169 “Jealous, Mr. Stone?”

In the morning, Sophia felt a strong reluctance to leave the comfort of their bed. She was nestled against Alexander, finding solace in his embrace, unwilling to part from him.

As her phone emitted a new message notification, Sophia reached for it with a begrudging scowl, not wanting to disturb their moment of intimacy.

“Stay here,” Alexander murmured, pulling her back into his arms. ” Whatever it is can wait.”

“What if they’ve kidnapped someone again?” Sophia joked, a playful smirk gracing her lips.

ga “I don’t like how this is becoming a routine for us,” Alexander grumbled sleepily.

Sophia chuckled as she extricated herself from his embrace and glanced at her phone. Benjamin’s message flashed on the screen.

“I’m thinking of visiting our childhood homes. Do you want to come with me?” the message read.

Sophia read it aloud, noting Alexander’s furrowed brow.

“No,” he responded curtly.

not?” Sophia countered,

We’re spending the rest of our lives in this

laughed and shook her

grandfather has been hiding. I haven’t

then I’ll

you have work?” Sophia asked. ” Plus, Benjamin and I haven’t seen each other in ages, and you two don’t

lately, and Sophia was right about him needing to be present at the office. However, the thought of

really be going

Sophia teased, a playful glint in her

like the idea of you being away from me with another man.

my childhood friend,” Sophia protested. “He would

eyebrow. “Because I know what I would do with you when it’s just the

what’s that?”

back into bed, looming over her as

you exactly

a passionate kiss, igniting a fire between them

*

the airport with Benjamin. While Alexander wasn’t exactly thrilled about her traveling with him yet, he had stopped protesting.

way through the terminal. “It’s been ages since

like there’s so much to explore

of those ice creams we used

you think it’s still

be devastated,” Benjamin replied

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