Page 117 of Divine Obsession

“Nothing,” He said, a flicker of something dangerous in his eyes. “Just…Takes me back.”

Asshole.

I turned back around, focusing on the street ahead. “Maybe you should leave the past where it belongs.” My grip tightened on my smoothie, doing my best to ignore the way his words made a knot tighten in my stomach.

I had to keep moving. Get things done. No distractions.

“You really don’t smile anymore, huh?”

“I have a lot to smile about, Trevor.”

“What’s the excuse now?”

I glanced at him, meeting his ebony eyes for a moment before responding, my voice cool. “You.”

Looking away, I picked up the pace just slightly.

The tension between us hung heavy in the air still.

“What’s the rush?”Of course, Trevor never let things go that easily.

I didn’t slow down. “I like to get things done quickly.”

“I’ve learned to appreciate the slow pace,” He drawled, his voice full of dirty insinuation; his steps much more relaxed than mine. “You should try it sometime.”

“Do youhaveto walk behind me?” I shot him a glance, not slowing down.

His eyes dragged up to mine, after a long streak from my ass and up my back. “Maybe I’m just trying to enjoy the view.”

“The view’s nothing special.”

“I beg to differ.”

I didn’t respond.

The way he spoke… The way he looked at me… It was making me uneasy.

The relief that flooded my chest when I spotted the Su Dynasty building – white and luxurious with gold and black detailing – was almost concerning.

The air in the private meeting room was heavy with unspoken accusations. The kind that had been simmering beneath the surface since the start of thisso-called partnership.

I was sitting on the edge of my seat, scrolling through the reports on my laptop.

The numbers didn’t lie.

The patterns didn’t lie.

I glanced at Trevor sitting across the table, the soft glow of his laptop illuminating his annoyingly composed and sculpturedface. Thatlook– calm and calculated, like he had it all figured out – made my blood boil.

“This is your family’s work.” I snapped my laptop shut. “The accounts. The timing. It all lines up too perfectly. You expect me to believe it’s a coincidence?”

Trevor’s gaze found mine, his brows knitted together. “Excuse me?”

“The Dynasty has everything to gain from taking my father down.”

He let out a sharp, humorless laugh and leaned back in his chair, eyes narrowing on me. “That’s rich coming from you. Because last I checked, the trail of breadcrumbs leads straight to Moretti holdings. If anyone’s benefitting here, it’s your father and his mob connections.”

My pulse spiked. “You think I’d be stupid enough to leave such obvious evidence?Please. If this wasme, you’dneversee it coming.”

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