A Night of Desire-Chapter 71: What Right Does He Have to Be Angry?

As soon as Clara Grant finished speaking, she looked up and saw the man’s dark, cold expression, and her heart dropped.

From the look on his face, he was definitely angry. ’But is he mad that I stormed out of the private room just now, or did he overhear what I said?’

For some reason, Clara Grant felt a pang of fear. She instinctively grabbed Sarah, ready to make a run for it.

"Stay right there!"

Seth Quinn commanded in a deep voice, and with a single long stride, he planted himself in front of them.

Clara Grant had no choice but to stop, but she couldn’t quite bring herself to look him in the face.

After a few seconds, a new thought struck her. ’What the hell am I afraid of? What right does he have to be angry?’

’I already made it perfectly clear to him that it would be best if we never saw each other again. So, isn’t it perfectly reasonable for me to walk away the moment I see him?’

’As for what I said behind his back... he already messed with me and took advantage of me. I’m the victim here, so don’t I have every right to say a few bad things about him?’ 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

No matter how she looked at it, she was in the right. Clara Grant felt she should be completely and utterly confident!

So, she lifted her chin and stared straight at Seth Quinn, locking her eyes onto his. ’I’ll overwhelm him with my presence! Justice will triumph over evil!’

’If he dares to say a single nasty word, I’ll shut him down with everything I’ve got!’

One moment she was timidly turning to run, looking guilty as charged, and the next she was glaring at him fiercely. For some reason, Seth Quinn found he couldn’t maintain his stern expression.

’This girl... she’s actually pretty damn cute and interesting.’

His eyes were fixed on Clara, but when Seth Quinn spoke, his words were for Sarah Shelby. "You said your name is Sarah Shelby?"

Clara Grant, who had been on high alert and ready to lash out the moment he said anything nasty, instantly deflated.

But a moment later, she scoffed inwardly. ’Does every pretty girl automatically catch his eye?’

’He can have any other girl, but Sarah is my best friend. I’ll be damned if I let him lay a finger on her!’

So, Clara Grant tugged on Sarah Shelby’s arm, signaling for her to ignore him. Then she turned to Seth Quinn, her voice dripping with disgust. "Whether she’s Sarah Shelby or not is none of your business. What does it have to do with you?"

Instead of getting angry at her words, Seth Quinn laughed. It was just a slight curl of his lips, but the faint smile was enough to leave both girls momentarily stunned.

He was already impossibly handsome, and his smile was nothing short of devastating.

Seth Quinn just smiled, but he still ignored Clara. His gaze shifted to Sarah Shelby, and the faint smile vanished the instant he looked away from Clara Grant, though his expression remained mild.

"Miss Shelby, may I have a word with you in private?"

’And he calls himself a man of integrity? He just slept with me two days ago, and this morning he was talking about marrying me. Now he’s hitting on my best friend right in front of my face. Scumbag! The absolute king of scumbags!’

Just as Clara Grant was about to stop her, Sarah Shelby gave her a reassuring look, silently telling her not to speak. Then she nodded at Seth Quinn. "Yes."

With that, Sarah Shelby started walking, and Seth Quinn followed after shooting Clara Grant a quick glance.

Once they had put some distance between themselves and Clara Grant, Sarah Shelby stopped and turned to face Seth Quinn. "Mr. Quinn, what did you want to talk to me about?"

Seth Quinn got straight to the point. "Miss Shelby, the only reason you were able to find this place today is because your father told you where to look."