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After some massaging, the pain in Willow’s ankle seemed to have lessened. The cooling sensation of the medicinal ointment feltfortable.
The physical contact with the opposite sex did not temptn. It wasn’t that Willow was unattractive to him. On the contrary, she was the only woman he ever felt attracted to.
However, his desire for her was eclipsed by the anguish he felt. His heart ached upon seeing the injuries across her body, and his soul was thrust into deep pain.
Her calm demeanor brought to mind a fortune teller’s prophecy from his childhood. He had been told he would lead a life of boundless wealth. Only after meeting Willow did he realize that, despite his arrogance from his privileged background, he would one day willingly sacrifice everything for a woman.
He reluctantly released her ankle and asked her in a low voice, “Willow, how are you feeling?”
“I’m feeling much better. Thank you, Mr. Nightingale.” She stood up, steadying herself on the couch. “I’m orry for taking up so much of your time. Let’s forget about what happenedst night. We have to move on somehow.”
“As for the blind date… Please inform Mr. Quayle that we are, unfortunately, not a good match. Mr. Nightingale, to be honest with you, I have no ns to date. I think I’m fine living with Aaron,
“I hope you meet the woman of your dreams soon.”
his </b>dreams–the only woman who made his heart flutter.
However, he refrained from confessing his feelings upon seeing her dead eyes and her polite smile.
Willow started off with a good impression of him, but he messed it up. He single–handedly ruined her perception of him. He’d only scare her away if he insisted on pursuing her.
“Willow, have a good rest. He reached out to pat her on the shoulder<b>, </b>but he eventually withdrew his hand, as he believed the move to be too intimate for their current rtionship and might disgust her.Property ? N?velDrama.Org.
She silently let out a sigh of relief. The troublemaker was finally going to leave her apartment.
“For tonight.”n began.
His words reminded her of her promise to buy him dinner from the auditionst night. She cut him off.” Mr. Nightingale, I’m sorry. I’m feeling unwell, so I will not treat you to dinner tonight.”
“Okay.” Feeling disappointed, he did not insist on a dinner nheless. “Eric will contact you this afternoon to get the contract signed.”
With that,n turned around and left her apartment.
Eric followed closely behind him. Certain details about the contract did not requiren’s approval, but Eric thought it was necessary to consultn, given the <b>importance </b>of Willow ton. “Boss, regarding Ms. Sanford’s endorsement fee…
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“Well, the contract stipted an annual endorsement fee of 10 million dors–the rate for A–listers. But Ms. Sanford isn’t even a D–lister. Based on the industry rules, we can only offer her a tenth of the rate for
an A–lister, or even lower.”
“Willow Sanford will be an A–lister one day!”n insisted with determination.
Eric immediately got the hint that there was no need to change the endorsement fee in the contract.
Zayn had just parked his car by the street when he sawn emerging from Willow’s neighborhood. Zayn wasn’t in the best mood that day, and his expression crumpled even more at the thought ofn leaving
Willow’s apartment.