Chapter 116 Pettiness
As their body temperatures increased at an accelerating rate, the whole room was starting to burn. The intimate kiss spread all the way to Courtney’s chin, neck and her chest while a huge pair of hands swept through her body. However, she did not resist him at all since her mind was completely blank.
Knock! Knock! Knock! The rapid knocks on the door tried to halt the man’s advancement.
“Miss Hunter, Penelope has woken up. What should we do? The police are also here.”
Suddenly, she returned to her senses and pushed Alexander away as she sat up in panic.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
“Miss Hunter, are you there?”
On the other side of the office door, Addie’s voice was filled with confusion.
After taking a deep breath, she tried her best to compose herself. “I’m here. I didn’t hear you the first time because I’m a little busy. I’ll be there in 5 minutes. You can head there first.”
“What is it? Do you need my help?”
Upon hearing his words, she suddenly felt frustrated, so she anxiously replied, “No, I-I’m changing my clothes. My clothes became dirty while I was saving Penelope.”
Luckily, Addie left, so Courtney let out a sigh of relief. As she turned, she saw Alexander smiling at her with his narrowed eyes. “Don’t you blink when you lie?”
Suddenly, she could feel her face flushing as she stared at him. “It’s all because of you.”
“Actually, your lie isn’t convincing enough.” He held his arms and spoke teasingly. “Many people saw me carrying you here. How likely is it that your assistant doesn’t know that I’m in here?”
could not say anything for a while. Am
you clearly knew about this?” She
Alexander remained calm. “An eye for an
“What do you mean? Where have
her and reminded, “You seem to have quickly forgotten about the unspoken rule
her face became
upset, so she changed the subject. “So, because of that, you took it to heart
he murmured, “Do you really
me in front of many people at the meeting, which shows how petty you are to abuse your
“What are you saying?”
nothing.” She avoided her gaze and moved
the tease in his eyes disappeared as he pretended to be indifferent. “That scent is too strong. Please don’t put it in your office from now on. It has such a
her brows and uttered, “Poor taste? Then, why did
of confusion flashed
I have a poor taste, so I deserve lousy flowers.” She glared at him before angrily standing up to let out a
face. Even though she pretended to
containing the roses. After looking at it for a while, he noticed the card under the vase, so he picked it up and saw the writing inside. Immediately, his mouth could not stop twitching. It all makes sense now.
while her
the bed before speaking in a soft voice. “Are you alright? Are you
head with all her strength
don’t want you to give up on your life ever
cold hands while feeling a little upset for
Even though Penelope dropped out of high school to work and she was introverted without having other abilities, she was still a focused and
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