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.
 countered, turning
 go. We’re spending the rest of
 and shook her
 my grandfather has
 then I’ll come with
 I haven’t seen each other
 his duties lately, and Sophia was right about him needing to be present at the office. However, the thought of her traveling with
 be going
 Mr. Stone?” Sophia teased, a
 from me with another man. Call it jealousy
 my childhood friend,” Sophia
 “Because I know what I would do with you when
 what’s that?”
 challenge. He pulled her back into bed, looming
 you
 passionate kiss, igniting a fire between them that consumed all other thoughts
*
 the airport with Benjamin. While Alexander wasn’t exactly thrilled about her traveling with him yet,
 their way through the
 to explore in that house, I don’t even know where
 of those ice creams we used to devour from the neighborhood
 you think it’s still open?”
 be, or I’ll be devastated,” Benjamin replied
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