Chapter 423 The Proposal

• Before I could finish my sentence, Nicholas suddenly interrupted, “I know what you want to say, Anna. You're trying to turn me down because you think we're just friends and business partners, right? But I know the real reason why you don't want to be with me. It's because of Michael, isn't it?”
• It did not take long for Nicholas to figure me out, and when he mentioned Michael, I got even more nervous because everything he said was true. I just did not want to admit it then.
• Feeling guilty as charged, I kept my head lowered for quite a while before finally deciding to bite the bullet. “Nicholas, I only rejected you because I don't have feelings for you. It has nothing to do with anybody else. I'm simply listening to my heart.”