She grasped his hand, her fingers wrapping tightly around his wrist. Ethan's eyes widened in surprise; he hadn't expected her to hold on so tightly.
He immediately yanked his hand back, trying to pull free from her grasp. But Ava's grip was surprisingly strong, and instead of releasing him, she was pulled forward. Her body collided with his, and they stumbled backward slightly, their chests touching, hands still entwined. For a moment, they stood there, frozen in a awkward yet intimate pose. Ethan could feel Ava's warmth radiating through his chest. He looked down at her, his eyes locking onto hers, and for a moment, they just stared at each other.
Ava's cheeks were flushed, and her eyes sparkled with a mixture of surprise and something else... something that looked almost like attraction. She stared into his eyes, a bright, burning blue, intense and passionate. His hair, a dark, chiseled brown that's perfectly messy and adds to his rugged charm. God! He looked more handsome at a close distance.
Ethan's grip on her hand relaxed slightly, and they both felt a sudden jolt of awareness. Ava retracted her hand in a split second and stepped back, keeping a distance from him while coughing in an attempt to ease the awkwardness.
"I...I....I'm sorry, I had no idea that you'd yank your hand out that strongly." She apologized almost in a whisper like voice while staring at her feet.
"I'm at fault then?" Ethan had seen how red her cheeks and ear were when her body was still resting on his. And she still had that color on her face, so he decided to put her in an uncomfortable position. He loves it when people feel uncomfortable because of him.
Ava raised her head almost immediately after he asked the question.
"No!" She stopped for few seconds before continuing with her sentence. "You're not at fault... Entirely," she trailed off and lowered her voice a little when she said the last word.
But Ethan heard it nonetheless. "Entirely?" He scoffed.
"Yes... Entirely. We're both at fault; you're at fault for deducing that he was my father and walking out without hearing what I had to say, and I'm at fault for not introducing myself, because if I had done that, you wouldn't have called me that man's daughter, and I'm also at fault for gripping onto your wrist. So, we're both at fault here, right?" She explained boldly while staring directly into his sexy blue eyes.
Another loud chuckle was heard, for the third time tonight. Yes.... Tonight. The gala started in the evening and it's said to end at midnight. As the sky was starting to turn dark already, the night is still early. So the gala will end in few hours time.
"You're a fearless one, aren't you?" He asked while taking a step forward and Ava, a step backward. "I'm the faulty one here? Oh wait, I'm partly at fault here?" He asked again, still taking a step forward, and Ava, a step backwards.
They continued till Ava's back finally touched the railings, leaving her with no way out. Well, there was a way – she could simply move to the side and stay far from him. However, that is easier said than done. She was deeply immersed in his 'blue sexy eyes' – according to her.
Ethan stoped moving forward when he was already two feet away from her.
"Who are you?" He asked with a serious face and gone was the smiling Ethan. He had other things to do than to talk with this woman. Well, technically, he had nothing to do at the moment as the gala is still ongoing.
Yes... He finds this woman amusing, but he wasn't settled with the fact that her identity is still a mystery to him whilst she knew who he was.
"If you aren't that Hamilton's daughter, then who are you?" He inquired, while staring deeply into her eyes like he could see the truth in them.
"My name is Ava Hamilton, 'Richard' Hamilton's niece." She replied while stressing the 'Richard'. 'What's with him and never getting people's names right?' She said internally, while shaking her head. Well, internally as well.
"What do you want from me?" He asked as he ignored his previous mistake. It's not like he was obliged to always remember people's names.
She took a deep breath before giving Ethan a final blow.
"I want to offer you a wife. Me!"
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