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.”

His voice dropped lower, sending shivers across my skin. “Do you want more

nipples tighten against the thin fabric of my dress. I stepped back, needing

late,” I said, glancing at my watch.

you home,” he replied,

I can

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I possibly let my

not your wife yet,” I snapped. “And

was the only word he’d heard. “Come on. My

him back through the penthouse, my heels clicking against the marble floors. The

table: empty wine glasses, half-eaten dessert, and the candles burned

said as we stepped into

“Which one?”

dinner?” His eyes locked with mine in the

“What exactly are

was like velvet.

sealing us in the confined space together. My heart hammered against

myself against the wall, putting as much distance between us as

you were.” He stepped closer, invading my

pulling me toward him. My back pressed against the elevator wall, and

casual while my heart hammered against my ribs, “I’ve got pepper spray in my purse. And I know how to

remember. You mentioned it in the

sure

another step closer, until I could feel the heat radiating from his body. “Though I wonder why you feel the need to remind

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