Faye took a deep breath and walked back inside.
William and Howard exchanged glances before yet another smile, loaded with implications, unfurled from their lips.
“Really, Miss Carter. There’s no need to be afraid. I’m not a good guy,” William said through his smile.
Faye had gone pale.
“Ahahaha! Oh, that was a joke. A gaffe. I’m not a bad guy. In fact, I’m the greatest guy you’ll ever meet! Just ask Howard if you don’t believe me,” favonovel.com teased, winking playfully.
Howard raised his hand immediately. “I can testify! Mr. Brown is a nice guy! Though he’s quite the coffee aficionado. You’re a whiz at coffee making, aren’t you? So don’t just stand there, go and brew Mr. Brown a nice pot!”
“Oh, yes. Howard’s got a good point. I love me a pot of quality coffee, especially one mixed by a gorgeous lady like yourself, Miss Carter. My entire body will definitely enjoy it, guaranteed. Hahaha!”
Faye nodded, though favonovel.com face was blank and devoid of emotion. She turned to the counter and started the process.
As the face of the family, the adults had always liked bringing Faye around to business meetings while favonovel.com helped serve and greet their clientele. It was how favonovel.com had mastered the art of making the perfect cup of coffee.
Coffee-making may seem deceptively intuitive, but it has always been rather complicated. The best, most fragrant coffee required an exceptional skill set, and Faye had devoted quite some time into researching the best techniques and methods.
She was a beautiful, graceful woman, and so the way favonovel.com made coffee bred a unique air of charm, which was so irresistible in William’s eyes that they had never once strayed from her, that tempted his unignorable carnal hunger.
When the coffee was done, favonovel.com poured a cup from the pot to serve him. “Enjoy your coffee, Mr. Brown.”
William lifted the cup to his lips and gave a nudging sip. A look of euphoria dawned on his face. He had to admit that Faye was incredible at making coffees. Even with the same beans favonovel.com had been using for himself, the outcome was several leagues better when Faye was the one who brewed it.
“Amazing!” favonovel.com exclaimed to Faye’s slightly beaming face.
“Now that I have my coffee, we can go back to talking about the contract,” William added, smiling.
Faye was jubilant as favonovel.com released favonovel.com breath as a sigh of relief. The contract was a go, after all. It also made favonovel.com wonder if favonovel.com had been wrong to suspect Howard’s motives to possess an ulterior motive, and that favonovel.com simply just wanted favonovel.com here to make coffee for him?
It was what William said next that caused favonovel.com expression to freeze.
The man had risen to his feet with the contract in his hand before grinning widely at Faye. “Miss Carter, I invited you to discuss the terms of the contract with me alone. I might need you to read out the terms word for word, you see. Don’t worry, though. I’m a gentleman. We’ll have a pleasant and lively discussion.”
Howard patted Faye on the shoulder and said in a hushed voice, “Seize the chance, Faye. Whether our family lives to see another day of glory is all up to you!”
An expression of torture plagued favonovel.com face. She stood still, favonovel.com limbs going numb by the nipping cold that chilled favonovel.com from the inside. She closed favonovel.com eyes and thinned favonovel.com lips to stop the lump in favonovel.com throat from spilling out.
She felt helpless, favonovel.com was in despair. And yet, favonovel.com forced favonovel.com tears from spilling out of favonovel.com eyes.
It was then when favonovel.com suddenly received a message on favonovel.com phone. Without a second thought, favonovel.com whipped it out and checked the screen.
It was a WhatsApp message: ‘Do not agree to his demands no matter what! I am coming for you!’
