"Do you know that photos of you and Simon went viral tonight?" Sean asked.
Puzzled, Angeline was about to check her phone when he stopped her and said, "I've already had them take all the photos down."
Sean was irritated at the photos of Simon cutting steak for her, putting a coat on her after exiting a Michelin restaurant, and escorting her to her car.
"Cutting steak for you, giving you his coat…" Sean said, his tone softened.
"Even as friends, isn't this crossing the line?"
"Simon has been researching brain-computer interfaces for the past few years. He asked me questions about it at a conference in Dmont a few years back. This time, he invited me to dinner to persuade me to join his team."
Angeline looked at Sean and realized he was jealous. She suppressed her smile and decided not to call him out on it.
"So, you're okay with him crossing boundaries? Or do you want to pursue something with him?" he questioned, his dark eyes behind his glasses unreadable.
"If you're considering a future with him, I won't recommend it. You'd be better off with Nathaniel Hooper, whom Mr. Lawson Senior recommended."
Slightly taken aback, she blurted, "You want me to choose Nathaniel?"
Sean held the back of her head with one hand and wrapped his other arm around her slender waist, pulling her into his embrace.
His deep voice was filled with possessiveness when he said, "I want you to choose me."
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