Book 2

Chapter 12 – Better Than Coffee

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“Good morning,” Patrea was the first one to greet me, and I immediately stood up. I took the mugs from her hands and placed them on the table.

Coffee. One was black, and one was with milk.

I pulled a chair for her, and she immediately sat down with a wide smile on her face, but her eyes were teasing me. “So what’s new in the news?”

“Hmmm…” My eyes darted to the newspaper I laid on the table, and I took in the first news that caught my eye. “It says that Delilah Guzman was being sued by her ex-husband for defamation.”

She laughed with her hand over her mouth, and my heart skipped a beat because her eyes were twinkling as if she found what I said amusing.

“I didn’t know entertainment news fascinated you. ” She teased.

“Not as much as you fascinate me.” I winked at her.

Red tints crept up her cheeks before she pointed at the coffee and ignored my words. “Coffee? I’m not sure what your eyes want, so…”

“Which one do you prefer to drink?”

“I can drink both, but I like the one with milk.”

I remained silent and pushed the coffee with milk in front of her, then took the black coffee to my lips and sipped it slowly, not minding that it was too hot. It could never burn me.

“How was your sleep?” I asked.

She was about to answer when a voice rang in the air.

“Good morning!”

I would have thrown fire at the f*cker for interrupting us if I hadn’t seen the way Patrea’s eyes grew wider, as if she could read my mind.

Both our heads then slowly tilted toward the boxwood bushes that separate Patrea’s land from her neighbor.

Patrea smiled at him, and I felt my lungs constrict. Did she need to smile at everyone?

“Good morning, Bernard,” she greeted him.

to introduce

head turned back

could say anything, but it

front of him with just the bushes between

man. My

Patrea’s boyfriend.” There, I said

firmly, and I was dying to burn him, but I was proud of how

He flashed a devil’s smirk without knowing I owned

him know about her private life.” I snapped at him, and

they close enough that he knew everything about

I felt a soft hand touch my back before

action f*cking aroused

she continued, and my head tilted down to look at the female who was now beside me. From the other side, it looked like she was holding me in her arm, but

but smile because she looked annoyed, either with me or the f*cker, but it still didn’t change

what I thought,” I told her before snaking an arm around her shoulder and pulling her to my side. I was enjoying

scoffed without taking the smile off his face. “So

just here for

work then.

the mood to talk with him, but I had no choice at the moment. How

CEO of a company in the south. Now before you ask for what company, I just want to remind you that I’m here for a vacation. Unless you want to apply and work for me, then I would rather keep the company

work as an accountant for a company here, but I also do side jobs.

to know.” Now, how the f*ck do I get

I could hear the words loud and clear, and it made my forehead crease. “… but I

able to stop myself from saying that, but all the regret flew out of my

and for a f*cking moment, I forgot we

away from here so I can spend

and slapped a hand on my chest — the smile was still

brushed a hand over my hair before chuckling softly. “My bad,

for him to say anything and just guided Patrea’s body

was annoyed that the kitchen was not that far because I

coffee from outside?” She let go and

drink coffee every

morning.” “Hmmm…” I mumbled before my hand coiled on her wrist and pulled

better than the first cup

but she

her body pressed

“Me…”

than the first cup of coffee in the morning?” He asked, and his deep baritone voice sent

around my body while my hands were pressed

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