If he really is Lawrence, then what does his dream of saying âdonât hit meâ mean?
Jasper suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart.
âYou better put away that sympathetic look of yours,â mocked Roger. âI donât need any of your pity, Miss. Reed.â
âIâ¦I wasnât pitying you,â she bit her lip and said.
He didnât argue with her and asked, âYou said you came to find me. Is there something you need?â
It was then that she remembered her purpose for coming to him. âI came to ask you why you publicly asked me if I wanted to date you yesterday.â
âDo I need to ask about this?â he said with a smile. âOf course, itâs because I want to date you that I said that.â
âYou want to date me?â Jasper looked skeptical. âBut you donât like me, do you?â
Sometimes, he even looked at her with a hint of disgust in his eyes.
âHow can you be so sure that I donât like you?â He suddenly approached her, one hand firmly around her waist and the other holding the back of her head, making it almost impossible for her to move.
As he leaned in, his handsome face was close to hers. âIf I said I like you, would you want to date me?â
She was dazed, and for the first time, other than William, she was so close to a man who was not related to her by blood. His breath sprayed on her face, hot and itchy, and she could easily see her own face in his pupils.
His pupils were very black, like black glass, with clear black and white eyes, giving people a sense of purity. His straight nose made his delicate face more three-dimensional, with a full forehead, soft cheek lines, and those sexy thin lips. His facial features and contours had a shadow of Lawrence.
If Lawrence saw her again, would his eyes be filled with the same disgust as before?
âBut you hate me, donât you?â she murmured.
His eyes flickered slightly, then he sneered and lifted his thin lips, âEven if I hate you, we can still date.
You are the princess of the Reed family. If I date you, I can save decades of struggle. Who wouldnât want that?â
She was stunned. Although she understood the reasoning behind it, she had never heard anyone say it so bluntly before. Many guys who had shown interest in her in the past were undoubtedly drawn to the Reed family behind her, but he was the first person to say it so directly.
âWhat, are you not naive enough to not understand this?â he said.
She stared at him and suddenly reached out to touch his cheek.
The mocking smile on his lips froze, and even his entire body stiffened.
He narrowed his dark eyes and looked at her suspiciously.
âYouââ
He narrowed his dark eyes and looked at her suspiciously, âYouââ
But her hand continued to stroke his cheek, then her fingertips brushed over his eyebrows, eyes, and noseâ¦
Time seemed to slow down.
He knew he should let go of her, take her hand off his face, and not continue like this.
If he continued like this, he would be easily stirred by her, just like when they were children.
But his body was so stiff, and his hands were still holding onto her tightly.
Itâs like an instinctual feeling in my body, unable to let go of her.