"You say you don't like me and want to end our contract early, yet your body is surprisingly honest."
A cold chuckle escaped her lips.
"Quinn, are you lying to yourself now? Or is this just you playing hard to get?"
As their gazes clashed, Quinn was met with the absolute, uncompromising arrogance in his eyes.
She shoved the domineering man away with all her might, her shoulders trembling slightly as she glared at him.
Her voice was resolute. "Miles York, listen to me carefully. I do not like you. You are arrogant, self-righteous, blind to the truth, and incredibly overbearing. How could I ever have feelings for a man like you?"
"I'm not lying to myself, and I'm certainly not playing hard to get!"
Miles offered a condescending smile. His striking gaze held the inherent pride of a man born into power, utterly dismissing her words.
The grievance, hatred, and fury swirling in her eyes were, to him, nothing more than a childish tantrum.
He raised a hand and slowly brushed his jaw where she had slapped him. It stung a little.
This woman looked so slender and delicate, yet she packed quite a punch.
If it hadn't been to let her vent some of her anger, he never would have taken that hit.
Adjusting his collar, he reverted to his usual cold, unfathomable demeanor, acting as if he wasn't the man who had just forced a kiss on her in the back of the car.
With an arrogant tone, his lips curled slightly. "If you back off and let Jade go, I might consider extending our contract!"
It was the same tone he always used—condescending, privileged, and ice-cold.
Looking at his insufferably arrogant face, Quinn's eyes welled with tears, but she stubbornly forced them back.
Just because she had once loved him so pathetically, was she doomed to wear that label for the rest of her life?
To get her to spare his childhood sweetheart, he had actually initiated a kiss and held her.
Did he really think that would reignite her foolish infatuation?
Quinn's chest tightened, a suffocating ache spreading through her as if a block of ice had lodged in her heart.
Humiliation, disappointment, and agony clogged her throat.

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