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ared with a piece of bread clamped between her teeth, a rectangular box tucked

rest earlier. If he ran into Derek again, it would just be more trouble. Explaining

lora nudged the door shut wi

ss?" Derek followed her down the stairs. Flora

s like you, isn't digging up dirt on s

a doesn't have enough to eat?" Derek scoffed, but the second he ca

a wasn't surprised by that-but hearing him say "Se

id let me starve." She finished the last bite of bread just as they reached the ground floor. She narrowed her eyes at

iancée," Derek repli

submit her contest entry; she didn't have time to argue w

Selena," Derek's lips curled into a sm

for several seconds, then laughed. "Ah, so you're th

ry, Derek's expression re

me of day." Derek had been watching her since she stepped

beat around the bush. She got strai

gestured to the black sports car parked imposingl

in. Then she hurried to the person still dawdling behind her. "Hu

ly angered him. But he had to recite a calming mantra whenever h

you going?"

's air conditioning; she preferred the natural

but pressed the button t

lding a cigarette between two

'd been smoking for a while. He asked curiously, "How long have you b

d another one," Flora asked flippantly. She didn't bother looking at Derek's darkening expressi

her shoulder. "Thanks, old man. I'll treat

d out of the car and

aw his striking car, as arrogant and wild as its owner. He was leaning against it, smok

in this case, good looks make the man. If these girls knew

path, but Derek's eyes were sharper t

to say, "Lady Selena, you weren't planning on skipping out on tha

cestry. Under the curious gazes of the surrounding

rl's way just for a meal? Aren't you a

ut with you, that doesn't apply." Derek smirked. "If I hadn't called

said, "But I'm full alre

f treating someone means inviting the other party to eat. I am the other par

row. She couldn'

you wan

na be the fussy one here." Derek propp

f Flora's lips curved up, and a shiver