Chapter 61 An Unexpected Scene Mr.
Elliot , Ive finalized the handover for the Eastgate and … Finished Josh approached his boss car with a stack of documents and a cheerful grin , only to freeze mid sentence at the sight before him , his famously cold and unyielding boss pressing a young woman against the hood of the car in a stunningly intimate moment .
The words caught in his throat , and he stood there , rooted to the spot , utterly dumbfounded .
Felix gazed down at the dazed Lauren in his arms , reconizing her as the girl who had asked him for a cigarette in the hospital stairwell just days earlier .
Felix thought , back then , shed been a fragile figure , her eyeshadowed with loneliness , smoking on the steps like a lost , abandoned creature , pathetic and pitiful .
Now , she was a different person entirely .
Her cheeks glowed a ripe peach red , her eyes squeezed shut , long lashes fluttering uncontrollably .
Sweat soaked strands of hair clung messily to her smooth forehead .
Her parted lips , flushed and rosy , released hot, uneven breaths accompanied by faint , distressed moans she couldnt suppress .
Laurens small hands moved as if possessed , fumbling cross Felixs chest until , with a sharp rip , she tore open his collar .
In an instant , his firm , sculpted chest was bared to the cool night air , its pale , jade like skin shimmering with an almost hypnotic allure .
Joshs eyes bulged , his mouth dropping into a perfect his jaw practically hitting the pavement .
Boss , the eternal bachelor , always so icy and immune to women , yet here he is , getting wild in secret , he thought , stunned .
He recalled that Kate fretted endlessly over his boss unmarried status , her eighty year old hair whitening with worry .
This scene ? Its a golden surprise for her .
With a sly grin , Josh whipped out his phone , snapped a quick photo of the steamy encounter , and sent it off to Kate with lightning fast fingers .
Imagining her delight , he couldnt help but smirk .
But his daydreams were cut short as Felix delivered a swift , precise chop to the girls slender neck .
One moment , Lauren was squirming restlessly in his arms .
The next , she went limp , collapsing against him , still as a doll .
Joshs excitement crashed into confusion , his face locking into a bewildered grimace , Wait , what ! Josh thought to himself , Isnt this where the domineering CEO sweeps the damsel into his arms , flings open the car door , sets her gently on the leather seat , and then leans in for well , you know , in the roomy backseat ? Years of devouring CEO romance novels had taught high thats how it should play out .
Why wasnt his boss sticking to the script ? Blinking in disbelief , he met Felixs frosty glare , Had your fill of staring ? 21:42 Thu , Mar 27 Chapter 61 An Unexpected Scene gaze landed on Laurens thee , and he blurted , Huh ? It her ? You know her ? Felix arched an eyebrow .
Yeah , shes the one who embroidered that peony on your suit .
Finished So its her .
Felix murmured , his eyes lingering on Laurens defenseless , sleeping face , a flicker of curiosity stirring within him .
The Eastgate project was vital to his expansion in Hoverdale , and the suit he wore had been custom made for high stakes events like the auction .
He hadnt anticipated someone sabotaging it with a deliberate burn mark , likely the work of a rival Hoverdale family .
Repairing a bespoke suit like that was no small feat ; hed had little hope it could be salvaged .
Yet the Swish style peony embroidered over the damage had astonished him .
More than that , the stitching felt oddly familiar , reminiscent of the Pine and Crane piece hed bought for 4.2 million dollars at an auction to mark his grandmothers birthday .
His grandmother adored Swish embroidery , especially that Pine and Crane work .
Hed tried to track down more pieces by the same artist , only to learn there were just two in existence , Pine and Crane and an unfinished masterpiece , National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance , its craftsmanship even more exquisite .
For reasons unknown , the embroiderer had abandoned it a month shy of completion .
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