~Isabella POV~
Darius Hamilton was a very intelligent man, but his one fatal flaw was assuming everyone else was stupid. As I sat across from him, it was not well hidden that he had an ulterior motive for inviting me here. I decided that this charade had gone on for way too long.
“Darius, I don’t know should I be flattered or insulted that you think that this act will actually work on me?” I said directly and his face deflated.
“Act! What are you talking about, Bella?” he feigned confusion.
“You know exactly what I’m talking about D.A. Hamilton,” I said, not putting up with the bullshit.
Darius smiled sheepishly, and I could not help remembering how that handsome face and puffy lips used to make my heart skip, but now all I saw was deceit.
“You are still as direct as you alwa
