Lying on the rough frame of Curtis, Leanne knew it wasn't as comfy as a plush mattress, but she slept soundly for nearly three hours.

Waking up, she instinctively stretched, feeling the grip around her waist tightened. "Awake?" Curtis asked, securing her in his embrace while his other hand held a tablet, browsing some venture capital projects.

Glancing at the clock, Leanne realized she had slept longer than expected while Curtis had held her the whole time.

"Aren't your arms sore? Why didn't you wake me up?"

"If I can't even hold you for a little while, how can I call myself your husband?" he chuckled, setting aside the tablet to pinch her reddened cheek softly. "Hungry? How about we get up and grab something to eat?"

Nodding, Leanne slipped off his lap, put on her shoes, and freshened up in the bathroom.

When she returned, Caleb had brought in their ordered lunch.

a crispy chicken Caesar salad and a seafood risotto, aromatic and rich with flavors, topped with crunchy croutons, offering

poured in. Curtis had spent the morning

was enjoying her lavender honey-glazed carrots when she overheard the secretary updating Caleb that the project team was waiting in Conference Room

a meeting to attend. Take

refreshed after a good sleep. "I was

ruffled her hair. "Let Secretary Flora take

what you can from the end-of-month schedule and postpone the rest. I need two weeks

nearly impossible for someone with a

suggest

recently shifted from work-first to "Can

advance this time. If there's any slip-up," Curtis warned as he approached the meeting room door, giving Caleb a stern look, "not even the Grim Reaper could

the Grim

who had accompanied Leanne in the morning, felt honored to be assigned this task. She was the first one at ElitePinnacle to serve

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