Chapter 400

She tried to resist, but she really had no chance against the full onslaught of Jonathon’s charm. It was a little disappointing, even though he needed her to cave. Of all the women he interacted with, Natalie should be immune to his bullshit. She had been working for him for the last four years and knew all his secrets. He wondered if there would ever be a woman who could look past the package he was wrapped up in to see the man beneath. “Fine,” she said with a huff, her arms falling to her sides as she capitulated. “But you owe me. Something shiny.” He grinned. “Of course,” he replied. He was an expert at the ‘You Owe Me Gift’ and the ‘I’m Sorry Gift.’ The shinier the better. How did that saying go? It was easier to say sorry than to ask permission? And pretty, sparkly gifts seemed to make apologies carry more weight, or at least they did in his experience. She took a deep breath and he turned back toward his desk. “I suppose I have to schlep back across the city and meet the temp,” s