"..."
Zoe Rhodes was bewildered. 'What on earth is this idiot talking about now?'
She'd never had a good impression of Jasper Hawthorne, so naturally, she didn't look pleased to see him.
She frowned, telling him to stay away from her. "This is the entrance to the women's restroom. Why are you lurking here like some kind of pervert?"
"Don't change the subject." Jasper Hawthorne's expression was cold and menacing. "I can let what happened before go. I'll just chalk it up to my own bad luck."
"But when it comes to you and Zane Hawthorne, I do not approve."
"..."
Zoe Rhodes looked confused, feigning an innocent curiosity. "Zane Hawthorne and me? What about us?"
"Besides, what does anything between us have to do with you?"
"Do we need your approval?"
To Jasper Hawthorne, her act was pure provocation. Utterly intentional!
"Did you think I was joking? Zane Hawthorne's marriage alliance with the Kingsley family is set in stone. No one can change it."
