The Wrong Woman

After their kiss, Candice found herself breathless.

Reluctantly, Elio withdrew from her tender lips, their foreheads meeting as they exchanged heavy, tangled breaths.

The atmosphere in the room grew charged, infused with an undeniable sense of desire.

Feeling shy and overwhelmed, Candice lowered her eyes, unable to muster the courage to meet Elio's intense gaze.

"I should go now," Elio broke the silence, his voice barely above a whisper.

"Okay," Candice replied softly.

"Perhaps if you find the time, you should come and see me more often," Elio murmured gently.

Candice felt a pang of confusion. Why was it up to her to initiate their dates?

"Can't you be the one to come visit me?" Candice whispered.

Elio suppressed a smile, his lips curling slightly. "I could. It's just that your family is always around, and your office is quite busy."

Candice now understood his implication. He preferred meeting in private, either in his office or at home.

In a gentle tone, she replied, "Sure."

With a knowing smile, Elio gently caressed her cheek before stepping out and carefully closing the door behind him.

playing on her lips. Her hands instinctively covered her mouth as she struggled to stifle

the bed, happily wrapping herself in

shown any signs of affection or fondness before. "I want to marry you. I

heart surged with excitement, the feeling

office with an abundance of candies and cookies to share

marveled at the luxurious treats she

from a family of billionaires? How else could you afford these extravagant treats for the office?" exclaimed

Hermes candies must be worth a fortune-hundreds of dollars per piece. And these nut chocolate cookies? A tiny

of dollars by sharing these so generously," chimed in a

puzzled expression before looking down at the candies in her hand. "I still have plenty at home. They were gifts from someone

in astonishment.

fiancé," Candice admitted

they're

surprise turned into joy as she reached for

smile gracing her lips. "Yes, he gave me an engagement

Is it someone I

to disclose Elio's identity,

Vanessa exclaimed, "He certainly didn't hold back! I'm amazed he chose such luxurious treats for your family." Candice offered a soft smile, hesitant to reveal

engagement gifts sent by Elio, these candies seemed rather

and the priceless antiques

buzzed with joy as everyone extended

surplus of candies on hand, Candice decided to give the remaining treats to Vanessa, who was thrilled by the unexpected

colleague's voice drifted in from outside the door, announcing, "Candice,