ery

into the silence. The entire floor was terrifyingly quiet. The only sound was the pounding of my own blood rushing in m

r that was boiling in my chest. When I spoke again

en years." My eyes stayed on him. "You have wi

ly noticeable flicker passed through his eyes.

id. "At such an important industry event, does replacing a designer who has spent three months

d at me in silence, his lips pr

ice door. When my hand wrapped around the cold metal handle, I notice

e end, he

Maybe it was because he knew that this time,

d open

ietly on the phone. When he heard the door open, he turned around abruptly. The momen

wed you t

moved past him and landed

ng there - the Vogue Jewelry

was so forceful it almost tore through the paper. In

yn Pr

lf-finished latte, the exact

y eyes sting, but not because of my feelings for him. It was because

ating from him instantly filled the entire office, like an invisibl

the proposal. My fingers tight

ice frighteningly calm. "Jagger, I spent

is voice filled with impatience. "Why ar

. "Besides, Kaitlyn just came back. She needs an

stayed up working, and all the passion I had poured into my designs could be taken away simply because

because I was hurt, but because the anger I had suppressed had reache

y." He frowned and reached o

stepped back, av

slowly turned colder. "Jagger Stone, I didn't

. The paper landed on the polishe

early. "From this moment on, my professional rela

etely

instantly. He clearly couldn'

ned cold. "Without Stone Holdings, you ar

because I had finally seen the real person standing i

we'l

t a flash of panic in Jagger's eyes, but I ig

hrowing a tantrum or trying to threaten him.

to

ice carried a hint of urge

ice, and before he could catch up, I reach