Unlock the content CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE I frowned, feeling that Nicholas was being unreasonable. "I'll have Douglas pickup again. He won't be asleep at this hour." Nicholas stepped forward, somehow finding his way into the house. Before I realized it, the door clicked shut behind him.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe open space tumed into a closed one. I instinctively felt tense, as if my own territory had been invaded. My body stiffened, and alarm bells rang in my mind.
"Do you still treat Douglas like your personal assistant? Everyone in the industry addresses him respectfully as Mr. Preston now. You're the only one who treats him like an assistant.
"He has work tomorrow. If you call him over now, he might not even get to sleep before the sun comes up." I rolled my eyes internally. Since when did Nicholas care so much about others? But his words weren't wrong. Douglas was my man, so of course, I was on his side.
"Then call Ms. Gardner to cget you." "Her?" Nicholas took a step further into the house. "She's not withanymore." "Nicholas!" I snapped, grabbing the hem of his shirt to stop him.
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He turned to face me, his dark eyes gleaming. "Just givea quest room. I promise I'll leave by dawn. I have an important meeting in the moming-it can't be delayed." "Then I'll call Claudia-
Before I could finish, Nicholas suddenly cupped my face with both om hands, pullingtoward him. His face grew larger in front of me, until his nose brushed against mine, stopping just short.
His uneven breaths fanned over my cheeks as he spoke. "I promised to respect you. I won't tough you m e without your permission. But if you bring up irrelevant people again, you're givinga chance to kiss.
you. And I won't hold back."