'Why is she looking at me like that? Did she really hear what I said before?'
His body trembled even more violently. This woman had already put him through the wringer several times before.
Eventually, he had learned how to act around her. He knew what he could and couldn't say, and he rarely made her angry anymore.
But just now, in a moment of panic, he had voiced his worries to Zane Xavier. Even though it was half-joking, he'd done it right when she was angry, and she'd overheard him talking about her.
'There's no way this petty woman won't get her revenge on me!'
Andrew Shaw's gaze darted around, not daring to meet Stella Sterling's eyes. But what came out of his mouth was, "Miss, why are you looking at me like that? I have to say, you look even more beautiful!"
Zane Xavier stared wide-eyed, listening to Andrew Shaw, whose words were in complete contradiction to his body language.
