Chapter 167

“Why do you think that’s interesting?” I raised one eyebrow

She smirked, grabbed her coffee cup, and walked by me. “No reason.”

Then, she left the break room, leaving me with unanswered questions and the faint whiff of her strawberry scented perfume.

At the end of the day, Alexander called Gai and me into his office. My feet dragged as I walked toward his corner office. I already knew what this meeting was going to be about.

Gai and I sat down, and Alexander stood, leaning against the back of his desk, and crossed his arms. My throat dried when I noticed the fabric of his shirt straining against his large muscles.

I shifted in my seat and scolded myself. I needed to get a grip.

“As I’m sure you both have seen in my schedule, I will be traveling to Luceland on Saturday,” Alexander said briskly. “Gai, you will accompany me to Luceland and Olivia, you will handle any work emails that come through. Understood?”

Gai and I nodded.

me to join him for this trip. Why would he

already

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away, let’s talk about tonight.” Alexander said and


he going to force me to come along tonight to rub it in my face? I crossed my arms, raised my chin. and met his dark eyes. I wouldn’t babysit him on another date. I

Whatever you two would like is fine with me. Olivia, bring your computer to my office, we have a lot of work to get done before we can leave tonight.” We nodded

me. “One time

Nothing another cup of

smile. In the break room, I poured myself a jumbo- sized cup of coffee. My stomach was fluttering with nerves. A small part of me was anxious about being alone with Alexander in the office. What if he asked me for tips for his date on Saturday? I couldn’t handle that. At least Gai would be with

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coffee too quickly. When I came back upstairs, I found Alexander and Gai in one of the big conference rooms. Takeout Chinese food containers were spread

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