Chapter 46
Gerard nodded. “Yeah, Hold Ms Gilden to check you needed anything, Mr. Reid Tot she came back not long after.”
Dominicaned back on the mich, lost in thought
Vespera woke up early the next morning. Seeing that Nancy was still asleep, she quietly slipped out of the room and made her way to the restaurant for breakfast
The night before, she had only had a small piece of cake on the yacht by poo am, hunger hat gnawed at her so fiercely that she nearly went out in search of food.
Now, with her hunger finally satisfied, she found herself with some free time. Instead of heading back to her room, she wandered through the hotel.
The hotel ruded a postal Southeast Aseton charm. The tropical garden was bash and full of life. Tall pulm trees swayed gently in the breeze, their fronds rustling softly. Standing beneath them, she closed her eyes, letting the warmth of the morning sun filter through the leaves. The early breeze was light, carrying the fresh, earthy scent of damp
Vespera looked around, appreciating the vibrancy of the world–the passion, the freshness, the brilliance. It would never lose its vitality, even without a man or love in her life. past then, the sound of footsteps reached her ears, gradually growing looder. The light around her dimmed slightly, and the crisp morning air grew heavy with the scent of sweat and testosterone.
She opened eyes and found herself face–to–face with a broad, solid chest, dressed in black athletic wear
Dominic’s pectoral muscles were firm, droplets of sweat listening on his perfectly sculpted collarbones. The sensual curve of his Adam’s apple and soft, rose–tinted lips only added to his striking presence.
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“Ms. Gildon, is there something wrong with your eyes?” he asked, his warm breath brushing against her face like a soft tropical breeze. His chiseled face leaned in, his expression med gene concern.
Vespera snapped out of her daze, hurriedly rubbing her eyes before stepping back “The sunlight’s too bright. I just tell a little dizzy.”
“If you keep staring like that, it won’t just be dizziness–you might go band,” he teased.
Vespera was left speechless. She kept rubbing her eyes, still feeling awkward about the events of the previous night.
“Mr. Reid, were you but for a morning run?” she asked, grasping for anything to change the subject
Domink gave a quiet hum in response, casually wiping sweat from his forehead with a novel.
As he stood beneath the tree, he suddenly asked, “You were the one spying on me from the third deck of the yacht last night, weren’t you?” Vesperefrome, her eyes widening as she turned to face him.
Spring? Who was spying on whom?
“I wasn’t spring!” she quickly shot back. “The second I got up there, I saw your
Dominic’s face remained unreadable. “That thing?”
You know what I mean!!
“Be specific”
Vespera stared.
two…doing that that thing! eft immediately! 1 barely saw anything, I swear!”
his unrelenting gaar forcing her to give in. “I saw you two kissing. A kis that was quite passionate is that clear enough for you?” “You’re mistaken.” Dominic’s tone was firm offering no room for debate.
Vespera didn’t believe him, of course, but she could pretend. After all, whether they had kissed or nobwasn’t really her problem.
Su, she nodded obediently. “Oldry, I was mistaken.”
Dominic didn’t sempatisfied. He frowned, studying her expression closely “You don’t believe me?
“I do. Totally believe you”
“I don’t like kissing. Especially not with women.”
Vesperael as though she had stumbled upon a hidden truth.
So, Dominic’s preference
But that didn’t make sense
for men?
wasn’The tangled up in some complicated relationship with Nancy? Maybe he used to be attracted to women, but now he wasn’t Her thoughts spun confusion she blinked at him
“In any case,” Domini continued, “I’m correcting you because you were mistaken. That didn’t happen. As my secretary, you shouldn’t be ca
carrying such misconceptions.”
