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2025-04-21 23:32:42She tried to peel her eyes off his body but the more she tried to look away, the more her eyes stuck. It was almost like filling up a basket with water. "Who knew he had such a good body?" she found herself murmuring and at that moment she could not help but scold herself. Why would she think of his body?
She forced her heavy legs that wanted to stand there and watch him continue to flex the muscles but still, she could not bear the embarrassment that would follow him catching her doing it. He was just like any other vain heir who cared so much about their body. It made no sense to her why he would be exercising with the sun high in the sky after he had run that morning.
She turned to the side, ready to escape before he could see her but as soon as she turned, she knew that her plan had failed. "Lila?" his voice called out to her.
"Oh my goodness!" she exclaimed angrily to herself. How did she let it come to this? She should have turned away from him immediately when she stumbled upon him. Now he would know that she was staring at him. She stopped and remained with her back to him as he walked up to her. As he got closer, she could feel his warmth but decided she was not going to turn to him.
He was like a stubborn mole because he came to stand in front of her still shirtless; she had never thought of her height as a disadvantage until now; she wished she was taller so her face would not be in his chest. If only she were on a pair of heels, then she could talk to him without her eyes going constantly to his chest.
"What are you doing here?" His voice was amazed at the sight of seeing here and there.
"Why? Am I not allowed to be here too? Is this like your little hideout?" she asked. She had no reason to be rude but it seemed like being rude was the only way she could cover up being caught by him. He could not find out that she thought of his body as smoking hot.
"You don't have to be rude; I was just wondering why you were out here." He sounded hurt and she knew that after the way she spoke to him, he had to be hurt but she did not want to let it bother her.
"I am sorry about being rude; I guess being locked up in a house is messing with my mind," she replied, stunning him. She had been rude many times but this was the first time he had ever gotten an apology. He wondered if it was because he called her out or if she was just different when she was not in work mode.
"You seem tense," he said, noticing how high her shoulders were.
"And that is because this is the first time in five years I have not had any work to do."
"Sounds to me like someone is addicted to work."
"That is the only thing keeping my mind sane," she muttered. She felt like she had said a lot to him and pressed her lips together and shook her head. "I better go in," she wanted to escape. Even though she was sounding so calm, she was losing her sh*t, and each time her eyes landed on his chest, she could not help but think about it.
"Already?"
"Yes." She nodded, wondering what else he wanted her to do out in the compound. "Is there anything else left for me to do?"
"Well, why did you come out here in the first place?" he asked. She wondered why he wanted to know but instead of returning a rude remark, she bit her lips and smiled faintly.
"I wanted to clear my head," she said and realised that she had indirectly told him the reason earlier.
"Well, clear your head then," he said.
She closed her eyes. How could she tell him that his body was causing her head to overload more than it was and that seeing him out there was even more distraction for her? She wanted to tell him to put on some clothes but she knew that he would take it and spin a different narrative on it. Ignoring it as if it had no impact on her was the best thing she could do for them both. She would feel comfortable and he won't have the chance to be cocky with her.
"It's fine; I guess I can see a movie or read a book," she said, trying to walk away.
"Wait," he stopped her and she stopped surprising him. He was sure she would have walked away. He cleared his throat and went to stand in front of her again. With a mischievous smile on his face, causing her to wonder what he was thinking, he said. "I have an idea."
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As soon as she pulled away from Marcus, she excused herself and ignored Levi. He had to know that what he had done had consequences. She did not care if he was frolicking around with that woman he had met or not; he should know that he had to keep his decency and appear as the perfect husband, at least for the year they were together. She was glad that the crowd in the room helped her keep him away from her all night. She moved swiftly through the room, ensuring not to stay in a spot for a long time; that way, by the time he wanted to approach her, she was long gone from there.The party ended and she began to head back to the room. It was tiring as they had been made to stand all through the party; it was fun while it lasted, but now she needed to sleep to replenish all of the energy she had expended that night."Lila?" Levi said in a loud voice as he moved towards her. She looked awkward and wished that they were in a much more enclosed space; then she could have ignored him without
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"I thought Levi was going to show up in style and stun the crowd, but it seems like I was wrong," Jasmine murmured. Lila had tried to act as if his not showing up was not having an effect on her, but how could it not? He was going to make rumours brew, and that was a disadvantage for them both."You see why I do not like him? He always does things how he pleases. I am here putting on a great show and he is nowhere to be found," she muttered angrily in response. She had been trying her best all night not to get drunk, and she feared that if she drank all of the contents in the glass in her hand, she might be dirty dancing on the dance floor to classic music again."Call him up again; maybe something happened." Lila wished something happened to him; that had to be the only explanation for why he had ghosted like this. "Maybe he got hit by a bus or is having a bad day with stomach troubles.""Sounds like you would wish that for him," Lila murmured, a smile climbing her lips as she though
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Lila groaned in bed as she shifted from side to side. She looked around as she tried to process where she was. She blinked and memories flooded her mind, beginning from when she had agreed to marry Levi to how drunk she was yesterday. She remembered every small detail that happened yesterday and was grateful that she had not embarrassed herself while drunk last night. She sat up in bed and something on the nightstand caught her eye.She picked up the sticky note and a card of hangover pills fell out; she read it and a smile unknowingly climbed her face. 'I have important business to take care of this morning; there is something to eat on the table and this is something for your hangover. Take Care'She smiled but then a frown took over on her face. She could not believe that he was caring for her while running to that woman from the other day. "Why doesn't he just stay with her instead of shuffling back and forth between us?" she murmured as she crumbled the paper in hand and threw it
