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pick at. His gaze was icy and unfathomable, with eyes deep like an ocean. The mole below his right eye only added to his elegant demeanor.There was a cheeky smile on his face. Both good and evil intentions were revealed on his cold face. Everything about him was just so mysterious.Over the past twenty-five years of her life, Natalie had met many attractive men. Despite that, the man in front of her was the pinnacle of perfection.His gaze flickered as he stared at the dazed Natalie.“I’ve been intending to invite you out for a meal for a long time, Ms. Nichols. However, you kept rejecting me, so I had no choice but to do this in order for us to meet,” Samuel explained as he let go of her pale fist. “My name is Samuel Bowers.”The moment Natalie heard that name, she finally came back to her senses.“So you’re Samuel Bowers?” Natalie backed up and pressed herself as closely as possible to the car door. She clearly had her guard up against him. “I don’t even know you. Are you seriously telling me that you kidnapped me just to have a meal together?”Samuel had witnessed all kinds of women throughout his life—distinguished ones, flirtatious ones, gentle ones, and even fragile ones. What they all had in common was the fact that they wanted to get with him. However, the woman in front of him was the only one whose clear eyes were full of caution against him.She was far from a stunner, but he found interest in her clear and logical reasoning.He wanted to get a better look at her, so he bent over and slowly inched his way over. On the other hand, Natalie was frantically backing up until there was nowhere else to run. There was a needle hidden in her hand, which she had behind her back. If he were to get any closer, she would stab him right in the neck.Right when Natalie was about to make her move, he suddenly stopped. His hand made its way over to her back and snatched the needle away from her.“Hey!” she protested.She hadn’t expected him to be so observant.“You’re overthinking this, Ms. Nichols. I’m Sophia Bowers’ father. I’m only inviting you out for a meal as thanks for taking care of my daughter at the airport,” he clarified.Sophia Bowers? Natalie remembered the cute little girl with aphasia from the airport the moment she heard that name.“You don’t have