The Rose He Showed Off Is Putting Down Roots in a Garden of Her Own novel Chapter 92

Zane let out a heavy sigh, straightened up in his chair, and flipped open the file on his desk.

Jasper rolled his eyes. "Are you heartbroken, Boss?"

"You haven't even won her over yet, have you?"

"What exactly did Ms. Vance do to you?"

"Is she getting back together with Julian? Is that why you're acting like it's the end of the world?"

"Tell me about it, let me—"

Jasper caught himself right before saying laugh at you, quickly pivoting. "Let me give you some advice. Stop looking like a kicked puppy."

"You don't know shit," Zane muttered, entirely uninterested in engaging.

Jasper gave him a sidelong glance. "Did you do something stupid?"

When Zane didn't answer, Jasper practically cheered on the inside. Serves you right! he thought. About time you tasted rejection like the rest of us.

-

While Zane was agonizing over the uncertainty, Elara was consumed by regret.

She kept kicking herself for overreacting so intensely.

Her outburst had directly ruined the solid, carefully maintained professional relationship she had built with Zane.

Once she had returned home, she realized she had blown the entire incident way out of proportion.

Zane was a titan in the business world who had repeatedly pulled her out of the fire. It was only natural that he would want something in return.

Perhaps it was because he was usually so gentlemanly and honorable that his sudden, blunt proposition had felt so jarring.

Or maybe she was still clinging to the foolish pride of being the eldest Vance daughter.

Looking back, even women who actively tried to get into his bed had to meet a certain standard.

So what right did she—a bankrupt, thirty-something married woman—have to act so high and mighty?

If Zane had explicitly told her to get into his bed, she probably would have agreed anyway.

Ultimately, she had acted foolishly because she hadn't fully accepted her grim reality.

But what if Zane brought it up again? What if he made the same demand?

This was something she had to decide on beforehand.

Elara sat at her desk, staring into space for a long time.

Finally, she made her decision. If Zane asked again, she would say yes.

She had already hit rock bottom, and her husband had been sleeping around for ages. Emotions and morality meant absolutely nothing compared to the tangible security of her career.

VERIFYCAPTCHA_LABELVerify