All Chapters of Falling For The CEO Again: Chapter 51 - Chapter 56

Livienne closed her eyes for a brief moment. He watched her throat move as she swallowed. "Thank you for indulging them.""They're good company."That earned the faintest ghost of a smile.Silence settled again before Cyprus spoke. "You never mentioned you were a mother.""It never came up."His gaze drifted toward Hazel, who was enthusiastically directing three other children in what appeared to be a completely improvised game. "They don't look like you."Livienne smiled weakly. "I hear that a lot." She folded her hands together again. "I've always preferred keeping my private life separate from my professional one." She watched the girls thoughtfully. "In this industry, people develop parasocial relationships with celebrities frighteningly easily."There wasn't bitterness in her voice, only weary acceptance. "The fewer people who know about Hazel and Poppy, the safer they are."Cyprus found himself understanding completely. After everything that had happened with her stalker, he cou

"Mothers," Livienne continued, "remember the thought, not the price."Cyprus fell completely silent. For the first time in days, an idea began taking shape. He reached into his pocket, pulled out his phone, unlocked it and immediately began typing before the thought escaped him.Livienne watched with growing amusement. "Are you taking notes?"Without looking up, Cyprus continued typing. "If I'm going to do this, I'd rather do it properly."He saved the note before slipping the phone back into his pocket.Livienne nodded once before pushing herself off the stone bench. "I'll be right back."Cyprus watched her walk away, weaving through the winding paths toward the parking lot where their cars were waiting. Curious, he considered asking where she was going, but thought better of it. If she wanted him to know, she'd tell him when she returned.He leaned back against the bench, one arm stretched along its backrest as he watched the children eat their ice-cream. He still found it remarkable

At the exact moment Sacha opened her mouth, Jules called from across the studio before she could say a word. “Livienne!”Olivia turned so quickly she almost gave herself whiplash. Jules stood beside one of the clothing racks, waving her over. “Come and see this.”“Saved by the bell,” Olivia muttered under her breath. Sacha's grin widened. Olivia ignored her and crossed the studio. The moment she got closer to Jules, her eyes landed on the outfit hanging before him. She stopped. “Oh.”It was a dress, technically. Olivia narrowed her eyes as she took it in. The thing was tiny, sequined, and dangerously skimpy, constructed in such a way that it gave the illusion that the woman wearing it was not wearing a dress at all but had simply been covered strategically in jewels. The sequins caught the studio lights and glittered brilliantly, while delicate strands of what looked almost like chains draped across sections of the bodice.It was dramatic, it was extravagant and it was so completely