Chapter 144

Murat could see her body still trembling from the aftermath of their heated session, as she sat at the opposite side of the table, probably to keep a distance from him. She couldn’t keep herself from fidgeting, grabbing at her own fingers, and biting her lips. A deep garnet blush coated her cheeks and nose as she looked the other way, staring at the walls bordered by various prints she couldn’t seem to understand.

The box of food, now empty, disposed of in the bin.

He sighed, closing the last file he had to overlook today, and turned his attention towards her. It wasn’t his intention to lash out at her. Truth to be told, he was startled to see her standing there holding a bag of lunch for him. No one had done that for him before.

One thing about Ayleen was she never failed to surprise him, be it frantically looking around for his inhaler to help him overcome his emotionally panicked state, and the more bewildering thing was whatever she did was from the heart, not