e or a business strategy. Please... find someone else. With a face like you

ayed unreadable, but there was a distinct glint of amusement in

I mean... well, you kn

Adrian offered, finishing he

s jaw d

e just... did he

think she'd hear Adrian Williams

ss you want a fly to g

tly clamped h

trying to steer them back to the original

racted to me for those very reasons. My looks. My

ked. "Ex

d even though that bruises my ego a little-" he said, placing a hand o

stared

y said that with hi

ason?" she aske

man I know who hasn't thrown herself at me. And believe me, finding some

e like that, but finding her wo

p me out, Bianca

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proposal, somehow after enough persuasion, pressu

ally agreed to

e two of them were now on their way to the hos

c, do you?" Adrian asked, glancing

ed my permission, sir." Her voice was

gaze out the window, choosing the city traffic over co

he shortest possible reply. Bianca wasn't

? It drove A

ed. "Can you try not to treat me like the en

d on the road. "Look, Mr. Williams... I want

He didn't like t

n yesterday? W

ve been thinking. Sure, I don't like you now. But what if th

finishing her sentence, s

urst out

cted, it sent a weird jolt through him. Before he could sto

actually laug

That's not where I was going. You're not my type.

, amused and just

, that stung more th

r type

hat was

quite buy Bi

lling for someone else?" Bianca finished the s

didn't hear

ne thing. Her words echoed like a

not m

ng more than

ked, eyes still fixed on the ro

's what you picked up from what I just said? That

t's wrong with me?" he pushed aga

Was this rea

't know. You're just.

n it to be harsh, i

n disbelief. "Then tell

r a moment, then lo

voice lower now, as if trying not to hurt his pri

r over. The sudden motion mad

he turned slightly toward her, hi

he opposite of me?" he said dryly.

he just say t

straigh

. Somebody get me out of this

e add one more clause to our contract. For both our sanity, I think we should agree not

a bli

sy? No. No way. He was just be

g Adrian's words. "But what if you'r

nto loud laughter. The idea clearly am

d admit she was interesting

en locked away a long time ago, if

ke tear from the corner of his eye as he composed himself. "Th

a smirk, "You're not my typ

is voice. Like he'd just returned a serve

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