NovelEnglishChapter 168
Why was | making myself sick to appease these people? | roughly set down my chopsticks and pushed the rice
away from me.
“I'm full.” I announced. “I'm going to go back to work.”
Then, | left the room, gripping my stomach as | walked away.
In Alexander's office, | grabbed my laptop and logged into my work email. Even though | was sitting down and
barely moving, my nausea just got worse. Part ofwished that | could throw up to feel better, but | couldn't
force myself to.
When Alexander returned to his office, his cheeks were red, and he seemed refreshed after a hearty meal. |
stared up at him as my stomach rolled. He looked like the opposite of how | was feeling. But | tried not to let my
sickness show.
“You can get comfortable on my couch and start reviewing one of Harris's financial statements,” he instructed
and handeda piece of paper with a bunch of numbers on it. “Make sure that you review it carefully. | want to
make sure that there are no mistakes. Harris is one of our most important clients.”
I nodded and straightened my shoulders, getting straight to work. For a few hours, | worked quickly, but
diligently. I didn’t want to make any mistakes, but | also wanted to get out of here with enough tto get a
decent night's sleep.
When the clock struck eleven-thirty at night, we weren't even close to finishing work. My eyes were starting to
water from staring at a screen for too long. | excused myself and grabbed my purse from my desk. In the quiet
bathroom, | put in my eyedrops to help my stinging eyes.
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Even though my eyes were still watery, | left the room because | knew that they would dry by the t| got back
to Alexander's office.
But when | walked out of the door, Alexander was standing right in front of it with his fist raised like he was about
to knock.
His cheeks reddened when he looked down at me. “Oh, I'm sorry to intrude on you in the bathroom, I just wanted
to check on you because you seemed unwell...” He trailed off when he got a closer look at me. “Olivia, are you
crying because we're working late? You're free to go hif you're upset.”
Embarrassment washed overlike a tidal wave. “No, of course I'm not crying,” | rushed out. “My eyes just
becsore from staring at a screen for too long. | just put seye drops in.”
“Oh, well, that makes sense,” he said, and his face flushed further.
It wasn't fair that when Alexander blushed, he was even more
attractive.
Back in his office, Alexander handedanother financial statement to review, but when | grabbed the paper, he
didn’t let go of it. Our eyes locked together, and the serious expression on his face made my pulse quicken.
Alexander used my grip on the paper to pullcloser to him until our bodies were just a breath away. |
swallowed past the sudden lump in my throat as my legs trembled.
“Listen, I'm sorry for losing control last night in the elevator,” Alexander murmured, his dark eyes boring into
mine. “I hope that | didn’t scare you. That's the last thing | ever want to do.”
| was about to reply, but then his gaze flashed down to my lips for a fraction of a second, and my stomach
swooped.
*Olivia*
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My heart raced as Alexander looked back into my eyes. Had he actually glanced at my lips, or had | imagined
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Alexander stepped even closer to me
until his warm body was almost
pressing up against mine. My whole
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terrified that my heart was beating so
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it. | couldn't help but lower my gaze
down to his lips. They were full and
looked softer than velvet, but they
still somehow appeared masculine.
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