Chapter 38

James looked calm as ever, saying there were two choices, but in reality, Maria was left with just one—stay in the same room with him. Given the scare she had just experienced, there was no way she’d return to her original room, especially with Lucas Brooks and his manager still next door. But sharing a room with James? Well, if it came to that, she’d rather camp out by the door. “So being Mr. Bennett’s assistant now includes room-sharing under ‘special circumstances’? Why wasn’t that in the job description? You're pretty open-minded, huh?” “Cut the nonsense,” James said, clearly unamused. “I haven’t changed. You know the drill—there’s no option here.” With that, he turned and walked into the room, throwing a casual “Come in” over his shoulder like he was calling a dog. Maria followed him in, resigned. She hadn’t had time to check out the other room, so she wasn’t sure how different they were, but James’s room was definitely bigger. That bed? Easily fit three people without a squeeze.