Chapter 341
Sean’s voice dropped low, rich and husky, with just the faintest rasp, Charlotte’s heart skipped a beat,
He had to be doing that on purpose.
She flushed–out of irritation, of course,
“The shredder is right there. It’s huge. You really didn’t
“Where?” Sean asked, leaning in
di? she snapped.
“It’s just over — ” She turned her head to point and her lips brushed right against his,
had been shocked. “Soun Jasper!”
Charlotte jolted upright like she hai
He had inched closer just before she turned. That was the only reason their lips had touched.
She was furious now. “Can you not cause chaos every time you show up? I’m busy, and I don’t have time for your nonsense ”
Seeing that she was gencinely angry, Sean eased up. He picked up the stack of papers on her deck, his tone soft and almost coaxing )“Don’t be mail, Miss Riley, I really didn’t see it,”
“Yeah right,” Charlotte snapped, her cheeks burning. “You expect me to believe that?”
Sean strolled over to the shredder and began feeding in the papers, a few sheets at a time.
*Don’t be mad, Lottie,” he said with a grin. “Let me make it up to you–dinner tonight? That barbecue place you love”
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Just then, someone knocked on the door.
Charlotte took a deep breath to calm herself, then said, “Come in.”
It was Scott
Sharp in a tailored suit and gold–rimmed glasses, he stepped in with a friendly smile. “Since when does Mr. Jasper do assistant work?”
Then he turned to Charlotte and joked, “Miss Riley, when did our firm get so impressive we can hire the CEO of Jasper Corporation to run errands?”
Charlotte wasn’t in the mood
Her expression darkened slightly. “Some people just have too much time on their hands,”
Noticing the tension, Scott’s smile faded a little. “Is everything okay? Did something happen?
before Charlotte could answer, Sean cut in smoothly, “She’s just busy. You showing up and interrupting her flow–how could she possibly be happy?”
Charlotte was
was rendered speechless.
Sean said, waving a hand like he was dismissing a guest.
Charlotte shot him a glare “Can you stop casing, trouble for two minutes ?”
But then Scott’s expression changed. His eyes narrowed slightly, and its attention dropped to Sean’s lacr
Seaty watched him go, then let out a quiet hoe of serment. He med ak to the paper staredder, show, satisfied legging at Kiln Hipon.
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