Chapter 140

Realizing she’d grabbed the wrong person, Summer Knight quickly let go of the man’s hand. Her voice was polite, but distant. “Sorry about that.” As soon as the words left her mouth, she stepped around him and kept walking without hesitation. But before she made it far, the man’s voice called out behind her, calm and easygoing. “Miss, since fate brought us together, how about a drink? My treat.” That made Summer instinctively glance back. The man was smiling gently at her. On the surface, he seemed friendly enough, but something about it gave her the creeps. She narrowed her eyes suspiciously, sizing him up, trying to find something off. The problem was, he just looked like a guy who casually hit on girls—nothing super weird. Still, something felt... wrong. Pushing aside that uneasy feeling, she kept her face neutral and cool as she replied, “Thanks, but I’ve got plans. Gotta go.” With that, she turned and kept walking. “Bennett Ford!” Even after being brushed off, the guy didn’t lose h