DESPERADO: LUST & POWER

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usan inquired as soon as

re referring to," I rep

re was definitely a connection b

be imagini

o a box, attempting to keep myself occupied and divert my thoughts

on between the two of yo

tempting to appear s

arely know

ly while he was here. Care to share

on packing up your b

e insisted, leaning agai

ve known Jeff for years. Our paths

ponded skeptically,

ntor back when I was a fre

omething happen during

ply my mentor, and it would

ly doesn't hold t

d of public relations for his dad's company....

responded, evide

rit a massive fortune from his family's multi-billion-dollar corporation. They only hangout with the top do

ted, demanding fur

e mold of a person he would find appealing. I exist on an entire

king is that, Beth? You must b

eing flatly honest a

upbringing, or anything else, and yet I managed to win over Jeffrey'

countered, and

with Mark, why can't y

d it. Jeff is just being himself and as for Mark

't feel the same way about Mark. That

r. It's not solely because you're in love with him and you two are a perf

left my mouth, I re

ferent perception of Jeff. Yo

ing, knowing that Susan wouldn't

hat I'm trying to

you? Are you aware o

not interested in me. He has never regarded me as

he was passionately talking with you, nor with the way he was

e like that," I protested, feeli

en you weren't looking. There's definitely somethi

wanted to, the idea that Jeff might be interested in me was exhilaratin

social circles. The last thing I wanted was to risk embarrassing myse

gram, and the last thing I need right now is to get involved with so

ween you two? I thought

busy. He was occupied with opening his new restaurant, and I was keen on rounding up

estaurants. We were discussing i

he's one of your clien

t go into detail

o open restaurants here or thi

re of a convenience to each other than anything serious.

to progress to that stage. After such a long time without seeing hi

s not a promising sign," Susan comm

exactly what I

to meet him?"

dn't want to be imp

e would be even worse if you d

plied, but an icy shiver ran down my spine

he's in town, it's typically because he either

, waiting for