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His eyes, though clouded with sleep, still managed to unse le her.

Renee’s body tensed briefly. Then, finding her voice, she replied, “Luke called. He said he didn’t see you at the meeting and planned to postpone it.”

Marcelo released her and sat up, the haze of sleep lifting from his eyes.

“Should I tell him to go ahead with the meeting?” Renee suggested.

In her rough estimate, Marcelo could be ready and at KM Group within the hour. The meeting could still happen.

Marcelo responded, “Mrs. King, your husband’s absence from work doesn’t change the fact he has enough money to support you.”

He was implying that she didn’t need to hurry him to the office.

“Who needs your support?” she muttered under her breath.

Eyeing him with a hint of suspicion, she added, “Postponing a meeting affects the entire company. Even as president, shouldn’t you set an example?”

“Renee, you sound like my assistant.” Marcelo sighed inwardly. His plan for the day shifted unexpectedly. Since she insisted, he’d go to the office.

“Come on, I’m not your assistant, okay?“Renee’s eyes widened in disbelief.

As Marcelo neared the changing room, he paused and beckoned her. “Come here.”

“Need help picking a tie?”

Renee, groggy from sleep, took her time approaching.

Before she reached him, he glanced down and frowned. Looking at Renee’s bare feet, he instructed, “Wear shoes.”

She wiggled her toes, replying, “The floor heating’s on. It’s warm. Eh.”

Before she could finish, he swiftly lifted her, aligning her body with the bed’s edge and guiding her feet into her pink cotton slippers.

“Put it on.“Marcelo urged.

Renee,caught off guard, slipped her feet into the slippers in a daze.

Satisfied,Marcelo took her hand and led her back to the changing room. “Help me choose an outfit,” he said.

The memory of him holding her hand lingered in her thoughts.

His hand was significantly larger than hers, the touch rough yet gentle, leaving her feeling a faint numbne

Hand–holding, she mused, was quite intimate and it strangely made her feel safe.

She felt so safe with him.

Marcelo had only planned to visit his company, not to meet clients, so Renee picked a casual suit for him, less typical in style. She added platinum cufflinks with a lively color and design.

He frowned at the cufflinks.

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He usually preferred darker colors like black, gray, and blue This pair was new to him.

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Sensing his reluctance, Renee commented, “These look great on you, Mr. King. You’re only in your thirties. Don’t dress too old, okay? I remember a professor who dressed younger than you, and he was over fifty.”

Marcelo, always direct, pressed her against the closet door

“Renee, do you think I’m old?” he asked.

Back against the cool door, she blinked.

He was just in his thirties, he was certainly not old.

However, standing beside Renee, who was just twenty–two he did appear somewhat older.

Her silence prompted Marcelo to sneer. “I am going to show you that I’m certainly not old.”

His breath drew close, his hand sliding up under her nightgown, his expression intensely serious.

He took her against the wall, fucking her until she came multiple times and her throat went raw from moaning, senselessly.

An hour later, after Renee had showered, Marcelo gently placed her on the bed. She didn’t regret not immediately assuring him he wasn’t old because she so much enjoyed how he took her in the dressing room.

“What’s this?“Marcelo, now changed, noticed a jewelry box on the bedside table.

Only then did Renee recall the unopened gift from her friend. “It’s from a friend. I haven’t opened it yet.”

little interest and

out as he approached the bedroom door, mustering the courage to

replied with only

Her heart sank.

contemplated asking him about the rumors she’d come across, but

at her stemmed from her unpleasant birthday, marred by encounters with people she hated, and the news of her husband’s implication

opened

black velvet, was a pair of Chanel pearl hairpins, styled exactly to her taste, personalized with her

you for

it, she received no reply. She wondered if he still had her blackliste

phone, a message from Sarah popped up: “Renee, check the trending topics on

Twitter. The fourth and ninth trending topics were “Catherine taken to the

Catherine’s birthday party.”

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detailed Catherine’s lavish 21st birthday celebration at Venus Bar, a premier venue in the city. The event was attended by celebrities and wealthy

the comments praised

data suggested that the trending topic

Catherine had been crafting an image as an attractive lady from a respectable family. Her birthday was her stage to show the world

taken to the police station at night,” reported that the rising idol was suspected of involvement in a

police station

comments.

ironic. The paid promotion for Catherine’s birthday

she…really get into fight on her

a role model. Maybe a

debutante image but lacks substance. Catherine, it’s time to leave the

if

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Noble cause?

“Following the altercation involving Catherine and

and Andrew to Venus Bar was futile. The patrons were

and Andrew’s midnight police station visit due to a fight, but also

your attention. Word is, the guy who leaked Catherine’s detainment news is one

“Thanks for the

assistance was not without reason, but at Marcelo’s

and resumed the

noticed the

the table echoed crisply, startling the market manager mid–repor trembling,

cutives sat,

staring? Am I a data sheet?” He tapped the table expressionlessly, questioning, “Why the daydreaming In a meeting? Should I grant

extended holiday would,

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struggling

pointed at

abhorred the inefficiency that they were demonstrating at this

someone claimed you had a

Renee answered the call,

nonchalantly affirmed, “Any

“What? No, no issue!”

executives were taken

they had not seen the man with a woman.Some even rumored that he might be gay so this was news to

back, Marcelo surveyed

“Any other burning questions?”

familiar with him, rendering him indifferent to their diverted attention during the

that you have a wife. Who is she? The one from the last time?”

eyes,

the one from last

minutes to gather yourselves.” Marcelo stood and signaled for

In the CEO office.

When Mrs. King answered your phone this morning, she mentioned that you were still asleep. Since there hasn’t been any woman

had been rampant all

they

But don’t worry, I didn’t disclose anything!” Luke assured, “And they asked me

never keep senior executives waiting for more than

beautiful, very beautiful.In fact, she’s the most beautiful wom

taken aback.

really

be in love with

he came rushing to

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informed of her arrest.

had looked so visibly

hearing him talk about her

Wow!

thought he would see his

rest of my schedule