Popping yet another couple of raisins into her mouth, Genevieve said, “When I was chatting with Cooper just now, he asked me what I wanted to eat and said that he’d order some takeout. I reckon it should arrive in a bit.”

Armand’s eyes narrowed when he heard that and appeared to be a little displeased.

At that moment, the doorbell rang.

“That must be the delivery.” Genevieve was about to set herself upright when she felt Armand’s hand on her shoulder. He motioned for her to remain seated and went to get the door himself.

Standing outside was the same receptionist who had brought up their takeout at noon.

The receptionist had both her hands full on either side of her. When she saw Armand at the door, she immediately presented the things she had to him. “I believe these must be yours, Mr—”

“I did not order these,” Armand cut her off curtly. “Just get rid of them.”

Stumped, the receptionist had no time at all to react as the door shut in her face.

Fishing out the delivery note from her own pocket, she reviewed the address several times and was quite positive that she did not get it wrong.

Armand’s rejection left her quite baffled.

made a call to Golden Restaurant to inquire about the menu for the day. He also took the time to

about what became of the takeout Cooper had ordered either and only conveyed her desire for a couple of dishes and

wordlessly. While they seemed extremely intimate huddled together the way they were, they were as emotionally disengaged as

from Golden Restaurant arrived, it was already well past eight

into the dining room and watched while she ate. As a result, she got so

you continue this later? It’s not as though the movie is going to get away from you somehow,” Armand

cake off her clothes, some of which had landed close

of an even more buttery consistency

to pick up on the scent of that icing, as well as

Finding that devastatingly tantalizing, he leaned in

reciprocating his advances in kind, Genevieve simply

the small of her back, he attempted to pull her even closer to deepen that kiss, only to find the soft

senses with a douse of cold water from above, and a surge of irascibility and exasperation roused within him as he

his own temples aggressively with his slender fingers. “Go ahead and hit the showers. The housekeeper will come

the table before she strolled off to the bedroom

had been scrunched up, Armand could infer the extent to which she had held back

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