Adeena sat in the living room and took a sip of the coffee. It was just as she liked it.
She sat near the coffee table, and was just in time to enjoy Sea Cityâs sunrise. The golden sun shone over the city, and the glass windows of highârise buildings reflected the sunlight, making it look resplendent.
The lounge door clicked and was gently opened.
She put down the cup of coffee in her hand and stood up. She then said with a smile, âGood morning, Mr. Winters.â
Duke looked at her in silence.
She was seated by the window, and the bright morning sun shone on her face, revealing the peach fuzz on it.
Her loose strands were hanging loosely by her ear and two strands of her hair were sticking by the side of her lips.
He wanted to raise his hand and brush it off, but he was afraid that it would startle her.
âGood morning, Ms. Willis.â He sat on the couch. âLetâs discuss our project.â
Adeena let out a sigh of relief.
âHis gaze was so deep as he looked at me earlier.
âI was a little worried that he would suddenly get handsy with me againâ¦â She sat opposite him. âThis is the proposal. Please have a look.â
He opened the proposal booklet and read through it very quickly. He turned one page after the other within a few seconds. He probably read only less than ten lines per page.
In less than three minutes, he was done looking through the proposal.
He said calmly, âMs. Willis, excellent work. In just a few days, you were able to come up with such a perfect proposal. Iâm satisfied with it.â Adeena frowned. âMr. Winters, did you truly go through the proposal?â Duke nodded indifferently. âOf course.â
âThen, may I ask what language the simulation system will be written in?â Adeena pursed her lips and asked. He put the proposal on the coffee table, and leaned forward, pursing his lips. His voice was deep and gentle as he said, âIs that important?â
After he said it, he exhaled and his warm breath blew on her face.
She stepped back and tried to keep calm. âMr. Winters, you donât even know the basic programming language of the project, but youâre saying that youâre delighted with it. Are you not interested in this project?â
Duke smiled, âThe first phase of this projectâs research and development investment amounted to three billion dollars. Do I look like Iâm not interested in it?â
Adeena pursed her lips.
âWith this attitude, he doesnât look interested.
âInvesting three billion dollars is a huge amount of money, but he doesnât seem to be fazed at all.â
âMs. Willis, Iâm being so obvious right now. Donât you understand what Iâm doing?â
Adeena was taken aback. âUnderstand what?â
âI invested three billion dollars just to be with you.â Duke looked at her casually, with a hint of cheekiness in his gaze. He said with a tempestuous emotion, âIâm courting you, Ms. Willis, donât you feel it yet?â
Adeena was speechless. She was so stunned that she slumped onto the couch.
Although she had guessed this long ago, she still felt shocked when he said it deliberately to her.
She opened her mouth, but no words came out.
The room was quiet. She could feel him leaning in closer to her. He tucked her loose strands of hair behind her ear with his slender finger.
The atmosphere became inexplicably ambiguous.