Finding Love in the Boss’s Embrace After Divorce

Chapter 1098 Knocking on Her Door in the Middle of the Night

Alivia took several steps back, evading him until she was pressed against the railing, unable to retreat any further.

Bert grew impatient with her evasive movements and simply reached out to hold her slender wrists, slipping his large hand into her pocket to retrieve the phone. Just as he was about to take it out, a tender and childish voice sounded from beside them:

"Mr. Harper, Ms. Graves, what are you doing?"

Bert's movements froze, and Alivia wasn't in a much better state. She took advantage of his distraction and quickly broke free from his grasp, stuffing the phone back into her pocket, then turned to walk towards Lucas, saying, "We were just playing around. Have you finished looking at the sea?"

"Yeah, I'm done. I'm feeling a little cold, so I want to go back to the hotel," Lucas said, his nose slightly red, possibly from the chilly wind.

Concerned about him catching a cold, Alivia buttoned up the coat on Lucas, "Alright, let's go back now."

away right in front of him. As she passed by him with Lucas, he caught the flash of triumphant cunning

Feeling smug?

would

overhead lights. Bert followed behind, his face indifferent, but his steps subtly

a fifteen-minute walk back to the hotel, they took the elevator to the room floor. Alivia deliberately held Bert back for a moment to instruct

Lucas by the hand and

sea from the window, the same ocean they had passed by just

No matter how many times she looked at it, regardless of whether she saw

phone back, then lay on the sofa at the foot of

after parting ways since the last time she returned to the country. Before, she had never thought much about Bert. She simply saw him as a mysterious and powerful man who belonged to a completely

only connection between them was those eighty thousand dollars. If she repaid, their business would be