Chapter 161. He Is No Such Thing

Reyona’s mirth was gone as fast as it came when she suddenly realised how close they were standing.

All that was left was for her to exhale heavily and the front of her clothes would brush against his.

Her heart did a silly jig at the way he was looking at her at that moment too.

Almost as if...

She stiffened and tried to pull back, but Maxwell said beneath his breath, “No, honey. You don’t want to do that now. I think your sister would kill you if all this work resulted in nothing.”

Amazingly, that managed to get another smile out of her, and she relaxed as Miss Macaulay came down the stairs with the others.

“That is better,” Maxwell said as he turned his head to gaze adoringly at her face.

Then, unexpectedly, his hand curled behind her back, and he pulled her body flush against his!

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“How on earth did you even come up with all that?!” Reyona asked with laughter.

“Creative juices, baby. We’ve got loads of it. Never