Chapter 225



Jake glanced at Bria after hearing that. Bria’s anger simmered down a bit. She expected Jake to plead for her help, but he simply said, “I’ve already handled it. Thank you for the offer, Miss Nixon.”

Bria clenched her jaw, frustrated by Jake’s rejection. “You asking Ewing is totally different from me asking him. Ewing might seem easygoing, but he just hates saying no directly. Do you really not want me to intervene?”

Annoyance creased Jake’s brow. He decided to cut to the chase. “Miss Nixon, we are not acquainted. Are you proposing some kind of business arrangement?”

Bria fabricated an excuse. “I just said that I have a good impression of you, so I wanted to help.”

Jake scoffed, his gaze devoid of warmth. “Miss Nixon, there seems to be a misunderstanding. I’m a businessman. All relationships, in my view, are built on mutual benefit. I only value what each party can offer the other. Otherwise, it suggests ulterior motives.”

Bria couldn’t argue with him. A strange sense of helplessness washed over her. Was this guy clueless? Or was he just not interested in her?

Bria thought she had taken the initiative. Even if she wasn’t his type, she hailed from the Nixon family, for crying out loud.

Plenty of men were dying to meet her and curry favor with her. The Reeves family wasn’t even in the same league as the Nixons.

Bria gritted her teeth, a new plan forming in her mind. She flashed a bright smile. “Well, I won’t bother you then. Can I get your contact information instead?”

Jake eyed Bria with detachment. He found his earlier interactions with Ewing quite normal. But Bria, Ewing’s cousin, seemed a bit airheaded.

To avoid further hassle, Jake was about to give Bria his work-related contact information when Sarah called.

Lately, Jake had been giving Sarah the cold shoulder. He’d brushed her off with the “too busy” excuse.

Sarah seemed to have realized something. Her calls had become a constant buzz in Jake’s pocket.

gαℓησν𝒆𝓁s․com, the place for amazing tales It was driving Jake up the wall. The whole Kallie situation had him a tangled mess of worry, and Sarah’s constant calls were the last thing he needed.

Now, staring at his buzzing phone and Bria’s sly smirk, a light bulb flickered on in Jake’s head. Maybe he could use Sarah as a distraction.

Sarah’s number wasn’t even saved in Jake’s phone.

The way Jake’s face tightened told Bria this wasn’t just some random nobody.

Bria, ever the opportunist, shot her shot. “Who’s that? Your girlfriend?”

Jake responded with a flat, “Yeah.”

Bria wasn’t about to back down without a fight. Her competitive streak was flaring like wildfire. So, the reason for Jake’s frosty behavior was a girlfriend? That just made him all the more intriguing.

The thrill of stealing someone’s man was what Bria craved. Now that was a game she could get behind. No challenge, no reward. Easy pickings were boring for Bria.

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