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59- I will enjoy this

Author: Hayley
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MICHELL POV

I closed the door behind me, exhaling slowly. The tension in the room had been thick—deliciously thick.

Ms. Taylor had been squirming.

Not visibly, not enough for an untrained eye to catch, but I wasn’t untrained. I had spent years perfecting the art of reading people, unraveling their defenses with nothing but observation.

And tonight? She had barely held it together. I hadn’t meant to push her—at least, not at first.

But the moment I stepped into that room, the moment I saw her reaction to me, I knew.

She was thinking about it. About me. And the more I leaned in, the more I prodded—the clearer it became.

She wasn’t just aware of me tonight. She was hyper-aware. I smirked, making my way toward my study.

How… interesting.

Ms. Audrey Taylor had been nothing but composed, nothing but stubborn since the day she stepped foot in this estate.

She resisted help. Resisted attention. But tonight? Tonight, she had crumbled—just a little. Just enough for me to
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