The CEO's Contractual Wife

Chapter 201

Chapter 201

Olivia

I finished my lunch leisurely before heading back toward the hotel. The afternoon passed quickly as I worked on some campaign materials in the suite’s office, video chatting with Ava about design elements.

At precisely three o’clock, my phone rang.

“I’m downstairs,” Alexander said when I answered. “Ready?”

“Give me five minutes.”

I grabbed my jacket and purse, checking my reflection one last time before heading down. Alexander waited in the lobby, his tie loosened and jacket slung over one arm. He looked tired, but his face lit up when he saw

“Hey,” he said, pulling me in for a quick kiss. “Miss me?”

“Desperately. I’ve been counting the seconds.”

“Liar.” But he smiled, keeping his arm around my waist as we headed outside, where Geoffrey waited with the

car.

Tower Bridge was even more impressive up close. The Victorian Gothic towers loomed overhead, and intricate stonework and gleaming walkways connected them high above the Thames.

“Ready?” Alexander asked as we entered the tower.

“No. But let’s do it anyway.”

The glass floor walkway was everything I’d feared and more. Standing 138 feet above the river with nothing but transparent panels between me and the water below made my stomach drop to my feet.

“Oh god,” I breathed, frozen at the entrance.

Alexander’s hand found mine, warm and steady. “I’ve got you. We’ll go slow.”

We inched onto the glass together, my fingers digging into his palm. Below us, boats glided past on the Thames, and people and cars crossed the lower bridge.

“Don’t look down,” I gasped.

“Kind of defeats the purpose,” Alexander pointed out, amused.

you

“No, you don’t.”

right. His solid presence beside me, his hand anchoring mine, made

We made it to the middle of the walkway, where I finally

shit,” I whispered. “This

“But amazing, right?”

“Terrifyingly amazing.”

Alexander patient as I gradually relaxed enough to actually enjoy the view. By the time we headed back

once we were

pressing a kiss

warmed me from

as the sun

we passed a row of

“Yes.”

from a vendor and found a bench overlooking the river. The food was simple but

said,

intensity that made heat pool low

in streaks of orange and pink, the city lights beginning to twinkle. People flowed around us, couples and families and groups of friends, everyone

back,” Alexander said eventually. “I made

“Fancy?”

You’ll need to change.”

dress I’d packed specifically for fancy dinners. It hugged my curves perfectly, the neckline

obscene.

emerged from the bathroom in a fresh suit, his

trying to

look presentable for

me, his hands settling

but quickly turned hungry. His

I gasped

“Worth it.”

he released me, straightening his tie in the mirror. “Later. I’m taking you

waiting list that apparently didn’t apply to

course, some kind

“Wait until dessert.”

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