I looked up at him as Hendrix was getting a little too much. I said, "It's your fault. What do you mean by 'is that okay with you'? It sounds like I'm forcing you. What's with that tone of yours?" Hendrix still replied patiently, "What kind of tone do you want me to use then?"

Evan was driving the car, and I couldn't help feeling a little playful as I said, "Mr. Roberts, will you do exactly what I ask you to?"

Hendrix raised his eyebrows while playing with my hand as he said gently, "Nope!"

Exasperated, I retorted, "You were just trying to coax me like a kid, weren't you?"

He smiled faintly, and the smile on the corners of his lips was particularly pleasant, "As long as the child here is happy, I don't mind coaxing her!"

I glared at him, "You're the kid here. I don't need you to coax me."

When we returned to the villa, it was already a little late in the evening. I went straight into the bathroom to take a bath. Hendrix sat on a fancy chair to read the book that he supposedly hadn't

finished.

from walking over to him. Sitting next to

and discerned the smell of alcohol on me. He frowned slightly and said, "Don't drink that much in

against him and argued, "I didn't drink much. It was Linda and Naomi who drank so much. I was

Looking stern, he reminded me, "Unless you are with me, you aren't allowed to even drink a sip

lips and muttered,

my hand to wipe my hair for me, saying, "Since you've acknowledged your identity as Mrs. Roberts, I naturally have to be concerned with

felt exceptionally comfortable with him wiping my hair, so I stopped arguing with him and closed

about the company's matters, I couldn't help but ask again, "Are you still going to

about it, I was feeling anxious about the Milton Group

no rush!" he said with his voice sounding faint

little worried, "How long will

his eyebrows, replying, "You

Village project was about to start, he had to find

he held my shoulder

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