"No, I just... I'm just not used to this." Zoe wished she could disappear into a hole.

She couldn't understand why Nash, who knew she worked in the advertising department, would arrange for her to meet with Eugene.

No matter how hard she thought, she couldn't recall any advertising collaboration with the Lowe Corporation. Then, a sudden thought struck her, and it startled her.

With an uneasy heart, she entered the meeting room, only to find out that Nash wasn't even in the office. Zoe felt a surge of anger.

"Miss Zoe-no, Manager Zoe-how about a cup of tea first?"

Eugene, knowing full well that Zoe had been tricked into coming, chose not to reveal it. If Nash had set this up, he must have understood Eugene's intentions, so there was no need to hide anything.

After drinking a cup of tea, Eugene felt light-headed, as if he had consumed alcohol. He knew Nash wasn't the type to use underhanded methods, but if he hadn't been sure of that, he might have suspected something was wrong with the tea.

"Mr. Lowe, what kind of business are you here to discuss with us?" Zoe intended to get straight to the point. If it wasn't part of her responsibilities, she would look for an excuse to bow out.

stood up and drank a glass of water, but it did

distance between them, leaned on the table, and got dangerously close. "Miss Zoe,

don't know what you're talking

Lowe has no official business to discuss, then I won't keep you company. I have other

he had her trapped against the wall, his face inches from hers. "However, if something were to happen

would never deceive her. York Corporation had no reason to make such a sacrifice. This shouldn't be happening.

she felt. In the end, she found herself staring blankly at Eugene, who was now so close

It felt like whatever

Nash's plan. If she did resist, Eugene might interpret it as

She started to cry.

onto Eugene's face, and he wiped them away, frowning in

anything. I have no idea what's

At a previous matchmaking event, she had nearly been drugged and

betrayed by someone she trusted the most. How

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