Chapter 420

“She is right here,” I said. “And yes, I have been working hard.”

Gideon’s mouth curved. “I hear the children are responding well.”

“They are,” I said.

“Must be a relief.” He grabbed a glass of champagne and sipped it. “Getting your hands on the right ingredients made all the difference, I imagine.” 1

Sebastian glanced at me.

I smiled at Gideon with all of my teeth at once. “If you’ll excuse us.”

I took Gideon by the elbow, steered him sideways, and kept moving until we were around the corner of the room near a set of floor-length curtains where the noise from the band would make it hard to be overheard.

I let go of his arm. “Stop it.”

“Stop what?” he asked.

“You know what.”

tilted his head. “You’re going to have to be

Are you

am? It is

the bridge of my nose

worried about.” He lifted one shoulder. “It’s our little secret. I have no interest

“He is my husband.”

came up and traced slowly along my collarbone, just above the neckline of

My jaw tightened,

my chin, “I’m not sure he really appreciates something like this

fast and stopped about four inches from his face before I caught

me, and smiled. “Go ahead,” he said, tilting

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Chapter 470

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  1. I probably deserve it, right?”

in my chest. “Go enjoy

party.” He leaned against the wall, kicking one ankle over the other. “How can I not, when

at the nearby window. Indeed, my reflection stared back at me-cheeks so red it looked like I

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