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.

Soffa continued to stand in front of Alexander, the awkward tension hanging in the air like a thick fog. She shifted on her feet trying to break the silence with a

talking like like the was trying to lie her way out of this? She was really hungry! That was the reason why she was here!

clover, the proximity making her heart race again. “Hungry for what? Or should I say, hungry for

flushed even more. Her eyes widened, unable to process his words. Was he was he flirting with her? Did she really hear him say

part of the treatment?

I just wanted a

dangerously close to hers. that so?”

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She took an involuntary step back 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 food that would fill her

almost taste the unspoken desire in the air. She bit her lip nervously, feeling a magnetic pull

of composure. But as she turned to leave. Alexander’s hand gently caught her arm. pulling her back towards him. The closeness was overwhelming, and for a moment, their lips were dangerously close, almost

I come

“What

To the kitchen

a sexy eyebrow

thinking that he would come with her

hope you don’t mind. I can help you heat it

blinked. Why was she thinking about something else

from the treatment? Sofia’s mind turned into a whirlwind. It

his lips. “Shall I help you heat it?” he asked. “Let’s go.” he said

eyed his hand that was holding hers. It wrapped around her small hands like a blanket. She found it warm

watched as he expertly heated the soup and some other

are you feeling?” he

process anything. She immediately regretted thinking about him in a magazine. That must be the reason why her

leaned towards her. She

doing?”

was going to see if you have a fever.”

leaning closely-

“With my forehead.”

in her chest as Alexander’s forehead pressed gently against hers, his hand securing her waist. The warmth of his breath on her

exactly is this man doing right