Semua Bab Ex and Son Beg, But I Never Turn Back: Bab 61 - Bab 68

Logan's POV“The first wine you’ll be tasting is a malbec,” I told the gentlemen sitting across from me, ensuring that my voice was confident, even though I felt anything but.The men all lifted the glasses to their nose, inhaling the scent, and then swirled the wine around to aerate the wine.Renting out the private room at Gourmet Haven had cost me a small fortune, not the mention the cost of the actual menu. But it would be well worth it if I landed even one of the many purchasing directors I’d invited here tonight.No, scratch that. There were no ‘ifs’. I HAD to land one of them. My company depended on it.My heart pounded in my chest as they all took a sip. It was the moment of truth; the future of my company was all up to these men and their discernable palettes.The men at the table were no small fish in the wine business. These were the hot-shot players of the industry, including the manager of Gourmet Haven himself.The room fell silent as the men let the wine coat their palet

Willow's POVEmerging from the restroom, I gave myself a quick check in the mirror. The glittering diamonds shone in the bathroom lights, and I fingered the necklace gingerly.I’d tried to politely refuse the gift, claiming it was far too much. I could only imagine what a necklace like that was worth, and I didn’t feel right about accepting such an expensive gift. However, both Mr. Samson and Luigi insisted that the necklace suited me perfectly.“It adds to your elegance,” Mr. Samson had declared.“Here, allow me,” Luigi had said, crossing the room so he could fasten the necklace around my neck. When he fastened the clasp, his fingers brushed lightly across the back of my neck, sending shivers up my spine. His fingers lingered a moment too long.“It’s almost as beautiful as soon,” Luigi said in a low whisper, causing my heart to flutter. For a moment, I was lost in his touch and his words, as though the entire room was melting away.“Now you’re a real princess,” Carl said happily, snap

Willow's POV“Logan!” I exclaimed. “You idiot!”Fuming mad, I reached for the paper towel, wadding it up in my hands. My face and hair were dripping wet. He fumbled for the faucet, finally turning it off. Mascara dripped down from my eyelashes, making me look like I had two black eyes.“I didn’t mean to do that,” Logan mumbled under his breath.“Yeah? Well you did,” I snapped back at him. I couldn’t go back to Luigi's table looking like this! Dabbing as carefully as I could to preserve what make-up I could, I tried to dry off my face. Then I slammed down the paper towel and glared at Logan.“You’re a mess,” I seethed at him. “I suggest you go home and sleep this off.”“I suggest you go home and sleep this off,” Logan repeated, mocking my voice. “Sounds like something my WIFE used to say.”He was baiting me, trying to rile me up, but I wasn’t going to engage. Ignoring him, I opened my purse and rifled through it, trying to find my powder compact.“You still haven’t answered my question,

Willow's POVI was taken aback by Logan’s extremely offensive and malicious words, but I shouldn’t have been. He clearly thought I was someone who was capable of sleeping with an old man just for some expensive jewelry. But even so, my anger flared and I refused to back down now.Was there no end to this? Why did I keep running into Logan at the most inopportune times? And why did he seem so hellbent on my personal life? He was with Beatrice. What did he care what I did?“You’re an asshole,” I spat at him, confronting my shameless ex-husband head-on. I’d done my best to keep my cool, but he’d crossed a line and I wouldn’t stand for it anymore. “You have no idea what you’re talking about. You’re pathetic, drunk out of your mind, covered in your own vomit. You disgust me, Logan. I’m embarrassed that I was ever married to a man like you!”My voice reverberated around the restroom. I was unleashing on him, fed up to the brim with his sexual insults and demoralizing comments.“I disgust yo