Chapter 266

Cassandra Taylor had just finished tidying up in the kitchen when she heard Damien Blackwood's low, teasing voice behind her. “By the way, Cassie, could you check with Jessica and see if she’s free for lunch with me next Monday? I was pretty pleased with her performance this noon.” Throwing him a quick glance, she caught the faint smirk playing on his lips. Her gut told her this "lunch" thing wasn’t as innocent as it sounded. “If you really want to have lunch with her, why not just ask her yourself?” she replied coolly. “That doesn’t seem very appropriate,” he said, shaking his head with an all-too-serious face as he started spouting nonsense. “As the head of G&K, I hold some authority. If I make the invite myself, Jessica might feel pressured to say yes even if she doesn’t actually want to. A true gentleman respects a lady’s choice—that’s basic courtesy.” Cassandra gave him a thoroughly unimpressed look. In her mind, Damien was never the type to care about anyone’s real opinion when h