The CEO's Contractual Wife

Chapter 16

Chapter 16

His eyes narrowed. “You think you know me based on what? One rescue and a dinner?”

“I know that someone who truly believed love was meaningless wouldn’t care so much about protecting himself from

it.”

Alexander’s jaw tightened. For a moment, I thought I’d pushed too far.

“You’re an interesting woman, Olivia Morgan,” he said finally.

“Is that a compliment?”

“An observation.” His lips curved in an infuriating half-smile.

I gripped the railing tighter, feeling the cool metal ground me. The city lights twinkled below us like a mirror image of the night sky, but all I could focus on was the heat radiating from Alexander’s body.

“I want to ask you two things,” I said, turning to face him fully.

His eyebrows rose slightly. “I’m all ears.”

“First, back at the presentation, you said ‘it’s been a long time.’ Why? We’d literally met less than a week before.” Alexander leaned against the railing, his shoulder brushing mine. “Preparation. I couldn’t exactly acknowledge that we’d met while you were crying over your cheating boyfriend. I was creating our cover story early.”

“You were that confident I’d say yes to your insane proposal?”

“I’m always prepared for multiple scenarios.”

“Right,” I rolled my eyes. “And my second question. In your message, you said, ‘Be my girlfriend for the night.’ But this…” I gestured between us, “has been just dinner. Nothing else.”

disappointed?” His voice dropped lower, sending shivers across my

nipples tighten against the thin fabric of my

glancing at

you home,” he replied, straightening

I can

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eyes darkened. “How can I possibly let my wife leave

wife yet,” I snapped. “And I

if that was the only

back through the penthouse, my heels clicking against the marble floors. The remains of our

empty wine glasses,

answer my question,” Alexander said as we stepped into

“Which one?”

you want more than dinner?” His eyes locked with mine in the mirrored walls of

flushed. “What exactly are you

you want.” His voice was like velvet. “I’m a generous

the confined space together. My

putting as much distance between us as possible. “But I’m not

He stepped closer, invading

cologne wrapped around me like an invisible hand, pulling me toward him. My back pressed against the elevator wall, and I felt the cool

against my ribs, “I’ve got pepper spray in

You mentioned it

making sure we’re

He took another step closer, until I could feel the heat radiating from

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