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

Alistair had already unbuttoned Audrey's shirt before she even noticed.

"Don't... don't ask me..." Shameful, Audrey flushed red, but she did not push him away, resting her hands on his shoulder.

Alistair's dense kisses were fierce and urgent. Like a teenager tasting the forbidden fruit for the first time, no longer satisfied with a superficial taste but wanting to suck dry the woman in his arms.

The atmosphere in the room heated up, the scene more tender and enchanting than the moonlight outside the window.

Suddenly, a chill ran down Audrey's shoulder. In the darkness, she could feel the man's cool fingertips brushing against her skin. A shiver ran through her body, her abdomen tightening, and she awkwardly shrank her neck. Alistair suddenly grabbed the back of her head, intensifying the kiss and not giving her a chance to escape.

'It seemed... there was no escape today,' Audrey thought, recalling the various interactions with Alistair, and the last bit of resistance and reluctance deep within her dissipated. She actively reached out and touched his abdominal muscles.

The horny man suddenly narrowed his eyes, his Adam's apple slightly moving, but just as he reached into her clothes, the urgent and piercing sound of a phone ringing shattered the tranquility of the room.

Recognizing her ringtone, Audrey regained a bit of clarity. She lifted her hand to push against Alistair's chest. "There might be something important..."

"I don't care." Alistair's cool voice was already tinged with desire. There was no way he would let her go at this time.

She fumbled to pick up the phone beside her, and her face suddenly changed when she saw the

he furrowed his brows as well,

I need to take this call." Audrey hastily pulled up her half-undone

could answer it, Fiona's accusation came through on the other end. "Audrey, did you really marry some

she regained her composure. 'I had already been married for so long, yet she was only asking me now. Didn't it seem a bit late? Or had she always thought I was just playing around? How ironic! Even the

considered an elder, Audrey still answered patiently, "Yes, I am

me last time, so she wants my husband to pay this time? Or perhaps... After such a long time, has she finally remembered to show some concern for the daughter she raised herself?' Audrey was

already married, why won't you just let Eliza and Dominic be together? You know very well how much Eliza likes Dominic. Why are you still entangled with Dominic, making her so sad?" Instantly, Audrey's

he listened. Noticing Audrey shivering slightly, he took a thin blanket from the

had a

Audrey finally mustered the courage, retorting sharply, "So you've known all along that Eliza had a crush on

at her sudden question, wondering, 'Why the sudden harsh tone... Was she even

defending the indefensible, "Who do you think you are yelling at? Eliza might have had a crush on Dominic before, but she never overstepped her

day, Eliza and Dominic were already cozying up to each other in the Rhodes family's garden. Fiona clearly suspected something, yet she

of sarcasm. "Today, Dominic sent Eliza a nourishing soup, and Eliza boasted to me, intentionally

anxious and snapped, "Impossible, Eliza is a decent girl. She wouldn't