บททั้งหมดของ The Billionaire's Hired Girlfriend: บทที่ 21 - บทที่ 30

For the fifth time, Jayden wondered how the girls’ shopping trip went. He felt like such a jerk for leaving Alex, but Britney and Beth had been so insistent, dragging him out before he had the chance to see Alex.Lunch with Mr. Marcelo, Britney, and Beth was excellent, and although there wasn’t much discussion about the property he was interested in because Beth and Britney pretty much took over the conversation, he quite enjoyed it. When lunch was finished, Jay wanted to leave straightaway, but Britney insisted he come up to the office on the top floor to look at the property’s paper. It was an invitation he couldn’t resist. Thus, he found himself in Mr. Marcelo’s office, going through countless papers relating to the property, and by the end of the afternoon before he left, Mr. Marcelo invited him to join a cocktail party he was hosting. Jay knew refusing the powerful Marcelo was simply not done, and he rushed home to change into something proper, secretly hoping to see Alex.No one

Alex blinked, her sleepiness gone. She was now aware of his strength and warmth against her body, excitement bubbling up in the pit of her stomach.Jay ran his fingers through her hair, mesmerized by her newfound beauty. Yes, her hair was soft and silky under his touch.“Your pupils are dilated, Jay,” she said, grinning, knowing he liked her new look.“What?”“Your pupils are dilated,” she repeated.“Yeah?”“Yes. We humans are like that. When we see what we like, our pupils dilate.” She grinned cheekily.“Right,” he responded, still at a loss as to what she was talking about. To be frank, he didn’t care. He just liked listening to the sound of her sweet, husky voice, inhaling her scent, and gazing at her pretty face he had the urge to kiss so badly.Alex cocked her head to one side. “Do you like what you see, Jay?”That brought him up short. He stopped stroking her hair and frowned. Is she implying something?“May I ask you a question?” She started.“What?”“Does touching a woman make

Alexandra slipped back into the bedroom. She leaned against the closed door and sighed. She saw the BlackBerry Jayden gave her on the bedside table, grabbed it, and started dialing her home numbers. After a few rings, it was picked up by her mom. “Hello? Mali speaking.” “Hey, Mum.” Alex tightened the phone in her hand near her ear. The sound of her mother’s voice caused a knot in the pit of her stomach. Gosh, she missed her family. “Sweetheart, how’s things? The conference is not tiring you out? I know how much you don’t like traveling and especially going to another country.” “I’m good, Mum. How’s Dad and everyone else?” “Everyone here is good. Sweetheart, we miss you so much, and it has only been four days.” “I know. I miss you all too.” In the distance, Alex could hear Emma’s voice shouting, “Mum? Is that Alex? Hey, Alex, have you been shopping for my presents yet? Remember, I want gifts. And have you been sightseeing at all yet?” Alex shook her head. She wanted to laugh. Em

“Where are we?” Alexandra asked, looking around her curiously. Jayden had been driving her around the city and showing her the sights, which she still could not believe since he did not utter one word to her since they left the restaurant. It was such a pleasant surprise, and she was sure they both enjoyed themselves tremendously.Jayden got out of the convertible and came over to her side. “Come on, missy,” he said, pulling her out of the car.“All right. Hold on.” She chuckled, grabbing for her handbag.Once out, he led her to the wharf. She had no idea where they were, but she loved the scenery. All she knew was she was at the harbor because there were lots of yachts around—really big, expensive-looking ones.“Slow down, will ya?” she said, laughing. “I’m wearing heels. My feet are sore now.”Jay shook his head. “Women,” he said under his breath.“Well, excuse me for being one,” she snapped as she tried to catch up with him so his hand on her wrist wouldn’t hurt her as he dragged h

Alexandra stared at herself in the mirror, wondering if perhaps she was a bit too pale in that lotus-pink mini wrap dress. No, she looked all right. She was just a bit tired; that was all.She groaned. She didn’t feel up for the bachelorette party, but she had already agreed with Kelly that she’d come along. It was supposed to be fun, after all, with only the girls out and about having a good time. She hoped they wouldn’t be doing anything too embarrassing or naughty like back in Dunedin, such as making the bride kiss random guys and ask for guys’ underwear in the bar.“You look fine,” she murmured to herself, once again wondering where Jayden was. She hadn’t seen him all day, and already she missed him dearly, which was a bad sign. She knew she was getting too attached to him. Now, every minute she was thinking about him, which was crazy.She quickly put on her black pumps, grabbed her handbag, and left the room.Down by the door, she saw Gracie looking rather anxious. Perhaps she wa