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178 – BUSINESS TRIP

Author: Bianca C. Lis
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-30 11:00:16

POV: LAUREN

I looked at myself in the mirror, adjusting the dark business suit that concealed the curve of my growing belly. I wasn’t ashamed of being pregnant—far from it—but I felt the need to protect my baby from curious stares and invasive questions. It also deeply bothered me how strangers thought they had the right to touch my belly, as if my pregnancy were some kind of public spectacle.

I finished my discreet makeup, just enough to project the image of a confident businesswoman. While fastening the last button of my blazer, I heard his voice behind me, laced with a charm that always managed to disarm me.

“You look absolutely stunning,” Henry said, his voice low and captivating, making my heart race. I turned to him, smiling, without being able to help it.

“Take my company, be my CEO, be whatever you want—just be mine. I'm completely at your mercy,” he added, w

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