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Оглавление“You enjoy laughing at me, don’t you?”
That wasn’t what Audrey had intended to say to Zach at all. But it was too late to retract her words.
“Why would I want to laugh at you?” he asked.
Because he thought he was better than her. Because it was the way of handsome, entitled, arrogant men to be amused by lessor beings.
But she wasn’t about to say either of those things out loud. She wouldn’t give him the satisfaction. Instead, she braved through with the most obvious—and innocuous—response.
“Because you always smile when you see me.”
His eyebrows shot up, as though she’d astonished him. “Did it ever occur to you that maybe—crazy idea—I might actually enjoy your company?”
It was her turn to be astonished. They’d spent so little time together it was impossible for him to enjoy her company. “No. You and I come from very different places in the world.”
He stared at her. Up close, his eyes appeared almost gray instead of dark blue. The gunmetal color of the ocean before a storm.
“You know what?” he said slowly. “I’m going to take that as a compliment.”
