Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 6 Forced Depravity

“You’re shameless! Why would anyone possibly want to seduce you?” Erin pulled the shirt tightly around her to avoid exposing herself.

Chandler smiled faintly as he walked into the room and shut the door behind him.

“Where is this?”

“My office.”

Erin was shocked to hear this. What was she doing at his workplace? “Wait, this is where you work?” She felt her goosebumps rise all over.

At her disdainful expression, Chandler knew she’d misunderstood. He didn’t want to explain, though. He sat down and smirked at her. “What, can’t I have a proper job?”

The fact that he was looking down at her arrogantly reminded Erin that she was still sitting on the carpet like a fool. She immediately got to her feet and backed away from him. “You have a proper job?” Her curiosity was piqued now. So he was moonlighting?

Chandler rubbed his jaw thoughtfully. After a few seconds, he said, “I’m the president…president’s secretary.”

Erin nodded understandingly. “Oh, okay. Look, we can leave that for some other time. Where are my clothes?”

“At last night’s hotel.”

“What? Why didn’t you bring them here with you? How am I gonna leave this place?” Her face fell.

mood. He stood up. “I haven’t had breakfast yet, so I

walk out of here in

with that?

You wouldn’t like walking around

me think of

of clothing? I

errands.” He turned

a friend and have

look too pleased with this. “Do you think any Tom, Dick, and Harry can just waltz in

what other options are there?” Erin was

seconds later, a trace of amusement flashed in Chandler’s eyes, but his tone was as

his office with Erin in his arms. Kyle saw this as he walked past, and he gaped at them. When he returned to his senses, he said, “Mr.

him up with a single glance. When he and Erin were in the elevator, she asked softly, “Are you sure no one saw me?” She currently had Chandler’s suit jacket wrapped around her head and was wearing a pair of his pants. They were too long for her, making her look like a kid wearing their parents’

doubt your parents would recognize

from her arm as she clung to him

placed her in the passenger seat. When he drove out of the parking lot, he said, “You don’t need to

up underneath it, and she looked adorable. It reminded Chandler of a juicy apple, and his eyes were dark as he glanced at her. At this moment, her phone vibrated. She pulled it out of her bag to see there were several text messages and missed calls. Currently, Ian was calling her.

she saw his

mother’s here! She came to my office because she couldn’t find you. Come and take her away!” He

truly feeling. Her heart jolted, but she merely glanced at him without

carried her to the suite. Once they were in the room, Erin leaped out of his arms and was about to search for her clothes when he swung her over his shoulder

to collect some payment

money!” Erin was incensed. She hadn’t been in the right state of mind when she’d

skin came into contact with the cool breeze. “I dare you to lay a

than a male escort—what right did