Chapter: 24Noah swallowed hard at what he heard, and his eyes burned even more intensely."You know, if we’re going to do this right now, I won’t be able to stop. I want to f*ck you every chance I get, Ingrid. This desire could compromise our work.""I know." She grabbed the collar of his long-sleeved shirt. "I’m willing to be compromised. Are you?"She had never felt such an overwhelming desire before. She wanted to be scared of what she was getting into, but more than that, she feared what it would mean to deny herself. How many women out there were ever given this chance? Noah Alfonso wasn’t just any man. He could fulfill both her body and soul."Well…" A strange smile crept onto Noah’s face—a wicked, sneaky kind of grin. "Nobody needs to know about us.”"Right." Ingrid grinned back. "I know how to keep a secret," she said as she suddenly pulled open his shirt, sending three buttons flying because of her boldness.He chuckled and lifted her skirt. “Wildcat,” he groaned before dipping his fing
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Chapter: 23Ingrid opened her apartment door that Saturday with swollen eyes. Standing there was Pat, her cousin, looking visibly worried. He immediately came inside.“I thought you were coming back tomorrow?” he asked.After her outburst at Uncle Saulo’s birthday party, she didn’t let anyone stop her from going back to Manila. She had been furious, but at the same time, it felt like a thorn had been removed from her throat after finally saying everything she had long wanted to tell the people who had belittled her for so long. She just felt awful that she had said hurtful things to her mother, who still hadn’t spoken to her since.“We were worried about you, you idiot,” her cousin said as he sat on the couch. “Dad already told me to follow you yesterday. He even scolded me for letting you travel alone.”She sat beside him. “H-he’s not mad at me?”“Doesn’t seem like it. You know my dad; he can be difficult to understand. But I noticed lately that he’s mellowed out. He doesn’t scold me as much. So
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Chapter: 22Ingrid felt a mixture of sadness and happiness while riding in Noah's car as he drove her home. She had insisted earlier on commuting back on her own, but Noah had been more persistent and eventually convinced her to let him drive her.Why did every moment with Noah outside of work have to be so enjoyable? Why did he have to be such a good conversationalist, and why did they get along so well? Why did he have to be so sweet and caring and gentle with her?If only he had ignored her after what happened between them. If only he hadn't stayed for two days in her apartment. If only she hadn’t gotten to know him even more…So many “if onlys.” But the truth was, she was also at fault for not being able to emotionally distance herself from her boss. Ingrid let herself enjoy his company. Was it her fault that this was the first time a man had ever treated her that way? And not just that—Noah had even shown her his vulnerabilities despite how embarrassing it must’ve been.“Are you okay? You’re
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Chapter: 21Noah was gravely mistaken. Sure, he expected there would be some awkwardness between him and his executive assistant. But what he didn't anticipate was his desire for her—instead of diminishing, it had only intensified.So, having sex with her for two nights wasn’t enough, huh?Noah thought everything would be easier once he fulfilled his fantasies with her. After all, they had slept together multiple times. That should have been enough. But he was dead wrong—it was never enough.He went to Raffy’s office even though he could’ve just called. He did it just to get away from Ingrid. He couldn’t stand sitting in a room next to her. It was funny, but it felt like he couldn’t breathe properly.“You look… agitated,” Raffy noted mid-conversation.Jesus tap-dancing Christ. Does it really show?“Do I?”“Is something wrong, Noelani?”“Nothing. Anyway, like I said, you’ll be the one to meet with Maverick’s new endorsers next week,” Noah said, steering the conversation back.“Ugh! What’s new? You
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Chapter: 20"How old were you when you first had sex?""Whoa!" Noah feigned surprise at her question.Ingrid laughed. "Just curious, Sir.""I was... fifteen."Her eyes widened. "Fifteen?""Well, almost sixteen, I think." He laughed. "Okay, fifteen and a half.""With your girlfriend?"Noah shook his head. "No, no. I didn’t have a girlfriend then. In fact, I only started dating in my last year of college.""Then with whom?" Wow, she was really getting nosy when it came to this guy."With this girl... I met her in the province. It was summer, and there was this pretty girl from Cebu who visited—she was a relative of one of our neighbors. She caught me watching her swimming naked in the river.""Ayyy, were you peeking?""No. Well, I didn’t mean to see her there, so yeah, I watched." He laughed and scratched the back of his head. "So that’s it. We met at the river and talked. Then we met again and eventually ended up having sex. We were safe, by the way. She brought a condom. She was already experienc
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Chapter: 19"I hope you're hungry. I made brunch," Ingrid said when she saw Noah coming out of the bathroom as she peeked from the kitchen."You didn’t have to do that, Ingrid," he replied.Noah was already dressed in a white T-shirt and light blue boxer shorts. His messy hair looked so cute. So, this is what Noah Alfonso looked like when he just woke up. Still handsome. And ridiculously hot.She couldn’t even remember how many times they had sex last night. All she knew was that the last one happened in her bed around five in the morning. Their bodies were too exhausted; they just fell asleep right after."It’s alright. I like cooking," Ingrid said with a smile, then placed the cooked arroz a la Cubana and white rice on the table.She heard Noah softly say "Wow" as he looked at the neatly arranged food on his plate. "What time did you wake up?" he asked."Around ten, I think.""Ingrid, thank you. But seriously, you didn’t have to go through all this trouble. We're not in the office. I’m not your
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