Chapter 111

The lunch was a real feast, packed with all of Briar’s favorite dishes.

The spicy and numbing cuisine was her absolute dream food, Briar had two plates of food just to show how much she loved it.

Full and satisfied, Briar trailed after Ashton back to his office, and then followed him straight into his private break room.

The lounge was huge, made up of two rooms, each with a big bed. The furnishings were super simple—just a cozy little sofa and a wardrobe.

Once the door was closed, it would be a closed private world. No one could bother them.

“You can sleep in the inner room. No one’s ever stayed there, and the bedding is all new,” Ashton said, gesturing toward the room.

Briar nodded. “Okay.”

But instead of going over right away, she turned and asked, “How about I tuck you in first?”

Ashton’s heart skipped a beat. He nodded. “Okay.”

Then he walked over to the window and pulled the curtains shut.

The room instantly dimmed, and the sensor–activated warm light by the bed came on automatically, making the whole place feel cozy and

perfect for sleep.

Briar could tell that Ashton went out of his way to create a good sleeping environment, but it didn’t really do the trick.

Ashton grabbed his pajamas from the wardrobe and headed to the bathroom to change. When he came back out, Briar was already settled

on the sofa.

Ashton walked over to the bed, lifted the covers, and lay down as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

He pulled the blanket over himself, folded his hands over his chest, and closed his eyes.

Briar kept watching him until he closed his eyes, ready to sleep.

Only then did she pick up a stock market magazine from beside the sofa, lower her head, and start flipping through it.

The first three times she’d coaxed Ashton to sleep, Briar had always sat right next to him. The two of them were so close that Ashton would

drift off in no time.

But this time, there was only a single sofa and a king–sized bed in the room.

Briar could just

them, Briar wondered if her way

as it turned out, it still did

regardless of the distance between them, Ashton would be out like a light in no

was at a loss for

out like a light

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a serious case of insomnia, she’d honestly suspect he was just

to make sure Ashton was truly asleep, Briar

pajamas–just like the ones she used to wear at the villa. Her ga

two uncles, Ashton was the only person who had

noticed these pajama styles when he saw me

her side and slipped under the covers. Soon, the sound of her

deep, so peacefully that she didn’t even notice when Ashton woke up and

face actually made Ashton–the man who

Briar woke up, she stared at the unfamiliar ceiling,

I?‘ she thought

she was in

and checked the time. It was

and gave her sleep–mussed hair

WhatsApp, she pushed open the door to the

Floyd’s meeting has been pushed to tomorrow at noon. I’ll confirm the exact time

with you tonight, but I turned her

to an abrupt

was utterly gobsmacked, his mouth wide enough to fit

mess–obviously just rolled out of bed–then glanced at Ashton,

like fireworks were going off in his

He thought, ‘Damn.

‘Holy crap.

epic. It’s time

beast and get my

and ridiculous that Ashton frowned in annoyance.

care at

he’s sweet to his future

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Just thinking about all the benefits he

the break room, watching Jalen practically skip

Ashton replied, “No.”

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