Asher Hawn's bottomless eyes fell straight on Nora Smith's face.

His magnetic voice lingered in Nora Smith's ears.

Breathing a little, Nora Smith raised his eyes to his deep eyes, curled the corner of his pie mouth and said, "I don't know what you are talking about."

Asher Hawn smiled faintly. "I heard every word you said just now."

"What am I saying? You heard it." Nora Smith glared at Asher Hawn with embarrassment and exasperation.

This black-bellied man ...