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Tried 295

    <b>Chapter </b><b>295 </b>


    ‘Sure enough, I’m still no match for Birgitte. Even after <b>all </b>this time, I couldn’t close the deal<b>, </b>and ended up making Ms. Millere all the way here <b>herself</b><b>, </b>thought Dorcas.


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    Aubree looked at Dorcas’s noticeably thinner face with concern and gently patted her back. “I told you before, if you can’t close the deal, don’t push <b>yourself</b>. Kurtis was the one who approached us for the partnership, but now he’s just stringing us along. It’s obvious he has ulterior motives. He probably never intended to cooperate in good faith from the start.”


    Of course<b>, </b>I’m not really here to discuss business<b>,</b><b>‘ </b>Aubree mused.


    Gordon’s <b>flower </b>shop only restocked once a month. Seriously, what was his deal? It was weird enough for a psychologist, who was definitely not short on <b>cash</b>, to run <b>a </b>flower shop, but <b>every </b>month he still insisted on hauling himself downtown to buy fresh flowers.


    The monthly flower supply run <b>was </bing up soon. ‘I’m going to find out exactly what dirty little secrets Gordon and Alice are hiding!‘ Aubree thought.


    Aubreeposed her expression, her gaze turning calm. <b>“</b>Take me to Kurtis first<b>,</b><b>” </b>she instructed.


    Anticipating Aubree’s visit, Kurtis had reserved a private spot at an exclusive golf club early that morning and was awaiting her arrival.


    When Aubree arrived with Dorcas in tow, Kurtis had just sunk a putt. One of his agency’s artists was fawning over him with exaggerated admiration. Aubree <b>cast </b><b>a </b>cool nce at the scene before greeting, “Mr. Carr. Pleasure to meet you.”


    Kurtis’s eyes lit up when he saw her. With a dismissive wave at his entourage, he shed a charming smile. “Ms. Miller, I’ve heard a great deal about you<b>.</b><b>” </b>


    He offered his hand first. Aubree responded with a brief<b>, </b>perfunctory handshake before quickly withdrawing.


    Kurtis was every inch a yboy. Put him next to Ollie, and Ollie seemed a paragon of propriety byparison.


    Yet, despite his yboy looks and matching personality, he managed to build such a massive empire from scratch–a rare disy of true ambition and business acumen that almost made his rakish charm forgivable.


    “Getting an audience with you <b>is </b>no <b>easy </b>feat, Ms. Miller,” Kurtis chuckled, his smile turning roguish.


    “I’ve been tied up with business in Südlichen Strandtely. Mr. Carr, since you took the initiative to <b>seek </b>cooperation, I thought reaching an agreement wouldn’t be difficult…” Aubree paused, <b>her </b>tone full of implication. “But now it seems I was overthinking it. You don’t seem very interested in cooperating after all.”


    “Not at all. I’ve made it clear I want to work with you from the start<b>, </b>Ms. Miller,” he said, ncing at Dorcas. “But you keep trying to fob me off with your secretary, hardly a convincing show of sincerity, is it?”


    He shed an overtly suggestive grin.


    Aubree’s expression flickered oddly for a moment. ‘Wait, <b>is </b>this guy actually after me?‘


    If that was the <b>case</b>, Aubree felt not even a shred of pleasure at being admired. Seriously, Kurtis was pushing forty. Sure, he had that dashing yboy look, but if he’d been a bit wilder in his youth, he could practically be her father.


    Aubree subtly put some distance between them. “So, now that we’ve finally met, Mr. Carr, can we sign the contract?”


    “No rush. I’m hosting a yacht party tonight. It’s shame I’m short a femalepanion.”


    “Sorry…” Aubree started to refuse without hesitation.


    Kurtis chuckled, “<b>Your </b>people have been in Kroit City for quite some time, Ms. Miller. Seems they’ve been looking for someone. Have you found them yet?<b>” </b>


    Aubree’s brows knitted sharply. “What exactly do you know?” she demanded.


    “So, about tonight’s <b>party</b>?” Kurtis <b>extended </b>his hand with a sly, inviting smile.


    The <b>Carr </b>family was <b>a </b>major <b>yer </b>in the entertainment industry, which meant theirwork of connections ran deep. For Kurtis, digging up any information he wanted, <b>especially </b>in Kroit City<b>, </b><b>was </b>child’s y.


    Aubree let out <b>a </b>controlled breath. She <b>wasn’t </b><b>sure </b>what Kurtis <b>was </b><b>after</b><b>, </b><b>but </b>one thing <b>was </b>certain. He’d had his <b>eyes </b>on her for a while now.


    <b>Suppressing </b><b>her </b>revulsion, <b>Aubree </b>reluctantly <b>ced </b>her hand in his. “<b>I </b><b>ept</b>,” she said coldly.


    Her eyes shed with unmistakable menace. “But Mr. Carr, if this trip doesn’t yield the results I’m after, Aubree warned, “you should know I’m not


    someone you want to cross<b>.</b><b>” </b>


    Kurtis chuckled, unfazed.
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