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He stared at her, neither of theht, and she knew she was Finally, she was able to once again speak, though she knew her words would come out between clinched teeth

"I don’t knohere you co me up in this hospital, and I don’t know exactly what happened, but you hit et to co to do the right thing You don’t have anyone to take care of you, so I want to rateful about it," he said, still sounding as if nothing could possibly penetrate his cool exterior

"Well, I’ you that I don’t need taken care of…" she snapped She wanted to add ain

"You will not leave here by yourself, and that’s final!"

Cassie took a few et control of her te to pound in her teain, and was frustrated with hi her so anywhere I think we should both cool off and then have this discussion when I’irl card he’d leave her alone and give her tiether

Max didn’t say anything - he just stood up and walked from the room Cassie didn’t knohether to feel happy or disappointed she’d gotten her way She told herself she was glad he’d left, but she didn’t feel elated to have hione She blamed her erratic emotions to the knock on her head That’s all it could be She lay back against the pillow and closed her eyes, letting out a sigh

"Okay, we haven’t started this out the way I wanted to I’ly but I need toto be okay," she heard Max say She opened her eyes, turned her head and found hiainst the fra as if he ing sour ley

He spoke in a way that was meant to instill confidence in the other person, but she didn’t trust him further than she could throw him, and that wasn’t any distance at all He’d placed her in a private room, took care of all the bills, made sure she was fed well, and noanted to enda She knew she was vulnerable and he was no better than the big bad wolf but she couldn’t figure out his gaain had a staring contest, it suddenly hit her He orried about getting sued Thea concussion, and a banged up body, and he was using his full arsenal of charn whatever papers he put before her

She had zero desire to sue him She didn’t knohose fault the accident was, but even if it had been his fault she could never go head to head with one of the Andersons It just wouldn’t be worth it She wasn’t that kind of girl, anyway She despised a attorneys and people who made their fortunes from frivolous law suits But, he didn’t know she felt that way He didn’t knohat kind of a girl she was This entire accident could work to her advantage She ht of it s

"I’ so badly and I really do need to get more rest," she said in what she hoped was a pathetic voice If she was going to play a power gauns Ah, it would feel good to take down this high-handed, arrogant guy She could practically see her headlining articles in the newspaper now Her dream was so close

"I insist that you stay withOf course, I’ll pay all expenses," he stated She looked at hi to get her interview

"When are you going to whip out the papers for ht to the point Her direct approach took hiuard and he stared at her for a ht out and stating the facts She thought her ti wo or two from that throne he’d placed hiht it up, n You’ll be coenerous settlement It’s really a in situation for both of us," he told her, quickly regaining his corin

"I’d like to take a look at these papers," she said He quickly handed theh the thick docu his foot impatiently, while she perused the document He didn’t try to rush her She couldn’t keep the surprised look fro as a settle hit by a car could be so profitable? Heck, ork hard when you could just juht sarcastically She set the papers down and looked up where he stared back at her

"Do you have a probleures?" he finally asked when she remained silent

"Now that you’ve asked, yes, I do have a problem I’m not after your money, Mr Anderson" She waited a few moments before she continued, after he raised his brows "There is soh," she finished with a wicked sht dawned on his face First, he looked surprised, then his eyes narrowed as he realized she was atte to blackmail him She supposed that had never happened to him before He blanked his expression after only a few seconds

"What would that be?" he deh he knew

"Oh, I don’t think we need to play games We both knoant an exclusive interview I’ve upped h, since fate has see to hide the glee in her expression

"What is that supposed to mean?" he practically spit at her She had never felt as powerful as she did in that moment It was quite euphoric, she decided

"Well, originally I just wanted a few hours of your tiotten so acquainted, I was thinking I want to trail you for a month I need to recover from my injuries, and as you’ve so repeatedly pointed out, I can’t be on my own, so it’s a perfect time to spend a month in the life of Max Anderson," she said She could practically see the steaured, why not?

"You seriously expectfor a lowered at her like she’d lost her mind She may just have