Chapter 84

“I didn’t take you as the type to listen to dumb rumors.”

“Have to when you refuse to be anything more than vague. Especially when I was having to work with you.”

“That didn’t require you to know about my personal life.”

“It did when I knew absolutely nothing about you.”

“Justify it however you want. But even you didn’t need to know anything about me. Even with being partnered with me. You were curious about me,” he gloats, closing the distance and bending down like he’s going to kiss me, making my breath abandon me.

But he just goes to my ear, his lips grazing against it. “Just like you’ve piqued my curiosity, firecracker.”