Mr. Chairman’s Devious Wife by Brey Mitchylle

Chapter 57

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out in her musings, she teele a step back only to manage the dance and be to see erself tilting backward, arths flailing in furile antrene ingin stalny

n the nick of time strong arms wrapped around her preventing new is the found herself caught in the firm embrace of Alexander Their permy neet his intense paze

She felt her heart skip a brat

Careful there,” he said, his vote

with the tone Wheat rend

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shivers down her sei stettitted out gratisgreen trying to regen er composure. His hands lingered on her arms for a moment longer than nerary the waters of his south leaving an

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cleared her throat as she tried her best not to notice their close proximity.

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Thank you the managed to utter, her voice a tad breathless. He nodded a subtle smile playing on his lips. You serpated

see I’m me” Unsatisfied with her own response, she added. “I didn’t sor you. I mean I saw you sitting on the chair but I did not see you standing next to me. So uh”

Senug the playful smile on his face, Sofia stopped talking. She could feel her cheeks heat up like she was about to replode

What is going on now?

“I-I should probably go You should go back to your meeting she said

“Were you looking for me?” he asked.

“No. Of course not.

“Hmmmm he nodded.

Why would I look for you? I was about to go to the kitchen to eat something Right. I am hungry, and 1- Soffa continued to stand in front of Alexander,

Why was she talking like like the was trying to lie her way out of this? She

stepped a bit clover, the proximity making her heart race again. “Hungry for what? Or should I say, hungry for whom?” he teased, his voice low and

Her eyes widened, unable to process his words. Was he was he flirting with

this was a part of

talking about. I just wanted a snack. Maybe

hers. that so?” he whispered, his breath sending shivers down her

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Alexander’s teasing smile widened, and he continued to playfully toy with the

a midnight snack and only a few of them involved eating actual

the air. She bit her lip nervously, feeling a magnetic

stammered, attempting to regain some semblance of composure. But as she turned to leave. Alexander’s hand gently caught her arm. pulling her back towards him. The

I come with

“What

To the kitchen

sexy

she thinking that he would come with her to the

you don’t mind. I can help you heat it if you want?”

blinked. Why was she thinking

Sofia’s mind turned into a whirlwind. It was buzzing,

filled the room before he finally released her, a wicked smile playing on his lips. “Shall I help you heat it?” he asked. “Let’s go.” he said as he grabbed her

time. Sofia followed behind her without saying another word. She eyed his hand that was holding hers. It wrapped around her small hands like a blanket. She found it

the soup and some other food using the microwave.

are you feeling?”

“Like my mind refused to process anything. She immediately regretted thinking about him in a magazine. That must be the reason why her head started buzzing with some suggestive ideas, right?

towards her.

are you doing?”

if you have a

leaning

“With my forehead.”

The warmth of his breath

this man doing right