My Stand-In Groom Is A Secret Tycoon by Lydia Pierce

Alistair's muscles tensed up all over his body, his voice hoarse. "Okay."

Audrey readily wrapped her arms around his neck, clinging to him like a koala. Completely oblivious to any embarrassment or shyness, she didn't have the mind to dwell on how intimate and ambiguous their position was. Alistair remained steady while carrying her up several flights of stairs.

"Are you... tired?" Hearing his slightly heavy breathing, Audrey, who had just regained her composure, gently asked.

"Not at all. You're very light," Alistair rumbled in response.

Audrey blushed slightly and gently pressed her face against his chest. She actually wanted Alistair to put her down. But fearing another encounter with rats, she could only muster the courage to say, "Thank you." Listening to the soft, cooing voice of Audrey in his arms, Alistair felt his bitterness and resentment instantly vanish.

'Why be jealous? No matter what the guy's intentions toward Audrey were, Audrey's rejection was already quite clear. And the person who can make her let go of her stubbornness and rely on is only me at present. That's enough,' he murmured inwardly. Until she stepped into the house, Audrey's legs were still weak. If it weren't for Alistair still holding her waist, she probably would have slumped down right there.

Alistair helped her sit on a small stool at the entrance. He took out slippers and then squatted down in front of her, reaching out to hold her slender ankle.

'Is he changing shoes for me?' Audrey wondered, her heart thumping.

long fingers gripping the edge of her high heels

flowed through Audrey's heart, and

grasped her ankle, his

Alistair's gentleness.' Audrey's breath caught, and by the time she reacted, Alistair had already put soft rabbit slippers on her. And that pair of Christian Louboutin high heels was simply tossed into the trash can. He stayed in a half-squatting

capable of deafening her eardrums. Instinctively, she reached

down at her

is

jaw suddenly tighten and quickly added, "But I don't

surprise crossed Alistair's cold

she filled his

eager to explain, are you afraid I'll misunderstand?" he

nodding obediently. "Yep, I don't want you to misunderstand. Although you might not care, we are already husband and wife. No matter the reason for the marriage, honesty is a must between a

to ignite a series of sparks, setting ablaze the suppressed emotions