âHowâd you know that?â Her voice revealed a touch of surprise.
Barlowâs frustration bubbled over.
âKarina, have you lost your senses?
Why are you having dinner alone with a man?â
Karinaâs voice dripped with scorn.
âShould I be asking the gender of my dinner companions when Iâm out on business?â
Caught off guard, Barlow struggled to find the right words.
Regaining his composure, he ventured, âAre you feeling all right?â
âIâm fine! Barlow, do you have too much time on your hands? Can you stop assuming all my business contacts are up to no good?â Karinaâs irritation was palpable.
He pondered whether to share the concerns Rosalynn had raised.
âKarina, you need to hear me out.
â
âI donât have time for this.
Weâll talk later.
â
With that, Karina hung up.
The phone went silent in his hand, casting a shadow over Barlowâs features.
She was stubborn and reckless, wasnât she?
He set the navigation and pushed the pedal to the metal, his mind racing as fast as the car.
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In the secluded room of Leeway Restaurant, Karina stowed her phone away and felt her Lips pull into a frown
What was Barlowâs game here?
Was he pretending to care about her?
She didnât have the time for fake kindness.
She didnât want to be his distraction when he was bored, and the last thing she wanted was to find herself falling for him again.
Taking a deep breath, she steadied her emotions and got ready to leave the room.
But after just a couple of steps, a wave of dizziness washed over her
She stopped in her tracks and clung to the bathroom sink for support.
Heat!