The CEO's Seductive Whisper

I carefully opened the small card tucked among the bloom

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r tonight. If you could kindly provide your

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ign of appreciation. I blinked, reading the n

myself, my mind spinni

r eyes widened as she took in the message. "Evelyn, this is

mind a whirl of confu

is a great opportunity to build a professional re

I was surprised to see that Mr. Sterling had invited me to dinner. His icy demeanor during t

. I don't know, Susan,"I said, shaking my head. "I mean, it's nice and all, b

velyn. This dinner will definitely just be a normal dinner. Maybe he was

sentation," I protested, feeling confused in my

s what impressed him, Evelyn. You stood your ground, you

s unnecessary. Yes, Mr. Sterling was a professional contact, and yes, he was m

me a reassuring smile. "Just thin

ck to her room, leaving

ade up my mind. I opened my laptop a

e: Dinner

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g bouquet of roses and the gracious dinner invitation. I wa

that this decision does not reflect any lack of dedication to our project's success, as I remain entirely

standing and the opportunity to

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end. A sense of relief washed over me. I had m

hat the future held. But for now, I could only focus on the project and the wo

minic Sterling. I had expected him to reply slowly. A CEO as busy as him surely had more important things to do. Maybe it was his secre

e: Dinner

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I appreciate and respect your decisi

ss with you. A face-to-face discussion would be more effective. Therefore, I

f this arrangement i

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dinner, right? It was more professional, more... appropriate. And it made sense. Ther

reply to write. I told him I'd consider his invitation and get back

was about to stand up and stretch my legs, my phone buzzed with a new message. I pick

t your apartment tonight. P

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with anticipation. He mentioned picking me up tonight, but I have yet to decide whether to go to that dinne

pening so fast. Too fast. I took a deep breath, trying to calm my ra