Chapter 90

Chapter 90

Liam stepped in front of her, his tall frame blocking the doorway as Izzy adjusted the strap of her bag. She stopped abruptly, her eyes narrowing.

“What are you doing?” she asked. She was about to leave her office. What was he up to now?

“What was that?” he countered, his lips quirking into a faint smirk.

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“You’ve been looking at my secretary,” she said, her eyebrow arching as she crossed her arms. “Don’t think I didn’t notice.”

Instead of answering, Liam leaned against the doorframe as his gaze flicked over her face. When Izzy made a move to step around him, he shifted, blocking her again. Her jaw tightened.

“Move,” she said, her voice sharp as she gestured to the side. “I’m in a hurry. I need to finish a few more things tonight.”

“Are you angry?” Liam asked, tilting his head slightly as his eyes searched hers.

“Why would I be angry?” Izzy shot back, her arms falling to her sides as her frustration grew. She noticed him and Anna looking at each other earlier and for some unknown reason, she felt… irritated.

Liam’s smirk deepened. “I don’t know. You tell me.”

Izzy rolled her eyes and took a step forward, determined to push past him, but he didn’t budge. Instead, he leaned closer, his proximity forcing her to tilt her head back slightly.

“Are you jealous?” he asked, his voice low enough that it made her chest tighten involuntarily.

“Jealous?” she repeated, scoffing. “I’m not jealous. Don’t flatter yourself.”

softly, his expression unrelenting. “You sure about

out to nudge him aside, but he

annoying,” Izzy said, her patience wearing

in one fluid motion, he stepped closer, his hands finding her waist. The suddenness

reaching for his chest to push him away, but he didn’t let go. His grip on her waist tightened, pulling her closer until

fingers moved to her chin, tilting her face upward so her eyes locked with his. The intensity in his gaze made her breath hitch, her hands

his words deliberate, his thumb lightly brushing her jaw. “I only have eyes for you.” Izzy’s pulse quickened as she swallowed. She opened her mouth to retort, but the words caught in her throat as his

for a brief moment, she forgot what she

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Chapter 90

at one point in their relationship? “You should stop that,” she mumbled. On her own accord, she lifted her chin and Bravely held his gaze.

as a faint smirk played on her lips. “You really…should stop that,”

what?” Liam asked.

vaguely between them “Need I remind you that we’re

falter. If anything, his smirk deepened as his fingers lightly traced the curve of her waist, sending an involuntary shiver through her. “So let’s make it real,” he

her brow furrowing as she leaned back

against a strand of hair framing her face. “Let’s see. I’m handsome, I’m rich, and I know how to treat a woman. That’s not a bad

her lips twitching like she was fighting a smile. “Those sound like recycled pickup

leaned in, his breath warm against her ear as his voice dropped, making her pulse race. “And I can satisfy you in bed. Isn’t that

best efforts to keep her composure. She turned her head slightly,

flush against him. “It’s just a relationship. If you decide it’s not what you want, you can leave anytime.

as if debating whether to push him away or pull him closer. “Men always say that to get what they want,” she said, her voice steady despite the fluttering in her chest.

their foreheads nearly touched. “I’ve already got what I want, Izzy,” he murmured, his

moment, neither of them moved, the tension thick and electric. Izzy’s hands tightened against his chest, her body caught between the instinct

her resolve wavered. Something inside her mind tells her that she should say

slow, deliberate circles. “I’ll give you everything. More than anyone else ever could.”

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