Читать книгу Hearts Under Construction - Diann Hunt - Страница 2
“You don’t have to rattle off my attributes, Mr. Preston. I’m not someone who has to be praised to be happy.” Ellie could sense he was smiling at her. Mocking her.
Оглавление“Suit yourself.” He settled into the seat. “I just didn’t want you to feel threatened because I’m your boss, that’s all.”
He was gloating, pure and simple. “Why would that make me feel threatened?”
“I think you feel threatened because you don’t like change.”
She gasped. “Look, Cole, you know nothing about me, so please don’t try to analyze me!”
She pulled onto the side of the road at the job site and jumped out of the car. Instead of taking the usual care when walking at a construction site, she plunged the heels of her shoes into the muddy ground. When she lifted her left leg, her shoe stayed put. She teetered and swayed like a bobble-headed Hawaiian doll. Desperate to maintain her dignity, she jerked on her foot and fell into the waiting arms of Cole Preston.
