His Only Antidote by Shirley Owen

Chapter 21

Chapter 21

Chapter 21

“Why did you order in the first place?”

“The worst scenario would be for us to split and run.”

out for dinner and end up having a

How could Elvis Grayson, the president of the famous Grayson Group, take his dine–and–dash? It would make the headline of the local news if he did it. The thought amused Nola.

It was getting chilly. Nola couldn’t help but sneezed, and Elvis took her hands, only to find them ice–cold.

Nola blushed when her tiny hands were held tight by Elvis. They were married, but it was complicated. They couldn’t be too close.

She knew she needed to keep her distance from Elvis for now.

So Nola tried to pull back her hands, which upset Elvis a little. He wrinkled and said. “Didn’t I tell you to wear more clothes? It’s getting cold these days.”

“I did wear more clothes.” Nola pointed at her overcoat.

It was only a thin coat. Elvis hastened her into the car without overthinking it. He had never seen Nola wearing anything thick, but he thought, like most women, Nola must prefer fashion to comfort.

Now came to think of it, Nola brought nothing but a small suitcase to his place, which was strange. The women Elvis knew all owned a lot of clothes. Took his assistant as an example. She could have a different outfit every day within a month.

atmosphere. He was in

of anything. The overcoat she had on was one of the finest clothes she owned. It cost Nola almost fifty dollars to get it. Was it cheap for Elvis? Well, he sure wouldn’t

for Elvis, but it was the best Nola

warm and

to get a hot bath. After Nola got herself downstairs to the living room, Elvis was gone.

ginger tea he told me to prepare for you, Mrs. Grayson.”

been years since anyone cared about Nola like this. People found Elvis disagreeable and quirky, but Nola thought he was kind and considerate, at

was not as cold and arrogant as usual in

or later if she wanted to pursue her dream.

laptop, which she bought by working part–time while studying interior design back in college, and began to browse the recruitment information.

just wanted a platform where she could learn and get better at what she did. It would be challenging, but eventually, she would make it just like her

late

long day for Nola. She fell asleep on the sofa while drawing a draft. Elvis, on the contrary, stayed up working. He noticed the light in the living room was on when he finished

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Chapter 21

Nola was also a designer. Why didn’t

light of the living room. Elvis strode toward Nola to

confused for a moment. Then, he closed the computer

carefully

her lips looked soft and tempting. Elvis couldn’t help but kiss

the latter mumbled something in her sleep. Realizing what he did just now, Elvis felt a little guilty. However,

thought boosted

slept well that night. She felt extremely comfortable sleeping in Elvis‘ arms. The latter, however, was vexed. He was a

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