“Walk me up?” Adora was first surprised, then shyly pleased. “I’m not a kindergartener being dropped off at school. You really need to see me to the door to feel at ease?”“Haven’t seen you in days. I want to spend a little more time with you.”Louis truly hated to part from his wife so soon, and k
As soon as she finished speaking, the elevator doors slid open to the underground parking lot.The two bodyguards assigned to Adora’s personal security were already there with the car. Seeing Louis step out with her, they looked surprised. “Mr. Walker, when did you get back? Noah said you weren’t r
Louis’ smile was warm as he brushed a strand of hair from her cheek. “I got back close to five in the morning. I didn’t want to wake you and weren’t you sleeping with Laura last night?”Adora groaned inwardly. Her plan to “split up the lovebirds” had ended up backfiring on her.“You could’ve just sl
Thinking of all that, Adora couldn’t help but feel that men really were all the same.Even with Louis treating her so well now, there was no guarantee that five, ten, or more years down the line, they would still be in love.“That’s right—men aren’t something you can count on. Use them while you can
“No way.” Laura smiled, her tone clear and grounded. “Don’t forget, once you start getting greedy, misery isn’t far behind. Isn’t this good enough already? It’s far more than I expected. I’m content, and I’m happy.”“That’s the truth,” Adora admitted, impressed that her best friend, a newcomer to r
But now that Nathan was in there too, the two of them working together like a well-oiled team, she decided not to play the third wheel.Adora headed upstairs to wash up and changed into something comfortable for lounging at home.By the time she came back down, the table was already set with steamin