596 Green Cookie

Ordinarily, he loathed it when women flung themselves at him. They had tried all sorts of methods from the 'I am not interested' to the 'coquettish' type. 

All disgusted him to no end.

However, when Sayuri teased him with those words, he didn't find it repulsive. That was a testament to how comfortable he was with her.

Guess the ninja ties ran far deeper than he realised.

"And you can say that with such a straight face, too," Kyle said impassively, "Truly thick-skinned indeed."

Sayuri propped her chin on her arm as she smiled sweetly at him, fluttering her eyelashes dramatically, "Of course. If I didn't, you'd never get out from behind that desk and eat. Anyway, I worked hard to convince Uncle, you know. You owe me a reward."

"Such shameless behaviour," Kyle mused as he got up, "Are you sure you're the next CEO?"