NovelEnglishWhen | reluctantly opened my eyes, he was staring atwith an unreadable expression.
“Please, say what you chere to say,” Alexander said and gestured forto sit down on one of the blue
pachairs.
Even though my legs were trembling with nervous energy, | sat down and let out a long sigh. Then, | put my
heart’on my sleeve for Alexander to see even though it scared the hell out of me.
“Listen, | know that the only reason that Ava and | were successful this weekend, and even in the past, was
because of your help from the sidelines. | know that you don’t want to take credit for it, but that just makes your
help mean so much more tobecause you don’t wantto feel like | owe you.” | paused and looked out at
the bright city lights. “But | couldn't ignore the help that you have givenanymore. | just... wanted to thank
you.”
The whole t| was talking, Alexander stared at me, not betraying any emotion on his face. “And you thought
that the way to thankwas with a bottle of wine?’ he asked dryly.
My palms began to sweat. “Well, that's just the start of it,” | explained quickly. “I know that it’s not enough, but |
didn’t have anything else at my immediate disposal. | know that you're a man who doesn’t want much, so all |
can do is promise to work my ass off for you while we work together.”
| held my breath as | waited for his response.
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Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtOlivia, how could you thankproperly for doing your job Alexander pointed out and crossed his arms.
“Wouldn't that defeat the purpose of the paycheck that I give you each week? Shouldn't you always strive to be
a good employee?”
As he stared unblinking at me, a hot blush spread like a forest fire through my body. Of course, why hadn't |
thought of that? Alexander always messed with my logic. | hadn't gotten the image of him dripping wet and
wrapped in a towel out of my mind. That picture was burned into my brain and definitely messed with my ability
to think clearly.
All | could do was stare at him speechless, trying to cup with another way that | could repay him for all of
the help that he had given me. But my mind was sluggish. It felt like someone had filled it with mush. My
shoulders slumped, and | decided that the only thing I could do was be honest with him.
“I “I know that | owe you way more than | could ever repay you,” admitted in a soft voice. “But other than a
bottle of wine and my promise to be a great employee, | don’t know what else | can give you.” Alexander leaned
away fromand steepled his fingers together- something he always did when he was thinking. “There are
always other ways that you can repay me.” He raised his eyebrows, and my stomach lurched. Was he implying
that | repay him with my body? Before | could overthink things, Alexander continued. “But, there's no need to
repay me, Olivia. | didn’t help you because | wanted to be repaid. | didn’t even want you to be aware of my help.
1 did it because | saw that you were struggling, and | wanted to take sof the burden off of you. It's as simple
as that.”
His words made the pressure in my chest loosen slightly. “How are you so good at knowing exactly what I'm
thinking?” | murmured.
Alexander's face softened, and he put his warm hand on my thigh. |
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