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.

gone for a while,” he said, placing them in

contract adjustments. Tell me

too hard.”


gone and I would

meant earlier!”

hear sharper.

heard it.

head. “What did

just said something about my mobility” I

“You know, just

movements…. That’s all. Haha.”

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can manage well,” he

you actually

I said while looking

the corner of


he also didn’t deny the smile tugging at the

his mouth.

any further and

next twenty minutes, we worked. Sometimes

Alexander partially. He sat

laptop, legs crossed, expression

like always.

barefoot, he seemed too attractive

I kept continuing my

the chair being pulled

Alexander said. “Dinner must

go.”

of the study


lights lit up the elegant yet

process anything,

a storm with oven

right on time! Dinner’s

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may say so myself, he

trying to keep a straight face. “Do you hype up your

today?”

a hand over his heart

It’s confidence. Wait till

Alpha nearly licked the plate

time.”

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