00a0<\/p>\n
clearly see Adrian\u2019s pupils contract, a subtle change.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As if filled with the satisfaction of being in complete control.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He nodded and said softly, \u201cWhat ulterior motive?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Keep talking.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u104b\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the second question, isn\u2019t it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou owe me so much, what\u2019s one more question?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca had a habit of changing the subject when she felt\u00a0<\/p>\n
guilty, so she pouted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re so calculating, you\u2019re the one who should be in\u00a0<\/p>\n
business.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRebecca.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adrian held back a laugh. \u201cAnswer the question.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Okay, attempt to change the subject: failed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca had no choice but to confess. \u201cWhat other motive could there be? I just\u2026 think you\u2019re good\u2013looking and wanted a few more glances. Appreciating beauty is human nature, right?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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It was a nonchalant statement, but after saying it, Rebecca didn\u2019t dare touch her own face to feel how hot it was.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adrian raised an eyebrow, not quite satisfied with that answer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He continued to coax her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, can I take that to mean you like me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs lust at first sight the same as liking someone?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca had no intention of admitting it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adrian was exasperated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had laid her cards on the table but gotten nothing of equal\u00a0<\/p>\n
value in return. For a businesswoman like Rebecca, that didn\u2019t\u00a0<\/p>\n
sit well.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So she decided to ask him instead.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat about you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat about me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a moment of hesitation, she managed to say with difficulty, \u201cYou said you\u2026 wanted me. Wasn\u2019t that also just lust at first sight?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Adrian: \u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
So that\u2019s what she thought.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adrian stared at her. The mountain breeze gently rustled the\u00a0<\/p>\n
hair on his forehead, but his eyes were as still as a deep pool.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRebecca.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He suddenly let out a very soft laugh, tinged with self\u2013mockery.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAm I that shallow in your eyes?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re the one who said it!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca was annoyed. \u201cYou said all men are the same.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adrian sighed inwardly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had completely misunderstood him, yet she was acting all\u00a0<\/p>\n
self\u2013righteous.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He turned to the side to face her, the distance between them\u00a0<\/p>\n
closing in an instant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So close that Rebecca could see the faint shadow cast by his\u00a0<\/p>\n
eyelashes and feel his warm breath on her skin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it were just lust, I would have played along the first time you\u00a0<\/p>\n
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approached me with an agenda.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His voice suddenly dropped low, like a lover\u2019s whisper.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it were just lust, the day you forced a kiss on me, I would have deepened it without hesitation.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His fingertips brushed almost imperceptibly against the back of\u00a0<\/p>\n
her hand, which rested on the grass.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it were just lust\u2026 that night, do you really think you could\u00a0<\/p>\n
have gotten away?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His gaze locked onto hers, leaving her no room to escape.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After saying this, his eyes slowly fell to her lips, lingering for a\u00a0<\/p>\n
moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His gaze felt so real it made Rebecca\u2019s lips feel slightly dry, her heart pounding like a drum.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca\u2019s heart clenched, her mind thrown into chaos by the\u00a0<\/p>\n
restrained storm hidden in his words.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She wanted to argue, but her throat felt tight, and she couldn\u2019t\u00a0<\/p>\n
get a single word out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adrian looked at her slightly widened eyes, which clearly\u00a0<\/p>\n
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reflected his own image, along with a barely perceptible trace of\u00a0<\/p>\n
panic.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was satisfied to see that his words had stirred something\u00a0<\/p>\n
within her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He leaned in another inch, his nose almost touching hers, their\u00a0<\/p>\n
breaths mingling.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRebecca, tell me,\u201d his voice was incredibly hoarse, with a raw,\u00a0<\/p>\n
teasing quality, \u201cif a man didn\u2019t have some kind of ulterior\u00a0<\/p>\n
motive, why would he let a woman who clearly has her own\u00a0<\/p>\n
agenda get close to him, time and time again?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why would he be worried sick when she was sick?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why would he\u2026 force himself to stop when she leaned in for a\u00a0<\/p>\n
kiss?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He raised his hand, brushing the back of his fingers gently\u00a0<\/p>\n
across her burning cheek, the movement slow and full of\u00a0<\/p>\n
suggestion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I\u2019ve wanted was never just a one\u2013time thing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His fingertips came to rest on her chin, tilting her face up to\u00a0<\/p>\n
look at him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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