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Vane glanced at her, his stare louder than the chuckle that tore through the silence in the room. If there was one thing he hated, it was feeling small. She knew that all too well. His jaw tightened, and he slammed his fist on the table.

He whipped his head in Ethan's direction—shot up from his seat like a bullet from a gun and grabbed Ethan by the suit.

She jumped on her feet—and so did Vane's Chief of Staff.

"What are you doing? Let him go!"

"Mr Vane!"

Vane stood a head shorter than Ethan, seething. Ethan didn't blink—once. He didn't seem fazed by Vane's actions. He held his hand up to her without as much as a glance. She didn't need to hear him say it, she could tell. 'Stand back. I've got this'.

"So much ego in one little person," Ethan said. "One correction and you throw a tantrum."

"Shut your f***ing mouth, a**hole," he tightened his grip.

"I'll need you to let go of me, Mr Vane. There are security cameras in this room and I can sue you for assault."

Vane scoffed, a corner
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    Wynn shoved a spoon full of her vanilla and strawberry flavored ice cream into her mouth, and she melted. The creamy flavors burst like fireworks, caressing her taste buds. Thirty minutes in a rage room and an Ice cream treat. Apparently, that was Ethan's version of therapy. She loved it. A low chuckle broke from him, light and unexpected. She glanced at him, and a grin pulled at the corners of his lips—showing a flash of teeth. "What?""I keep seeing more of your adorable side."She blinked. Her? Adorable? What was he on about? She froze. The corners of her lips had been sewn to her ears since she tasted her ice cream. She had no clue she was grinning from ear to ear like a toddler with toys.She gave herself a mental smack, and the corners of her lips dropped. What was she doing? At her grown age, she let herself be sold by ice cream. "You can eat all you want," He held up his credit card. "It's on me."She released a sharp burst of air from her lips. "I'd die of a stomach ache

  • I Don't Like You, Mr. Sterling   30

    Vane glanced at her, his stare louder than the chuckle that tore through the silence in the room. If there was one thing he hated, it was feeling small. She knew that all too well. His jaw tightened, and he slammed his fist on the table. He whipped his head in Ethan's direction—shot up from his seat like a bullet from a gun and grabbed Ethan by the suit. She jumped on her feet—and so did Vane's Chief of Staff. "What are you doing? Let him go!""Mr Vane!"Vane stood a head shorter than Ethan, seething. Ethan didn't blink—once. He didn't seem fazed by Vane's actions. He held his hand up to her without as much as a glance. She didn't need to hear him say it, she could tell. 'Stand back. I've got this'. "So much ego in one little person," Ethan said. "One correction and you throw a tantrum.""Shut your f***ing mouth, a**hole," he tightened his grip. "I'll need you to let go of me, Mr Vane. There are security cameras in this room and I can sue you for assault."Vane scoffed, a corner

  • I Don't Like You, Mr. Sterling   29

    Her heart dropped ten feet. "Did you sleep well?" His voice was hoarse. She shot up on her feet. "Sorry. I tripped.""I figured," He said. He tilted his head to the side, a series of sharp, rhythmic cracks echoing in the room."You should've headed back to your place and slept well.""I could've. But I wanted to spend more time with you."She frowned. "By sleeping?""What does it matter? As long as we're in the same room, I'm fine with it."She averted her gaze to the floor and cleared her throat. "It's late, and we have work tomorrow. You should get going.""Yeah." He got up, and she strolled behind him as he headed for the door. Then, he turned and his eyes held hers. His lips parted, but no words came out. He slammed them shut and blew out a breath. "What is it?" Her brows furrowed."I'm trying to find an excuse to spend more time with you." A small smile tugged at the corners of his lips. "You'll see me tomorrow.""I know, but tomorrow's not going to come soon enough."She ro

  • I Don't Like You, Mr. Sterling   28

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  • I Don't Like You, Mr. Sterling   26

    ".....Okay."His eyes widened. "What?""What?" She breathed.What did she just say? Heat rushed to her cheeks. "Let go of me."His grip only tightened. "Say that again. I want to be sure I heard you right the first time.""I said okay, alright? Now let me go."A sigh escaped his lips, and his lips curved up in a smile. He released her wrists. She sprung up on her feet, eyes forward—refusing to meet him, and arms glued to her side as she ran out to the balcony. She shut the door behind her, leaned onto the railings, then exhaled. A hand went to her chest, fingers clutching at the fabric of her shirt. Calm down, calm down. It's okay. The door clicked open. "You know, you've built a habit of running from me. So don't blame me for thinking that you might like me.""No adult runs from the person they like.""Not if that adult is you," he smiled. "I don't like you, Ethan.""I love you, Wynn."His words wrapped around her neck in a chokehold, desperate to squeeze the air out of her. How

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