Chapter 175

“Bro, you’ve really set your sights on her?” Ashley walked in with effortless grace, an intrigued smile playing on her lips, her voice soft as she spoke to the man lounging on the divan. “She’s a raw gem, and I can’t wait to see what kind of surprises—and benefits—she’ll bring me.” The man’s hawk-like eyes were locked on the girl onscreen. A small smirk tugged at the corner of his lips, his suave yet slightly cynical tone full of confidence, as if her future was already within his grasp. The intel he found and what he saw with his own eyes were totally different stories. Barely been to school, yet somehow ranked near the top at Lexford University; never touched a steering wheel before, but beat Mara in a race. She even knew combat skills. And just now, she tamed Athena like it was nothing. Seriously, how much more is she hiding? He was determined to strip away her layers of mystery himself. “Miss Taylor really is a bit of an enigma. But you know Damien is pretty close to her, too—he se