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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.

his father a warning look and took Duke’s arm off his shoulders. “Dad,

to uphold. I will not allow you to embarrass

like a conversation that the father and son have

times.

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

He gestured to the woman sitting beside him. “The lovely, Olivia. Everyone at your company is sure that this is the case. They say that you are

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

his dad. Then, he turned to Olivia,

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was. “I have to go to the restroom. Since you’ve been to

held out his hand to her, and she gratefully

departure made Neil smile. He hoped that there was something going on between them. Duke took Olivia’s empty seat and began to chat with his

Olivia could feel someone’s eyes on her. When she turned back to look, her stomach flipped. Even though Stanley was in the middle of a conversation with his nephew,

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

waist, grabbing on to her hip.

strange interaction with Stanley and his dad. Despite herself, she was surprised to find that she had no trouble relaxing into his

there was a plush red bench that was low to the

ago, I heard something scurrying under there,” Alexander whispered to her, his mouth right

him in confusion.

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mouse?” she asked incredulously.

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