Tommaso looked up at her and leaned back slowly in his chair, crossing his arms as if bracing himself for another round of torment.“Let’s start with this: we’re not close enough for you to call me Tom,” he corrected immediately, his voice firm and heavy with seriousness. “To you, it’s Tommaso.”“Oh, don’t be so stiff, Tom,” Seraphina pressed, deliberately dragging out the nickname. “A man without a sense of humor is a waste,” she added, sauntering toward the desk with a cunning smile that betrayed her delight in goading him.“Miss Whitmore, I’m not here to entertain anyone,” he shot back, his expression hardening, each word a wall raised between them.“Why so formal?” she teased, resting both hands on the desk and leaning in suggestively. “The way you talk, you’d think I’m some old rich lady from Bath, surrounded by cats, porcelain, and tea party scandals.” Her cheeky grin widened in challenge. “So, tell me, Tom, do I really look like an old lady to you?”“It doesn’t matter what you
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