Chapter 164

"You could’ve said no, or argued back, but you didn’t. That silence? You were shy. It meant you quietly agreed with me." Damien spoke with a faint smile, calm but relentless. This man had never lost a negotiation in his life—every word that came out of his mouth felt like it had been laid like bait in a trap. He was cunning to the point where you wouldn't even know you'd walked into his setup till it was too late. And patient. Crazy patient. The kind of guy who could plant a seed and wait years for it to bloom, even when everyone else forgot it was there. Cassandra’s face flushed bright red. She was so stuck, she couldn’t squeeze out even one word. What he said… kinda made sense, but it still felt completely off. No, no, no. She wasn’t shy at all back then. She’d just… zoned out! Ugh! That devil actually twisted things like that on purpose! While she was still caught off guard, Damien moved fast—suddenly flipping her under him on the couch. “Ah!” Cassandra yelped in shock, hands clench