Talented Heiress: A Rose With Thorns

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“You’re the best, Yvie! From now on, you’re our one and only queen!”

The girls quickly saved the photos to their phones, giddy with excitement. Knowing Nancy would love these, Yvette forwarded the photos to her as well.

Nancy’s response arrived almost instantly. “Who knew Ashton had a body like that? Nice, very nice!”

Nancy was lost in thought while admiring the photos on her phone when it was suddenly snatched from her hands.

“What?” She looked up, meeting Jacob’s dangerously narrowed eyes.

“Do you like seeing such things?” Jacob thought Nancy was engrossed in something important, given how intently she was staring at her screen. But abs? Seriously?

Nancy instinctively wanted to nod, but her survival instincts kicked in. Swallowing hard, she stammered, “T–They’re okay, I guess. It’s not that big of a deal!”

Jacob found Nancy’s flustered look adorable. He gently ruffled her hair.

“If you like looking at abs, just look at mine,” he said seductively.

As for anyone else’s… Jacob’s eyes narrowed slightly, and without hesitation, he deleted the

photos.

Nancy had been momentarily dazzled by his tenderness, but when she saw all her saved photos vanish, she snapped back to reality. Her expression darkened, and she pouted in`

protest.

“Hey! Why’d you delete all my photos?” Material © NôvelDrama.Org.

“Nance, you’re not allowed to look at stuff like that anymore,” Jacob said gently, though his tone left no room for argument.

“Why should I listen to you?” Nancy’s rebellious streak flared as she lifted her chin defiantly.” I’ll look if I want to! You… You can’t control me!‘

“Oh, so you won’t even listen to your boyfriend?” Jacob’s tone was deceptively calm, but there was an edge to it.

Nancy’s cheeks flushed a bright red at the word “boyfriend“, but she kept her resolve firm. “I never agreed to be your… girlfriend!”

No way was she going to let him have the upper hand so easily. He’d been playing it cool for too long, so it was time to make him work for it.

“Oh, really?” Jacob’s eyes darkened dangerously, and his voice dropped to a chilling whisper,

laced with a hint of a threat. “So, you aren’t going to take responsibility?”

“I told you, that was just an accident!” Nancy’s gaze flickered away, trying to mask her flustered state. “We’re both adults, Jacob. It’s no big deal.”

“No big deal, huh?” Jacob smirked. His expression was unreadable as he reached up, fingers poised to remove his glasses.

“We can always do it again.”

Nancy’s eyes widened in panic, and she instantly grabbed his arm, stopping him from taking off his glasses.