Chapter 17
Clara's POV
"Miss Clara", Dominic stopped me the moment I made a run towards the door.
I internally sighed. So much for avoiding him.
"Is something wrong?", I turned to him with a frown, enough to deter him. "I have an appointment soon."
"I was wondering if you wanted to grab lunch with me", he offered, his tone so innocent that I blinked up at him in shock for a few seconds.
"What?"
"Lunch. Together", he voiced out slowly.
"Why do you think I'll come with you to grab lunch?", I glared. "Listen, if I gave you an impression of being open or nice, then I'm here to tell you that I'm not."
"Clara."
"It's Miss Valmont to you", I interrupted. "And, I'm not interested. I can get my own lunch."
"Why are you acting this hostile? Are you scared you might fall in love with
