❝ For one, most of your time spent awake is either with me or doing errands for me. ❞ Brows raise, as if to challenge him to tell her she’s wrong. ( Unless he doesn’t sleep at all, or has an incredibly understanding girlfriend, but what are the chances? ) The hotel business isn’t exactly a simple nine-to-five job and Petra can be very… demanding, to say the least. None of her other assistants made it past two months, and for Joe to have stayed with her for this long – there must be a reason, and she’s banking on whatever that is to get him to agree to this proposal. ❝ And as for your incentive – ❞ Her eyes are threatening, and a daunting smile pulls on her lips as she leans forward, her gaze fixed on him. ❝ If you don’t do this, I can promise you that the last thing I do before they send me back to Prague is to do whatever it takes to ruin your life. ❞
Joe hesitated, careful not to give her the satisfaction of being right when, frankly, he didn’t see how it was her business. He wouldn’t dignify the assumption with anything more than a firm gaze as he waited for her to reach the POINT. Sure, she needed him, but he was already working a full-time job. The most pleasant hours of his day were the ones he spent relaxing at home --- away from her. There was very little that could convince him to give up that smallest luxury. ❝ What? ❞ His brows shot up in response to the threat and he nearly laughed in spite of the smallest bit of fear it struck within him. Clearly, she must have been more accustomed to negotiating with criminals than personal assistants. ❝ NO WAY. You really d o n ‘ t know me at all, do you? You really think some plan to gossip about me on social media or give me a nasty reference is going to get me to marry you? ❞ Admittedly, the latter would have been devastating after the miserable time and effort he had put into his job, but it had to have been preferable to wedding the devil herself. ❝ You’re going to need something more persuasive than that. I already know how terrifying you can be without putting a ring on it. Is there anything that would actually benefit me by deciding to help you? ❞
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