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―Wow.‖ He said again. ―You never said anything.‖
Annoyed, Lily tilted her head at him, ―It wasn‘t important.‖ Already she could see the interest in David‘s eyes at the prospect of getting to know Max so he would hopefully have a job for the summer as an intern. She felt a sinking in the pit of her stomach knowing that he was already lost to her. If anyone had Max‘s name on their resume they were guaranteed a job anywhere.
Somehow she was hoping he was different. All her life it was the same story.Just because they were friends with the Kings, people pretended to like them in hopes of getting close to the money.
―Of course not.‖ David brought his attention back to her realizing his mistake and trying to recover, ―I just didn‘t realize that you had such wealthy friends.‖
―He‘s my brother‘s boss, that‘s all.‖ She lied sparing a glance at the arrogantly handsome tall man who was now leaning against his car waiting patiently for her.He was in a totally relaxed pose with the first two buttons of his black silk shirt undone, his long legs crossed at the ankles and his hands in the pockets of his dark grey slacks.Currently, his attention was on something off to her left.Then he lifted his arm and spared a glance at the gold and platinum Rolex on his wrist, checking the time.
It wasn‘t that he was impatient or anything like that, because if he wanted to leave, he would have just told her.
Even after all of the years she had known him, he still affected her. It didn‘t help that he was devilishly striking with his dark Irish looks and grey eyes, impeccable taste in designer suits and had the sexual magnetism of an Alpha male in his prime.
Always an enigma, yet charismatically appealing to her sex leaving a trail of heartbroken women in his wake. Unable to help 3
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herself she let out a frustrated sigh. The man couldn‘t help but be attractive, even David was falling over himself.
―Sure, that‘s why he came to pick you up instead of your brother.‖ David added about her statement of being her brother‘s boss and nothing else. He didn‘t believe her because he knew all about Max King, and he didn‘t seem the sort to pick up relatives of employees. He was rich enough to send someone else to do it.
She eyed him for a moment unable to squash down the frustration. She‘d gone out with David a few times to do her best to erase Max from her mind thinking that it was just a childhood crush that made her feel the way she did, but it didn‘t work. She still felt undeniably attracted to Max and if there was any uncertainty it was just wiped clean when he drove up. David was nothing compared to the man that Max was. He was a yes man, and Max was a natural leader.He was innovative and exciting and masculine to the teeth, and she knew then no one could ever compare. ―Whatever.I‘ve got to go.‖ She said suddenly fed up with him.
―Wait.‖ He grabbed her arm.
Neither one of them saw Max suddenly stand straight and pull his hands out of his pockets balling them in fists with his pale eyes on the couple a distance away.
―Can you at least introduce me?‖ He asked hopefully.
Appalled, she pulled her arm out of his grasp and glared at him, ―I should have known. Every time I get linked with Max King, I discover my friends‘ true intentions.‖
He blinked twice and straightened trying to compose himself again, ―It‘s not like that Lily. Will I see you this weekend?‖
Clearly he was lying and doing a terrible job of it. While he was talking, his eyes were still locked on Max. She stared at him. Now that things were clear to her on why he wanted to see her, she was no longer interested.She would not be used.―I 4
The Billionaire‘s Secret Desire don‘t think so.‖ She inclined her head toward Max, ―My brother set me up with a job for Max this summer.‖ She added with some satisfaction at the envy he couldn‘t hide, ―I‘m going to be busy.‖
David looked back at Max still unable to hide the awe he had for him, ―Maybe you
