Chapter 53

Followed by the memory of him looking at me in plane, longingly. I just couldn’t help with those memories returning.

Unfortunately, Alexandernoticed.

He looked down at me with an unreadable expression. “Something on your mind?”

“Nope,” I said way too fast. “Just… spacing out.””

“Mhm,” he muttered, clearly not convinced. His lips curled slightly, but he turned his gaze away.

When we reached the top floor, I expected him to take me

straight to dinner. But no, he pushed me into the living room of

his penthouse, which looked like something out of a luxury

magazine–clean lines, dark wood, and minimal furniture.

“Dinner’s still a few minutes away,” Alexander said. “Thought

we could get something done first.”

“What?” I asked, instinctively, but corrected my rudeness right

away. “I mean, what are we supposed to do?”


He didn’t answer. Just pushed me toward a room. The den.

And then… he closed the door behind us. Why did he close the

door like that? I hoped his intentions are not what I think they

are.

I swallowed. “Um… why’d you close the door?”

He raised a brow. “Because it’s a den, Olivia. Not a public waiting

lounge.”

Right. Totally normal.

He wheeled me up to a desk–his desk, apparently–and pulled

out a stack of neatly arranged papers.

while,” he said, placing them in front

some simple contract adjustments. Tell me if this

too hard.”


and I would serve as his replacement for

this is what you meant earlier!”

can hear sharper.

heard it.

head. “What

I just said something about my mobility” I

know, just some issues

movements…. That’s all. Haha.”

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you can manage well,” he

you actually

said while

I noticed Alexader from the corner of my


But he also didn’t deny the smile tugging

his mouth.

further and pulled the papers

minutes, we worked.

at Alexander partially. He sat five

away on his laptop,

like always.

and barefoot,

I kept

suddenly, I felt the chair being

Alexander said.

go.”

of the study and into the


lights lit up

Before I could even process anything, Mike came

kitchen like a storm with oven mitts in

right on time!

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heaven–if I may say so myself, he

you hype up your cooking

today?”

over his heart

isn’t hype. It’s confidence. Wait till

soup with fresh pesto. Alpha

time.”

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