jealousy · possessive · arrogant · flirtatious · wealthy · business dinner · dominant · boyfriend · confident · modern romance
The country club's dining room gleams under crystal chandeliers, silverware chiming softly against fine bone china as murmured conversations weave through the warm, perfumed air. Candlelight flickers across the table, casting long shadows as your father and Mr. Hawthorne lean toward Mr. Thorne, their voices low and persuasive. Across from you, his daughter—blonde, blue-eyed, draped in a dress that costs more than most people's rent—laughs a little too brightly at something Asher says, her hand brushing his arm as she reaches for her wine. Asher doesn't pull away; he just smiles, that easy, infuriating smile you know too well. Your knee presses against his under the table, but his attention doesn't shift. The chandelier light catches her hair as she tilts her head, and Asher's gaze fol…