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The evening breeze tousled Olivia’s hair as she removed her glasses, revealing bright, luminous eyes that seemed to shimmer like autumn waters. Her flawless, fair skin was tinged with a rosy flush.

“How was the soup?” Alexander asked, watching her as she leaned into the cold wind.

Olivia turned her head, her cheeks slightly flushed with irritation.

“Grandpa went to the trouble of making that soup for you. How could you turn down his kind gesture?”

Alexander’s gaze lingered on her for a moment before he strode forward, his long legs closing the distance until he was standing just behind her.

Already annoyed, Olivia felt her irritation spike as he drew nearer. She turned to glare at him, her face close to his.

“Can you back off a little?”

“Do you know why I didn’t drink that soup?” Alexander raised an eyebrow, his towering frame casting a shadow over her under the light.

Olivia froze for a moment,

For some reason, the restlessness she’d been feeling seemed to dissipate slightly with his presence, replaced by an inexplicable urge to get even closer.

Wait a second. Realizing something was off, Olivia’s mind raced.

“Are you saying there was something wrong with the soup?” she asked, startled.

Alexander’s gaze lowered slightly, his eyes meeting her flushed face.

“What do you think?”

to think? Olivia thought, starting to panic as Vance’s earlier words

No way.

looked at Alexander, wanting to ask but hesitating.

lifting slightly. “After all, didn’t you once give me something similar?”

Olivia was stunned.

and foolish–slipping him an aphrodisiac under Amelia’s influence, trying to force things to happen between

Has the same effect?” She ventured cautiously.

was confirmation

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knew and didn’t say anything

stubbornly refused to drink the soup. He’d

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like an agitated little bunny, Alexander’s tall figure leaned

between them.

the gap

thought you’d enjoy

at him her eyes widening as his face came closer. Reflexively, she pushed against his

if an electric shock jolted through her fingertips. She snatched her hands back, her heart racing wildly under the influence of the

soup.

breath brushing

Olivia’s checks turned crimson, the color spreading so quickly it looked like she

of scandalous

Help with what?”

as though he were some

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