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Chapter 72 "The Blanket War"

作者: Ozzy Nyakie
last update 公開日: 2026-08-12 16:59:00

Vivienne woke to the particular indignity of being almost entirely blanketless, one foot dangling into cold morning air, and the unmistakable weight of a small body wedged directly between her and Lucas.

"When did you get in here?" she mumbled, cracking one eye open to find Zuri sprawled diagonally across the mattress, somehow occupying three times the space her actual body should allow, Mr. Bear tucked beneath one arm.

"I had a bad dream," Zuri announced, entirely unbothered, already reclaimin
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    Morning came slow and golden, the same soft peace from the night before still lingering in the tangled sheets, Vivienne's head resting against Lucas's bare chest, his fingers moving lazily through her hair."I could stay right here forever," she murmured, pressing a slow kiss to his sternum. "Never leave this bed. Let Kingston Holdings run itself.""I'd be fine with that arrangement." Lucas's voice was warm, sleep-thick. "Though Zuri might have opinions about us abandoning breakfast duty indefinitely."Vivienne laughed softly, the sound vibrating against his skin, and for a while neither of them moved at all, simply existing in the quiet, unhurried peace of a morning that belonged entirely to them.Her phone, charging on the nightstand, buzzed insistently, breaking the spell. She reached for it reluctantly, already bracing for whatever the day intended to demand of her.The message was from her head of security, tone clipped and urgent even through text.Ms. Kingston, I need you to ca

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    Vivienne woke to sunlight and the warm, solid weight of Lucas's arm draped over her waist, and for a long moment she simply lay there, memorizing the quiet, ordinary miracle of the night before — his breathing slow and even against her hair, the city finally gone quiet beyond the windows.Her phone buzzed softly on the nightstand. She reached for it reluctantly, careful not to wake him, and felt the previous night's warmth cool slightly as she read the message from her legal team again.Marcus is requesting to see you. In person. He says it's urgent, and that it involves your mother.She'd fallen asleep without responding. She read it a second time now, something heavy settling back into her chest."You're thinking loudly," Lucas murmured behind her, voice thick with sleep, his arm tightening slightly around her waist."Marcus wants to see me." She turned to face him, the phone still in her hand. "He's been asking since yesterday. Says it's about my mother."Lucas's expression sharpen

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  • The Billionaire Fell For The Widower   Chapter 72 "The Blanket War"

    Vivienne woke to the particular indignity of being almost entirely blanketless, one foot dangling into cold morning air, and the unmistakable weight of a small body wedged directly between her and Lucas."When did you get in here?" she mumbled, cracking one eye open to find Zuri sprawled diagonally across the mattress, somehow occupying three times the space her actual body should allow, Mr. Bear tucked beneath one arm."I had a bad dream," Zuri announced, entirely unbothered, already reclaiming more blanket with a proprietary tug. "About a dragon who didn't like pancakes.""That does sound traumatic." Vivienne tried, unsuccessfully, to retrieve a corner of the duvet.Lucas, still half-asleep on Zuri's other side, cracked one eye open and surveyed the situation with the weary resignation of a man who'd lost this particular battle many times before. "She does this most mornings now. I've stopped fighting it.""You've stopped fighting it because she steals your blanket instead of mine,"

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