She swallowed her anger and answered the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hetty, it's Darren Bayer. I've been meaning to apologize for the other night. I was out of line, trying to drug you like that. I just... I like you so much. I wasn't thinking straight."
Hetty's thoughts turned icy. 'So, liking me is an excuse for drugging me? If I can't stand him, does that mean I can just get rid of him?'
"If that's all you've got to say, we're done here."
If it weren't for the business between their families, she wouldn't have even picked up.
Just as she was about to hang up, Bayer's voice became desperate. "Wait! Please don't hang up. I was actually calling to ask you to dinner tonight."
Hetty scoffed. "You've got some nerve. What makes you think you're even worth my time?"
"Don't be so quick to say no. Y
