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“Have it fra it on your wall?” she asked wide-eyed The lady executive occupying one of the next-door offices was frequently likened to a female shark with an eye for rich s like Mr Collins
“You just try,” Pippi’s grey-haired boss growled, and if looks could kill, the executive would’ve had her buried six feet under already
“I was just joking,” she said with a grin as she rose to her feet
“You better”
In the mood to tease hi innocently, “Or was I?”
“You…” But with his phone still ringing shrilly, Mr Collins could only shoot his secretary a threatening scowl as he reached for the receiver It was ti for the old Pippi back, he grumbled to himself When she had just started, she was such a shy littleto answer back And while she still did act like one with other people, she had long stopped being unsure of herself with Timothy Why, these days he would be lucky if he didn’t have her nagging about his diet, his health – on and on the list went
As Pippi prepared to greet their unexpected guest, she heard her boss answer his phone and later exclaim, “He’s here? What for?”
Mm The astonishment in her boss’ voice piqued her curiosity It was so rare for anyone or anything to catch Mr Collins off guard like that She was still thinking about this as she opened the door, her gaze thoughtful and her voice soft as shethat she was only at eye level with soaze up – and consequently felt her jaw drop
Dark eyes glittered down at her, and Pippi’s heart slaainst her chest
Acheron Simonides
He was dressed entirely in black (bespoke Dior, she recalled reading froes once), and the way it molded to every sinewy inch of his body was positively decadent It reest three seconds of her life – her body on top of his – and the instant she thought of it, her cheeks were a goner, lost in the blushing heat of mortification
Solinted in his eyes, and because the only encounters she had with the opposite sex ork-related, theat her like he knew –
Her eyes widened in realization
Lud!
That was it!
He knew exactly what she had been thinking of