Her jaw dropped in disbelief. What?! She realized that he was trying to play a word game to pin her down and get away with it, but she was not going to give him the chance.
She held a hand on her hip as she berated. "Mr. Fort, you promised to call off the suit if I became an employee of Preston and Fort Group and I am now. And, if you are going to try playing word games with me…" Her gaze landed on his left cheek. "That will not be my limit."
Desmond felt a sting from her mere words. Although it was no longer swollen, it still irked him. Vicious woman… "You don't need to do that, thank you very much. I only wanted to know whether you are the kind of person who will take people's crap when others try to put you down."
"Are you worried that I will make you lose face for having a coward for an assistant?" She guffawed at the man's lowly evaluation of her. "Don't worry. I will kick the butt of anyone who crosses the line —and that very much includes you."
