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,

simple contract adjustments. Tell me if this

too hard.”


gone and I would serve

this is what you meant earlier!” I

hear

heard it.

head. “What did you

just said something about my mobility” I

know, just

movements…. That’s all. Haha.”

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you can manage well,” he narrowed his eyes.

you

said while

I noticed Alexader from the corner of my eyes. He


also didn’t deny the smile

his mouth.

any further and pulled the

twenty minutes, we worked.

He sat five feet away from

laptop, legs crossed, expression

like always.

casually dressed, and barefoot, he seemed too

But I kept continuing my

felt the chair

Alexander said. “Dinner

go.”

me out of


warm lights lit up the elegant yet

Before I could even process anything, Mike

kitchen like a storm with oven

right on time!

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heaven–if I may

“Do you hype up your

today?”

a hand over

hype. It’s confidence. Wait till you taste

Alpha nearly

time.”

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