Gavin suddenly reached out, pressing his hand against the door, stopping her from closing it.

"Hmm?" Jolie looked at him suspiciously, unsure of his intentions.

His dark eyes bore into hers, studying her for a long moment before he finally spoke. "Jolie, you're really asking for it."

What?

Jolie's eyes widened in disbelief. "What did you just say?"

Was he threatening her? How ridiculous!

Aside from her parents, no one had ever dared talk to her like that.

Anger flared in her chest as she shoved at the door, wanting him out of her sight.

But Gavin easily pushed it open and stepped inside as though her resistance meant nothing.

"Hey! Get out! I don't want to see you right now!" Jolie snapped, her face turning frosty as she pointed toward the door. "Leave!"

Gavin ignored her entirely, strolling further into the room and dropping onto the sofa with an air of ownership.

"Go take a shower," he said, lifting his chin slightly, his tone leaving no room for negotiation.

I'm not one

at her, his gaze deep and unwavering. Loosening his

colder now, laced with an edge that sent a chill through the

lashes trembled inexplicably before she

care if she offended him-right now, she didn't

was arrogant,

he ruled

wasn't the Cooper Enterprises! She

the atmosphere

had never imagined being defied like this. From a young age, he had lived a privileged life, and after taking over Cooper Enterprises, his decisions were rarely, if ever, opposed. Over time, this

compliance, almost as though it

wasn't

more he pushed, the harder she

her family's arrangements had already proven how stubborn

would do neither

thought, Gavin paused before his tone softened unexpectedly. "Jolie, this

for an outburst, fully expecting him to lose his

to her surprise, he softened

on to explain the

brows furrowed, her

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