The Exclusive Devotion(5)

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Anyway, there was a more important matter. I asked seriously, "Lionel, are you sure you're with me because you like me and not because of your grandfather?"

Lionel looked at me as if I were an idiot. He furrowed his brows slightly with an unhappy look.

"Of course."

His words were concise but the meaning was clear.

His voice was not loud but enough to make my heart pound like a drum.

My breathing hitched and I couldn't help but stare at him. I turned red from my earlobes to my neck, and he turned his face away and stopped looking at me.

It was then that I realized that Lionel also gets shy sometimes.

"Got it, so I'll go work now!" I said haughtily before sitting back in my seat and discreetly stealing glances at Lionel across from me.

The group chat was buzzing with messages, and I quickly scanned through them.

[Ms. Barrett has made Mr. Graham happy! Hooray!]

[Yay! Thank you, Ms. Barrett!]

[I'll sing you the "Thank You" song!]

I always thought that gossip was more common