“Do I need a reason?” Danielle looked at Karl. “Human nature is never random. There has to be a motivation behind your action.” “Call me unambitious.” Danielle raised her brow. “I’m not aiming high. I just want to live my life in peace.” Karl looked at Danielle, baffled by her reasoning. “So you
Danielle was dropped off at the hotel entrance at 6:00 p.m. After a phone call, the secretary got out of the car and opened the door for Danielle. “After you, Ms. Wendell.” Danielle carefully stepped out of the car in her heels. She steadied herself and lifted her head, meeting the eyes of a man
“Do you know him?” The sight of Teddy reminded Karl of Noah. Danielle snapped out of her thoughts. She realized she had been holding onto his arm too tightly, so she shook her head and quickly let go of him. “I don’t.” “Do you want anything to eat?” “Sure.” Her expression looked forced. “Come h
The noise of the party seemed to have faded away as Danielle could not hear a thing. Both the music and chatter were missing. Her senses were filled with Karl’s warm lips and the scent of red wine. Karl also seemed to have lost himself in the kiss. He had thought that he wanted to kiss her the l
When Noah met Karl’s gaze, sparks were flying. Danielle’s heart was beating out of her chest. She looked at Noah and then Karl, weighing out the pros and cons. A while later, she pulled away from Karl’s grip. However, she could not break free from his tight clutch. It was because Karl was furi
“Um… I can’t promise you that for now.” Danielle looked at Noah. “It’s too late to switch tutors. Mr. Burt’s brother has less than a month until his exams, and it takes time to build rapport with a new tutor. Besides, I've already taken the money.” “Don't worry about the money. I’ll help you pay ba
Danielle had always believed that since she had nothing to lose, she had everything to live for. As Karl shoved her into the car, Danielle realized that, despite his wealth, Karl was not afraid to lose anything. He pinned her down on the backseat, paying no mind to the chauffeur’s difficult positi
When Karl noticed her swollen foot, he expressed unhappily, “Don’t you think it’s ridiculous that you, a woman, can’t even handle wearing high heels?” “Don’t you think it’s ridiculous that you, a man, kissed a woman you hardly knew and then did it with her twice in one night?” Karl looked at her.