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“And then I’ll leave for Australia” And for once the idea of getting on that airplane and flying far, far away frorown up in Sparksville lost its appeal When had that changed? Fuck if she knew But it had “After all, ants to get stuck in one place?”
“Not you,” he said
Her gaze caught his in thethere, but then it faded back into nothing The elevator doors opened and he offered her his arm She tucked her hand into the crook of his elbow and they crossed the lobby to the car waiting outside The zing from Sawyer’s touch was still there, but it was te bittersweet that she couldn’t identify, not that it would do her any good anyway He was right She was a short-ter tied down to any place or anything or anyone—and that’s exactly how she liked it
…
Just when Sawyer thought his night couldn’t get any shittier, he and Clover arrived at their table at the restaurant to find Mr Li the h the hushed chatter of The Passport Club, Harbor City’s latest “it” restaurant, hisThe man was as smart as he was vindictive A shitty combination when you were on his bad side, and Sawyer very much had been for the past two years
Clover let out a little gasp, and he knew she’d spotted the man deter with the one person who had the power to approve one of the biggest deals ever for Carlyle Enterprises
“An zua What’s he doing here?” Clover asked
“Fucking with my life in some new and clever way”
It wasn’t the first tie-holding ass Up until now it had been stupid things, stealing his restaurant reservations, poaching a date, letting slip an e story He hadn’t messed with Sawyer’s business Until now The maître d stopped in front of the table, and Mr Liant as ever
“Mr Carlyle, it is so good to see you again,” Mr Lim said as he shook Sawyer’s hand
“Always a pleasure,” Sawyer said, still trying to work out the best way to handle Tyler “May I introduce my fiancée, Miss Clover Lee”
“Miss Lee” Mr Lim offered her his hand to shake
“Sela Mr Lihtly “Apa kabar?”
“Baik,” Mr Liapore, Miss Lee?”
“Yes, I was lucky enough to spend six months there recently”