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Eli placed a hand to his forehead, disoriented. Kissing Adeline was turning out to be as addicting as her chocolates. And yet, he was supposed to walk into the next room and act like it was Daisy he was attracted to.
When he followed Christopher into the next room, his friend gave him a knowing look. “That was an interesting thing to walk into, Benjamin.”
Yeah, he knew. Eli also knew it was completely his fault. He’d been the one to ask Adeline to show him the ropes, knowing full well that they would be alone in the store. Knowing that he was attracted to the real chocolate-shop owner. And he wasn’t sorry for it.
But he had an image to uphold. So he shot Christopher a grin. “What can I say? Benjamin has a way with the ladies.” He said it in the most conceited way possible, while at
