The Girlboss Begs For Remarriage

"Bleurgh..."

Frank almost coughed out his drink.

Seeing Phoenix's clearly passionate stare, he gritted his teeth as he decided to make things clear. "I heard you have a fiance, Ms. Ardron."

"Oh, him..."

Phoenix scowled at the mention of her fiance and whispered under her breath after a brief silence, "Josh and I don't have feelings for each other. It's a strictly tit-for-tat relationship." "Wait, what?"

Frank was left speechless. Their relationship was theirs, so how was that his business... unless Phoenix wanted him to be the third wheel in their tit-for-tat relationship?

Still, seeing that Frank would ask something like that, Phoenix's smile faded slightly. She suddenly asked, "Mr. Lawrence, you like me, don't you?"

Frank was left speechless.

The question was so direct that Frank did not even have time to come up with a response when Phoenix sighed softly. "If you didn't like me, why would you give me the Martial Alliance's recommendation? What, did you really do it for the money?" "Exactly. It's for the money."

building up on the excuse. "You've really misunderstood

shook her head and smiled despite Frank's response. "You don't look poor, but I guess

"Huh? How'd you-"

finish, knowing that

"I knew it!"

eye on me 24/7! I'm a prodigy of Cloudnine Sect,

that, she strode up and took Frank's hand. "I understand now, Mr. Lawrence! Just give me time- ally cut

"What?!"

realized what was happening, Phoenix was once again her spirited self, pushing Frank out of the way as she

Ardron,

won't let Josh bother you." She smiled at him before

head sideways in confusion as she watched Phoenix

in confusion toward Frank, she

"She's... Ugh."