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Olivia’s cheeks heated as she spun around to see Alexander and Duke in the doorway of the private room. Alexander’s hands were clenched into tight fists at his side, and jealousy was flowing through him because Stanley had asked Olivia if she was single. Why did that old man want to know? He was married to Hana.

“Trying to set me up again, Uncle Stanley?” Duke said, sensing the tension in the room and trying to smooth it over. But this just made Alexander even more mad. Over his dead body, would Duke and Olivia ever be romantically together.

Duke noticed that his friend had gone still and silent. He jokingly put his arm around Alexander. “Sorry, Alexander just asked me to marry him over a plate of pad thai noodles. How could I refuse? We’re flying to Vegas tonight, and you’re all invited.”

Everyone in the room laughed except for Neil. He was frowning at the place where Duke had his arm wrapped around his son’s shoulders. Neil Green did not approve of Duke. Even though he knew that Duke was just making a joke, he didn’t appreciate it. His jaw clenched as he stared at the two men that he thought were acting inappropriate, especially because they were both respected businessmen.

“Hey, as long as my favorite nephew is happy, I’m happy,” Stanley said and grinned at Duke.

Anger shot through Neil at these words, and he frowned at his associate. Olivia noticed this, but she quickly looked away, not

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wanting any more attention than she had already received from these

two men.

“My son is not gay,” Neil said in a hard voice, making the room go

silent.

A few tense moments passed, and it was like all the air had been sucked out of the room.

off his shoulders. “Dad, we were all

what to do. The Green family has certain… traditions to uphold.

seemed like a conversation that the father and son have had

times.

shared a wide–eyed look. They had no idea that Alexander’s father

you are dating your assistant, Son.” He gestured to the woman sitting beside him. “The lovely, Olivia. Everyone at your company

their table. She sank in her seat, wishing that she could just disappear. “We are not dating,” Olivia hurriedly explained. “It’s just a rumor that gossip magazines like to put on their headlines so that they can sell more copies and that bored secretaries in our office like to gossip about to make the day go by

glaring at his dad. Then, he turned to

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hand to her, and she gratefully took

made Neil smile. He hoped that there was something going on between them.

corner, Olivia could feel someone’s eyes on her. When she turned back

range of the three men, Olivia turned to him. “Do you actually need me to show you where the bathrooms

on to her hip.

body heat against her side calmed her down after that strange interaction with Stanley and his dad.

the empty hallway next to the bathrooms, there was a plush red bench that

heard something scurrying under there,” Alexander whispered to her, his mouth right next to her ear. “I was wondering if you could check

up at him in confusion. “You want my

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mouse?” she asked incredulously.

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