A Perfect Lie Hides Behind My Billionaire Marriage (reese and hudson)

A shiver coursed through Reese's body, warmth spreading to her collarbones, igniting a simmering heat that seemed to engulf her entirely.

With a flushed face and an unsightly expression of discomfort, she struggled. "Mr. Strakovski, please let go of me. You're drunk. Let me take you back to your room to rest."

Lukas restrained Reese, catching a whiff of the delicate fragrance that clung to her. His eyes flickered with a hint of something as if questioning whether he himself was intoxicated.

Oddly, she appeared to have a higher tolerance for his inebriated self than usual.

Lukas's eyes held a shadowy and unreadable expression. He wasn't sure of his own thoughts at this moment, allowing a half-genuine, half-pretend drunk tone to seep into his voice. "Don't move. I'm not drunk. I can still handle more later."

Reese couldn't help but smile wryly. He was definitely drunk. She felt resigned, predicting that Lukas would undoubtedly be grumpy once he sobered up and realized his behavior from that night.

When Reese felt the pressure from Lukas's grip ease a bit, she tried to push him away.

However, Lukas tightened his hold immediately, his voice slightly hoarse and low. "Behave. Stop struggling."

His indulgent voice made her heart turn erratic. She took a deep breath. This man was just drunk. Besides, he had never spoken to her in this manner before. He must have mistaken her for someone else.

Reese's expression turned slightly unpleasant. She bit her lip, then, using her elbow with all her strength, she

pain, instinctively reaching to cover his chest. He hadn't expected her to

him away and dashed back into her

But he couldn't help feeling helpless. He had brought this upon

have any undue thoughts about him, to keep her distance. Yet, here he was, doing

the wall, closed his eyes, and sat on the floor. Things

her room, she realized she had overreacted. Calming herself down, she opened her door and

moment but decided not to approach him. Instead, she called

already gone to work. Thinking about the previous night,

day. She planned to discuss Magnus's contract with Cole in the morning and figure out a way to cancel the

other commitments the entire day and was absent from the office.

Elena received a call

skipped a beat. "What are you talking about? When did I lie to you?" "You said Reese is Lukas's woman, but why the hell did James come after me last night?

last night's loss, Magnus was

that Lukas stood up for Reese in the Rhodes family matter. As for James, what does it matter if Reese flirted

to be fooled. His voice was dripping with impatience. "I don't care about Reese's situation. You get your ass over to