Chapter 373

A thick, sultry scent still lingered in the air.

...

The next morning.

Soft sunlight slipped quietly through the gray curtains, spilling into the room like a

golden veil draped over every corner.

Suddenly, a cell phone began to ring.

A strong, well-defined arm reached out from under the covers, feeling along the nightstand for the phone. The man's voice was warm and satisfied as he answered, "Hello?"

The person on the other end spoke for a moment.

Victor's sleepy haze vanished in an instant.

He sat up in bed, his bare torso-abs chiseled like marble-catching the morning light.

A woman lay curled across his lap.

He gazed at her, eyes deep and intense, one hand gently stroking her hair while

the other held the phone. His tone was curt as he issued an order, "Set the schedule."

He hung up.

Isadora stirred, still half-asleep.

thinking, she wrapped her arms tighter around his firm

a faint smile

yesterday, Isadora seemed a

his finger on what had

her

found him watching her, gaze unwavering and full of raw

reached up to touch his

No more fever.

lifted

mouth curved into a soft smile. He brought her hand to his lips

"All thanks

words carried a double

Isadora's cheeks as memories of last

face tinged with pink, eyes shimmering in

had been her

her blush, Victor couldn't resist. He rolled over, bracing himself on either side of her, pinning her with that dark, smoldering gaze. His

Isadora's face burned.

a hand over his

"Not another word!"

carefree laughter vibrated against her palm, making her

moment,

his neck, his tone suddenly earnest. "Isadora, I need to take a business trip. But when I get back, I'd like to pay your mother

blinked, uncertain what he

soft, indulgent. "What kind of wedding

you dream of,

her eyes suddenly stung with the threat of

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