NovelOnlineI didn’t expect Nathan to be so bold, saying that straightforwardly. | decided to mess with him and grinned,
“What if things get too hot between us? Do you have a fire extinguisher
ready?”
Nathan burst out laughing, then turned and headed into the guest room. A moment later, he cback holding
up a square box, teasing, “Is this what you toldto buy?”
My mind practically exploded, and | shot him a glare, my face burning red. “I didn’t ask you to buy it. That was
all you.”
“Alright, it was me. | wanted to buy it,” Nathan said, moving in closer, his tall figure crowding me. | sidestepped,
pressing myself against the wall, but he just leaned in even more, boxingin.
“Victoria, will you be my girlfriend?” Nathan's voice was low and full of longing. “I'll do whatever you say. If you
don’t want to get married, we can just keep dating.
“And if one day you want a family, I'll make sure you have the most beautiful home.”
“Is there no other way for us except being a couple?” | asked, my emotions swirling, but | forced myself to stay
rational.
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Since | couldn't give Nathan a definite answer, | knew | had to set things straight from the very beginning. That
way, neither of us would have to feel any pressure.
Nathan's gaze faltered, and when he looked down at me, there was a trace of unease in his eyes. | gently pushed
him away, crossed my arms, and walked over to the floor-to-ceiling
window.
In that boss-lady tone of mine, | said, “Nathan, | don’t want to be your girlfriend. I just want
to spend the nights with you. When morning comes, we go back to our own lives.”
Nathan's eyes went wide in disbelief. “You wantto be your lover? The kind that has to
stay in the shadows?”
| turned to look at him. “I just don’t want to put too much of myself into love anymore. Sorry, but if you're not
okay with this, | won't push you.”
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“Victoria, you know | can’t say no to you,” Nathan said, his voice tinged with bitterness as he stepped behind
me, wrapping his long arms around me. “Whatever you want, I'll go along
with it.”
“Don’t say yes right away. Make sure this is really what you want-don’t do it just for me,” | said, sounding a little
cold and distant. Maybe | seemed heartless, but this was the only way things could work between us.
wasn't after a man’s money. What | wanted was to learn how they made it, to leverage their power and
connections for myself. But | didn’t want their feelings.
Love just made women lose their heads. Nathan's great, and he was good for what | needed, but if he wanted
my heart, that was just not happening.
“What's there to think about? Victoria, | understand how you feel. You're afraid of falling too deep, right? Don’t
worry, I'm not like Jared. | won’t make things complicated for you,”
Nathan murmured.
His voice was husky as he pressed a possessive kiss to the nape of my neck. His lips left a trail of heat on my
skin, and his arms tightened around me, pullingcloser.
My mind went blank, and my body felt weak, like all the strength had just drained out of
me.
Nathan seemed to sense that | couldn't stand on my own anymore, so he bent down, scoopedup in his arms,
and gently laidon the big bed next to us.
His strong arms braced aboveas he gazed down, eyes burning with both passion and longing. He leaned in,
starting with a hungry, restrained kiss that soon gave way to a deep,
unrestrained one.
| realized just how fit he was-his abs were rock-hard and perfectly defined, and when my
hand brushed over them, they felt amazing, solid and strong.
Guess it’s true that the best guys looked slim in clothes but were all muscle underneath. | never expected
Nathan to be this ripped, and for a moment, | let myself get a little carried
away.
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