His Ex-wife Is An Heiress (Amara and Tobias) novel Chapter 58

Gemini was speaking, saying something in between the lines of cooperation, time limit and the rules and regulations, but Amara wasn’t listening.

As much as she tried training her mind on what was important, in this case, it being the cooperation going on between Tobias, she and Gemini, it kept straying back to Tobias, who was standing in front of her and made no effort to hide the way his gaze lingered far too long on her.

“I have high hopes for this project,” That was the first actual thing Amara understood without difficulty. “I hope you both won’t disappoint me.”

Amara managed a nod which earned her a smile from the older lady.

“Tobias,” Gemini turned to him, fondly placing her hand on his shoulder. “I’m entrusting Ms. Miller into your care. From the looks of things, she’s still new to the business world, please teach her everything you can.”

A smile, which was more mischievous than genuine, graced Tobias’s lips and he nodded. “Of course Madam Sinclair.”

With that, Gemini ended the conversation, excusing herself so that she could greet other clients.

As soon as she was gone, the atmosphere between the two thickened and a tension descended. Amara wasn’t about to stay in the same space as Tobias and turned around and attempted to leave.

Unfortunately, Tobias had other plans and grabbed her wrist.

“What are you doing?” Amara asked, turning to face him with a glare in a gaze.

“Running away without saying a word, again?” The tone in his voice was enough to tell Amara was he was talking about.

“I’m not running away,” She yanked her hand free. “I have a party to tend to, important people to greet, I can’t spend my time here entertaining an insignificant person such as yourself.”

Her words bruised Tobias's ego, but he masked it with a light chuckle. Stuffing his hand into his pocket, he stepped forward. “Insignificant? We’re partners now, Amara. And from the looks of things, Madam Sinclair seems to trust me more than she does you, so which of us truly is insignificant?”

He had a point, a damn good point and it infuriated Amara.

She flexed her jaw, but tried her very best to hide how much Tobias was getting under her skin.

“We’d be seeing each other more in the future, Amara, you should get used to it.” The moment Tobias said this, slow music began to play and the dance floor filled up.

Tobias, whose attention had diverted towards the dancers, extended his hand to Amara. “Let’s try practicing our future cooperation starting now. Dance with me.”

Amara frowned. “No.”

Tobias looked unfazed by her rejection and simply jabbed his head in a random direction. “Madam Sinclair is watching,” Amara’s expression hardened when her eyes found the older lady staring at them. “and the last thing you want is for her to lose faith in your capabilities. Wouldn’t want her to rethink her decision, now do you?”

Amara wanted to say no, she really did, but the look in Tobias’s eyes showed that if she did or said one wrong thing, her partnership with Gemini would be the price.