Chapter 45

Yasmine tilted her head, trying to avoid what was unfolding.

"Stay still." Yonas said, his voice low and steady.

Yasmine froze for a moment and replied awkwardly, "Mr. Russell, I can handle this myself..."

Just a second." Yonas wasn't going to let her go. He lowered his eyes, focusing on tying her hair up.

His fingers worked through her thick, smooth hair, which smelled faintly along with the ocean breeze. From where he stood, he could see her graceful neck-tender and undeniably captivating. His eyes deepened, and he swallowed hard as he finished and looked away quickly. "There, all done." "Thanks," Yasmine replied, feeling a bit awkward.

Noticing her tenseness, Yonas teased, "What's up? You got a crush on me?"

way out of her league. She was a divorcee, and the Russell family was powerful-they wouldn't let a nobody like her marry Yonas. It was better to squash any feelings at the very beginning. "Mr. Russell," she finally said, turning to face him. "I think we should keep things professional. Our bond exists only because of Yoselin.

she trusted that Yonas understood. Then, she got up and walked over to Chuck's barbecue

as he realized he might have rushed things. Still, he

and once they finished, Chuck drove Lucy and Yasmine

of the car, Chuck turned back, nudging Yonas with a smirk. "Looks like you

you say that?" Yonas closed his eyes to rest,

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so picky about. cleanliness that you made

Yonas went silent.

they had stayed out too late, Yasmine slept well and forgot all about the annoyance from earlier. She woke up later than usual but still made it to

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