Tangled Temptations novel Chapter 40

Eloise didn't say anything.

Max watched her in silence for a moment. He put down his drink, and stood up, "Dinner’s ready."

Eloise was giving him the cold shoulder, "Max, you don't have to do this."

He cracked a smile at her words. He walked up to her, gently cupped her chin, then murmured, "Yeah, we don't have to do this, especially since you're treating me like I'm some big bad wolf. Eloise, do you hate me that much?"

Eloise stood still, refusing to shed a tear. Crying over a guy like Max was totally not worth it. She looked at him and whispered, "My love or hate for you won't change a thing."

"Why not choose to love me, then? At least you'd be happier, right?" Max gently caressed her face, like he was savoring the moment.

He had women by his side, even a beautiful fiancée. But Eloise was different. She was the woman he had held off from sleeping with for four years, and now he wanted her.

Max got close to Eloise's face and seductively proposed, "Let's make a deal. Stay the night with me, okay?"

Eloise's eyes reddened. She said calmly, "I need to go home tonight. Max, if you want my company, you'll have to wait until my father and Michelle are safe out of Peterborough. Otherwise, we've got nothing to talk about."

Max stepped back, sizing her up. He chuckled, asking, "When did you get so tough?"

He was in a good mood that day, so he agreed, "Fine, you got it. As long as you promise to be with me, I'll get Angus and Michelle out of Peterborough. I'll return everything to the Laurent family that belongs to them."

Eloise breathed a sigh of relief.

Max suddenly hugged her and cheerfully said, "I bought a villa in the suburbs for you. I'll come to see you when I have time, alright?"

Eloise remained aloof, but not as sharp as before.