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Chapter-41

Author: Dumpling
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Derrick’s POV.

I have never felt this mortified.

Here was this woman, who earned less than one of a thousandth I did, who was refusing to allow me to treat her like I wanted to all in the name of ‘professionalism’.

Jesse Brady was a frustrating woman, so much so that she kept reminding me of Kara. Not that Kara would’ve ever refused me taking her on a date, I knew she always wanted to. But still…

It was hard to keep smiling and be charming with Jesse because she kept refuting everything. For a moment, I wondered if it was because she thought she would lose her job if Terra found out about her being friendly with me. That was absurd, though, because Terra said Jesse was one of her dear friends. She would never do that to Jesse.

I wanted Jesse to act with me like she did with Axel, and so far, despite everything, I knew I did right, she was giving me the cold shoulder.

Well, unfortunately for her, I was not a quitter. No matter what, by the end of the night, I was determined to get clos
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