What exactly attracted him to her? If she continued to deny his feelings for her, she'd be deceiving herself.
He smoothed her messy ponytail and then simply pulled off her hair tie, letting her hair fall loose.
"Hansen Ruiz," Rachel Bailey pushed him away, snatched back the hair tie, and glared at him. "What's the meaning of this? I've told you we're not a match. It's best if we go our separate ways."
The sheer radiance of his status would be enough to overwhelm and extinguish her.
He looked deeply into her eyes, his voice hoarse as he said, "How will you know we're not meant to travel the same path if you never walk it with me?"
"You're so high above me that my neck aches from looking up. I don't like having to crane my neck for anyone." Unable to push him away, Rachel Bailey bravely bargained with him, indirectly telling him that she, Rachel Bailey, couldn't possibly reach his lofty status as Valence Group's top assistant.
