Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0037

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"Do I look like I need you to pay for my meals?" Pete scoffed." Plenty of women would kill to take me out for dinner!"

After accompanying me to the hospital, Pete dropped me home. "You can take the next few days off. We don't need your ugly face in the firm." "Sure thing."

I did not talk back this time, since he was kind enough to take me to the hospital. Once he was gone, I headed for the elevators.

I was scrolling through my phone idly when the doors opened. The corridor outside should be bright, but one of the windows was obscured by a tall figure.

He stood by the window while looking down and blocked most of the light from the corridor, just like he did to my heart.

I lived on the 37th floor. I knew he couldn't see anything from this height, but the graveness emanating from his back gave me the feeling that he knew everything. He knew that Pete had driven me to Claudia's college and that he had driven me to the hospital and back hom When he heard the elevator ding, he turned. It was too late for me to turn back into the elevator by then.

The elevator had left while I was distracted.

all my tumultuous

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My heart almost stuttered to

to embarrass myself in front of him, so I

and looked at

a moment. Then, I burst into laughter. "I'll go back down right

forgotten to stalk me even while taking care

pressed the elevator button quicker than I

sounded from

the button, venting all my anger toward Nicholas

grabbed my

the elevator. The reflection in the shiny metal twisted his sharp features into something terrifying. I closed

a little confused by the suppressed emotions imbued in my name. It was only when he touched

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cheek that I snapped back to my