Desired by my Ex-fiancé's Uncle

y chewed on her lips as she wres

r plan of leaving New York, and start afresh in a p

d anger, desperately craved to make Charlotte

welling on their painful betra

line as she looked at Asher,

ut I'll pass," she declined, making su

, but she didn't give him a chan

st Jacob and Charlotte. I just want to leave

my expression overtook her face as she

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observed the slight downturn of h

er to refuse his offer. Was s

ll with him, and he decided to play a tr

with his elbows rested on his knees, and his fingers entwined. "

ad snapped to him, her eyes wide with sh

ck on the sofa, his hand tap

und check on you after our encounter l

seat, her unease growin

r discomfort

ouldn't help but be intrigued by the lady who came into my room wearing

hat was a mistake," she mumbled. "I was given the wrong room

y as she glanced back at him, "why did you play along?

eanor faltered as he looked away and clea

"I think I was drugged at the dinner party I attended. And...you

vulnerability in his tone. She hadn't

last night, and the way he had spok

He had only slept with her beca

mine regretted why she asked him the question in the

o," he began, steering the conversation back to t

awed at the back of her mind. "Why do you want

ere's a business deal I really need to secure, but the investo

w them I'm committed and

er chest tightened with an emot

n? What had she expected? That he wanted to

usinessman

ire to find her birth family outweighing everything else. "

and his brows cocked in interest. "

ith a serious expression. "There will be no form of i

ad. "Are you sure about that, princess? Yo

ession overtaking her features. "I won't," she countered f

idgeted with her fingers. No matter how confident sh

't even sure if she

fore rising to his feet and crossing the

ced both of his hands on either side of the armre

deep the blue in his eyes w

vely leaned back until her back was pressed aga

seness elicited from her, and he savo

ling voice betraying her nervousness as she gra

s arm, then back to her and he shifted h

Jasmine's heart pounded against her rib cage as he whispered,

s slumped in relief. She swallowed hard

ough it seemed more like she

l see," he repeated, this time, hi