Chapter 227 Snap Back

• "Like you, for example?" I pinned him with a glare, my words razor-sharp. "All that charm and tolerance? Just a front. Every move you make is calculated for maximum gain."
• Shawn's face went stony. A humorless laugh escaped him. "That's really how you see me? Some two-faced predator?"
• "I never said you weren't good at it." The dishrag squeaked against the table as I scrubbed. "Men like you—clever, ruthless—you're the ones who come out on top. And me?" I met his gaze squarely. "I'm learning to play the game too. I'm not born with it. I can't snap that kind of scheming personality into existence and ram it inside me like it's a part I'm missing."