Gwynn took a sip of the wine. She decided to hide her real feelings. “Not at all. Her style just doesn’t fit the direction I want my gallery to go.”

Noah thought he wouldn’t press any further.

Leaning back on the chair, he took his time with the wine.

Moments later, he pushed a bowl of dessert to her side of the table and stared at her intensely, “Have some dessert.”

He was so tender and devilishly handsome. No lady could’ve resisted his casual charm, let alone when he fully intended to seduce her!

Gwynn wasn’t that dense.

Lowering her gaze, she thought about it. Her voice was soft, but she was very serious. “I’ll admit that I used to have feelings for you four years ago, Noah. I did think about patching things up with you and starting things over between us.

“With that said, the feelings I had paled in comparison with our ugly past. What’s more, we were separated for four long years.”

Then, she rejected him softly. “Can we please just let go of the past?”

His eyes grew da