Rejecting his offer

Ava felt rage boiling inside once again, she wanted to slap him in the face but instead, she laughed. "Mr. Knight, I appreciate your kindness, however, I think you misunderstood me, I don't sell myself for money or favor. What happened between us last Thursday was a misunderstanding, someone spiked my drink and I ended up sleeping with you, I can assure you it was not my intention. I don't think we need to bring that up in the future. We are adults we can pretend that night didn't happen, I won't hold you accountable for that. As far as it's about my father's business, yes, I agree the business is in trouble but I am sure we can eventually get through it. I don't think I need your help with that. Thank you very much." Ava said in a confident tone. She might have sounded a bit arrogant but asking her to be his woman hurt her self-esteem very much and she couldn't hide it in her tone.

Ava was hopelessly romantic sometimes, but she was not naïve to think a player like Oliver Knight could be faithful and devoted to just one person. Besides by asking her to be his woman he made it clear he wanted a mistress because if he was really interested in her he would try to court her rather than use her father's business problems to pursue her to be with him. It was just an insult to her, she might not be rich and powerful like him but she was not a cheap woman.

Oliver raised one of his eyebrows and observed the woman in front of him. Interesting! The woman was bold enough to reject his offer to his face. She looked timid before but he realized she was a wildflower. It will be a pleasure to crush her. "Miss Green are you sure you want to reject my offer?"

The sound of his magnetic voice was like red wine flowing slowly through Ava's heart shaking it violently but she kept a calm face and said lightly, "Yes, Mr. Knight! You are surrounded by beautiful women, I am sure it won't be any loss to you."

Oliver was amused by her lame attempt to refuse him and he had every intention to expose her so he said coldly, "I think you are just making up an excuse to refuse me, Miss Green."

Ava suddenly felt an unbearing pressure surrounding her but she wouldn't back off so she said, "Even so, I still would have to reject your offer, Mr. Knight. But I am really curious why you are making such an offer to me. I am no one special, and we don't even know each other. I would assume it was because of the night we spent together if I didn't know about your reputation. I am sure you have slept with many women before so do you offer each of them to be your wife?" Ava couldn't hide the sarcasm in her tone.

Oliver was stunned by her boldness, no one had the audacity to say such daring words to him before, every woman wanted a piece of him, this woman not only refused him so directly but also dared to mock him. Oliver's jaw ticked and his eyes narrowed, he was very angry but suddenly he smiled and said mocking her, "Miss Green, you think too highly of yourself, did I mention that I want you to be my wife? Or is it that you want to be my wife?"

Ava was stumped by his words, she wanted to die of embarrassment, what was she thinking, she just blurted out those things in the heat of the moment because she was angry. "I didn't!"

"But isn't that what you just said now? I want to remind you that you are not qualified to be my wife, Ms. Green! So watch what you say!" Oliver said coldly.

Ava clenched her fist and said angrily, "Don't worry Mr. Knight I never thought of becoming your wife. In fact, I didn't even know it was you on Thursday night. If you didn't bring me here today I would have never known it." Ava felt very humiliated when he said she wasn't qualified to be his wife.

They both stared at each other and suddenly without any warning Oliver pulled Ava into his arm and whispered in her ear, "Are you angry?"

Ava was so shocked by the sudden act and the closeness between them, that she couldn't even respond for a while. She just stood there frozen in his arms with wide eyes staring at Oliver.