All time test packets were finishe

al them up, flipping, through the pages quickly. The neat, delicate handwriting was

was unmistakably cellor’s Every anweer was

hadpleted five test parkets inamfiour, and alls

a had perfect sens

he pull that oft?

tion – ‘ouded Adam’s mind as his pare shifted to Celine, still sound asleep at the bdesk/bb. /bThen, his voice cut through the silence, “Leo.”

Mans istet, the office dont opened, and Leastepped inside “Mi Alvarez, what can balo for you ?

Adam’s true tommed sharp. “Leo, I didn’t expect you to do something like this right under my nose.

urm blinked, caughtpletely off guard. “Mr. Alvaser, what did I do?”

adam mmed the test packets onto the desk, “You let Celine cheat by giving her the answers!”

Leo froze, his mind racing. Then his thoughts practically screamed, “What?” Mr. Alvarez, I didn’t do anything!

Bot Adam wasn’t interested in heating an exnation. To him, exnations were just excuses.

Their was no way Celine, with her cument ability, could havepleted five perfect test packets in an hour unless Leo had handed her the answers.

#douth’s sry docked. Don’t let this happen again. Now get out,” Adam sald cuntly.

Lee stood there, utterly dundifounded

With a sigh of defeat and slumped shoulders, Leo left the office, thinking bitterly, “Why me? What did even do?

Adam had nned to wake celine up and give her a thorough lecture, but the sight of her sleeping so peacefully gave him pause.

Realizing howte it had gotten, he had no choice but to scoop her up lito lids arms.

Carrying her into his private lounge, he made his way to the bed. He’d been staying there the past few days

Carefully, beid Celine down on the bed, tucking her in. He intended to leave immediately. But just as he tumed to gob, /bher arms suddenly wrapped around his neck, With surprising strength, she pulled him down onto the bed with her. And for the bsecond /btime in just a few days, the two of them ended up in bed together.

Celine wriggled into his arms. Her delicate hunds clung tightly to his neck bas /bshe smuggled bcloser/b, finding afortable spot against him before slipping back into

deep, untroubled sleep.

Adamy their stadfly, his entire body tense. Even after days apart, she was still as clingy as ever

Clinging to him rightly, not letting go

Adam tried to pry her hands off him “Orline, let go. We can’t sleep together like this”

Carly had made it clear that he wasn’t allowed to share a bed with her. But Celine didn’t respond.

Adam sighed, his sharp, handsome features softening with a trace of helplessness and frustration Soon, sleepiness began to creep in, tugging at bhis /bresistance. He gave up Besting his hand Higlely on lier delicate shoulder, he pulled her closer into bisams and closed his eyes.

Just then, his ne lit upo

ul

linightstand. The screen glowed with Carly’s name It was her calling /li

/ul

But Adam had put his phone on silent earlier. The call went unanswered, inging again and again in vain until the screen dimmed back into darkness

The next meeting, Adam stitted, bis eyes slowly fluttering open

A wann, boneless weight was still nestled to his

Celior hadn’t woken up yet.

Adams slutted his gaze to the clock on the wall. It was almost i ne atti

De rarely slegat thiste. Normally, he was up by bsix /bapt whenever slept with Celine beside him, his sleep quality improved so much so that he always

Carefully, be mined to slips at fin

hut ther

Aether. He needed to get up and start day.

The tried to pull away, Celine clung tighter tom, ben anus wapping btour /btimmdy arousal linn. Adain nced down at her fairb, /bdelicatece, still rxed in sleep “Celine, I need to get up and go to work”

tin respromise, be hurled l?rf?rdeeper into hdwchest. She wiggled slightly and let out a sleepy, muffled widimper.

It was a spoiled, alost petnt – The kind of girlidi protest that felt like a dawn out “No” sweet, Leasing, and utterly disarming.