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His lips curved in a mocking smile as he used the words she'd initially aimed at Lily Jones to block her.
Elly Campbell's face darkened, and she spoke with a hint of discomfort, "Lily Jones comes to disgust me whenever she pleases, and I can't return the favor? You actually took it seriously."
Elly gave him a look of disdain and settled back into her seat.
But Adam Jones was not so easily dismissed; he stood in front of her, his hands bracing against the arms of the chair, effectively trapping Elly between him and the seat.
"You also kissed me."
"So what? It was just a kiss; do you want me to compensate you for it?"
Elly looked at him with a trace of sarcasm in her eyes.
Seeing Adam narrow his eyes, a dangerous aura spilled from his deep gaze, "Don't you know I'm a man who believes in an eye for an eye? I can't let you get away with a bargain that easily."
