NovelEnglishChapter 248
Chapter 248
| shook my head and scolded myself for the direction my thoughts had taken. What was it about Alexander that
madeforget why it was a bad idea for us to be together?
“Would you, um, like a glass of water?” | asked him just to fill the loaded silence.
“Only if you have smint to add in there.”
| laughed because | thought that he couldn't be serious. But when his face remained expressionless, | realized
that he wasn’t joking.
Before | could mutter something about rich people and the weird way that they took their water, | reminded
myself that | was trying to turn over a new leaf with him.
“I'll see what | can do,” | said.
Five minutes later, | set two ice-cold glasses of water on the counter. A slice of lemon was floating on the top of
our drinks. “I didn’t have any mint. | hope lemon will suffice.” | tried to keep the sarcasm out of my voice.
| wasn’t sure how successful | was because Alexander was smiling as he picked up the wedge of lemon and
squeezed it into his water. He probably only askedfor a mint just to mess with me.
After he stirred his drink around, he just set it back down on the counter. Since he didn’t drink it, | eyed him and
crossed my arms. “Would you prefer a cup of tea instead?”
“No, this is great.” He gestured forto sit down.
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| was a little annoyed at being asked to sit down in my own house, but | reminded myself that | was trying to
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtkeep the newfound peace between us.
We went to the living room, and my stomach stiffened when | realized that the only piece of furniture | had in the
living room was my small couch. Once we were seated, my hands started to shake at the fact that our thighs
were pressed together. But there was nowhere else for us to sit. | cleared my throat and sipped my water just for
something to do.
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“So, why did Mike start growing sour grapes?” | asked, trying to break the tension that had fallen over the room.
Alexander shrugged and sipped his water. “I think just to help with facial paralysis, but you'd have to ask him.”
Then, | changed the topic to how the weather in Luceland compared to the weather in New York. Alexander
allowedto chatter on, only occasionally adding to my running commentary.
Thankfully, on the outside, | seemed pretty calm and relaxed, but inside my mind was going a million miles a
second, wondering when Alexander would leave.
In the middle of my monologue about how | was going to fold my laundry, Alexander put his hand on my leg. My
words caught in my throat as he leaned toward me. His warm hand gently squeezed my bare skin. He looked
right into my eyes and whispered one word under his breath.
“© fee”
My nicknon his lips made my whole body tremble.
*Olivia*
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“Oli,” he repeated in an even softer voice this time.
The nicknand his nearness
made a shiver run down my spine.
Even though he wasogly tGuhing
my thigh ER Te hs led vm rene
slowly down my back. Why did the
one man that | couldn't have make
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His gaze fell down to my lap, and he eyed the empty water glass in my hands.
“If you're still thirsty, you can have sof my water,” he murmured and handedhis glass that was half full.
| stopped breathing. The only sound
in the room was the ice cubes inthe
glass SR retain fe side
of the Mp! hen our fingers grazed
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With my eyes still on his, | lifted the
glass to my lips and took a slow sip
from his cup. The gesotshang
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had just been on the sspot as
mine. That thought made my hand
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| drained the rest of the water in the glass in one swallow. After | lowered the cup, Alexander tilted his head
slightly, and he leaned toward me.
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