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.”

sending shivers across my skin. “Do

he said my name made my nipples tighten against the thin fabric of my dress. I stepped back, needing

getting late,” I said, glancing

drive you home,” he replied, straightening from

I can grab a

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possibly let my wife leave in

wife yet,” I snapped. “And I might never

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

my heels clicking against the marble floors. The

table: empty wine glasses,

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 the

flushed. “What exactly are you

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

the confined

the wall, putting

never thought you were.” He stepped closer, invading

toward him. My back pressed against the elevator wall, and I felt

know,” I said, trying to sound casual while my heart hammered against my ribs, “I’ve

mentioned it in the

making sure

heat radiating from his body. “Though

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