Part 18

Cesilia's fingers trembled as she squeezed them together. She was afraid and nervous to talk to Alexander, to tell him that she couldn't join him for dinner. Although deep down, Cesilia desperately wanted to have that dinner with her husband. Which wife wouldn't want to dine with her own husband?

"I'm sorry, my love..."

"No time, right? Still busy with the photoshoot. It's okay," Alexander stroked Cesilia's hair. "The important thing is that I've seen you're doing well and actually working here. So, let me take you back to the hotel. How about that?" Alexander offered, hoping that this time Cesilia wouldn't refuse his invitation.

No matter how busy she was, being escorted back to the hotel wouldn't disrupt her schedule or work for Cesilia.

Cesilia wanted to nod, to agree to Alexander's request. Just being escorted back to the hotel wouldn't take much time, right?

But in reality, Maxime had sent his assistant to fetch Cesilia, ensuring there was no chance for her to be close to Alexand