"Of course not!" Bella quickly shook her head, but it was because he stood out too much that she wanted to keep it hidden. "I just didn't want to reveal too much to Jessica on WhatsApp. Fiona already knows about our relationship. You've seen what kind of person Jessica is—meddlesome and nosy. I just wanted to brush her off, but I never expected this. Do you think I enjoy this?" She felt really wronged! She couldn't have imagined that Jessica would take the lead and even throw flirtatious glances at Calvin knowing he was married.The lights in the stairwell were motion-activated, and now they suddenly dimmed, casting everything in shadows. Bella glanced up at Calvin, whose eyes sparkled in the dim light, and his lips moved, "Since you know she's troublesome, why did you give her my WhatsApp number?"Bringing up this topic again made Bella want to shed tears of frustration. She regretfully recounted the morning's events to him, ending with a sigh of frustration, "I thought you wouldn't

Listening to Calvin slowly say the three words "I love you," Bella felt a bit puzzled by him. Although they had known each other since childhood, in reality, she only knew of his existence. Initially, Bella's mother and Calvin's mother had intentionally arranged for them to meet, and she had gone to the appointment with a perfunctory attitude. When she saw Calvin sitting by the window in the café, her first thought was, does this domineering CEO type need blind dates?The coffee in front of him was steaming, his suit casually draped over the armrest of the chair, laziness mixed with a hint of sharpness. He was on the phone, his voice not deliberately lowered, but mostly uttering monosyllabic words. Sensing her arrival, he hung up the phone and stood up to greet her. She was surprised again; he was very tall. Unable to recall much about him from her memory, she couldn't match the image of the tall and steady man before her.His impression of her probably stopped at her name. He extende

"I don't like it!" She finally let go of his hand, but the thing pressed against her without any barriers, his more malicious slow grinding almost making her tremble. It was strange, just skin rubbing against skin, yet she inexplicably found herself breathing heavily, her legs weak, her hands grabbing his large hand clasped around her waist, involuntarily leaning back into his chest. "Mm... Uh... Don't, don't do this...""What do you want then?""Uh..." What did she want? She didn't know, her mind a mess. He asked again, "How about doing it here?"Here? She struggled to get out of his embrace, but he held her tightly. Seeing that struggling was hopeless, she quickly changed her strategy. Turning around to hug him, she softly said, "Calvin, can we go back to the room?" Calvin narrowed his eyes, even learned to be coquettish, which was rare.Bella felt that she was wrong. Returning to the bed didn't change anything; his hungry gaze still made her flustered. The foreplay had been long en

Calvin's car had just parked outside Bella's company when Jex called. He didn't want to pick up, but Jex was unusually patient, calling three times in a row. Calvin frowned but eventually answered. As soon as he picked up, he heard Jex's complaint, "What were you busy with? It took you so long to answer the phone.""I just got off work.""Did I hear wrong? You got off work?" Jex couldn't help raising his voice. Calvin, who usually enjoyed working overtime, actually left work early? Calvin responded lightly, asking, "What's the matter?" Then he changed his mind, "If you have something, decide it yourself, don't call me again."Jex was confused by his response, "Hey, what’s wrong with you? I'm telling you, why don't you find some time to have dinner with Julia? You've stood her up so many times, you should make it up to her."Calvin frowned, "We'll talk about it after the program recording." Usually, Jex was responsible for socializing; he was outgoing and smooth, which made investors f

During lunch break, the office was sparsely populated. Some went out to eat, some gathered for casual chats, and others took a nap on their desks. Fiona planned to catch up on some gossip and then take a nap, but when she saw Bella returning with a stainless steel basin, she couldn't help but be curious. "What are you doing? Didn't you eat enough for lunch?" She remembered they had lunch together, and Bella didn't eat less than usual. As Bella placed the basin down, Fiona was surprised to see that it was filled with hot water. What was she up to? Steaming her face? Since when did she become so particular? Bella sighed and took out a packet of Chinese medicine from her bag, tossing it into the basin. Fiona exclaimed, "What's this? Medicine? Are we treating low libido with medicine now?" Bah! Couldn't she speak normally? Bella gave her a disdainful glare. "Could you introduce me to a practitioner who treats low libido?" Fiona shrugged. "As a single woman of a certain age, I urgently