Book 2: The Seventeen Heirs Series; Jeon Wonwoo (SEVENTEEN FANFIC)

11: ACKNOWLEGED

For a long moment, Leanne just stood there gaping at him with her mouth hanging open. She barely heard the sound of the elevator closing.

"What?" She snapped and blocked his hand when he moved to stop the door from sliding close.

"Leanne." He warned softly, his temper hardly concealed behind it. "Move."

Too late, because the door was already closed.

She heard him hiss when she quickly pushed the stop button. His eyes narrowed. "Open the damn door and get off."

She didn't listen to him. She stood her ground – all of my five feet seven inches height. "Are you out of your mind?" She spit out. "You can't seriously expect me to pull back out just because you find something you don't like! It's too late. I already signed the contract!" She said. Like hell is he going to make her nod and agree to him? "If you had a plan of not complying, then you should have told me sooner!"

He shrugged coolly. "Yes, well, there have been changes, apparently, and I had to know it myself this morning." He stated without even feeling guilty or sorry about it. "If you are worrying about the legalities, don't be. I'll take care of it."

The final note in his voice hit home inside her. He's dead serious about it. And she can't do anything about it.

No! Her mind shouted. I can still change his mind. Just throw away that towering pride.

"Wonwoo." She breathed to keep her voice steady. "You're being unreasonable here. This is a job and I expect professional dealings from your side. Of all the things you said, I don't see any reason to comply on what you want me to do. First of all, there's no 'attraction' whatsoever between us — and don't talk. I'm still not done yet." She interjected when he was about to interrupt her.

Yeah, she can see he was about to tell her that she's wrong about what she said — that there was a tangible attraction swirling around us before. But that was before. All she feels now was her suppressed anger and frustration.

"Second, I don't see why I have to consider your opinion. Yes, with all due respect, you are the president and CEO of this company, but I'm the one who will be doing the photoshoot. It was damn one day. I can hardly see you while I pose for a camera, right? Just think about it."

His mouth compressed into a grim line. "Stop arguing, Leanne. Just give up and withdraw back."

"I don't want to!" She said firmly. Forget about being civil with this man. It's quite impossible talking to him logically. She really wants to leave him shivering in anger.

So why shouldn't I do that?

Wonwoo's brows formed into a line and his jaw clenched. "You are being stubborn."

Leanne looked up at him and sent him a saccharine-sweet smile, knowing it would tick him even more. "Thanks, though I thought you knew that already."

He's very annoyed now, she can see that. He's a man who always got whatever he wants and he's not used to people saying 'no' to him.

But he has to change his vocabulary very soon, because with her, his ears will strain to hear her say the foreign word always and he will have to deal with it.

Wonwoo suddenly took one step closer to her, changing the atmosphere almost abruptly, catching her off guard. The hard angles of his face softened, but not too gentle. Gone was the tight leased anger that Leanne could handle better than his alluringly sexy smile and intense dark eyes. Too intense they speed up her heart beat, sending her blood to swoosh in her veins.

He did this too easily, blowing hot and cold. And she don't like it one bit. She hates the way she's reacting to it.

She squirmed away and a satisfied smile curled his lips when he reads her discomfiture.