Chapter 38

Mia's Pov

Throughout the celebration, Christian didn't try to hide the fact that he was practically eye raping me. I constantly felt his burning gaze on my head or my body. The guy even went as far as trading me under the table during the dinner and that obviously made me squeal, which I covered by coughing. But people around us were not stupid. Of course they caught onto what was happening.

To be exact, Christian would place his hand on my thigh under the table, giving it a tight squeeze, and start inching it closer to my core until I had to slap it away. I didn't get how he grew so bold in a day. But then again, when was he not bold? He was always the one to make the first move. And I wasn't exactly complaining about it.

Anyhow, the night went better than my expectations, the dinner was mouthwatering, the arrangements were on spot, everything made me feel special in a long time. Maybe this was what my heart had craved for some time now. Just some appreciation and acknowledgment. A