Chapter 18\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut\u2026\u201d Zachary deliberately dragged the word. His pale gray eyes lingered intently on her lips, still glistening from the soup she had just drunk.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juliet\u2019s heart inexplicably tightened. \u201cBut what?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary leaned forward slightly, lowering his voice as he came closer. That clean, woody scent enveloped her again. \u201cHow about giving that housewarming idea some thought?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juliet froze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A teasing smile played in his eyes. \u201cOr rather\u2026 bed-warming.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her face exploded into heat, flushing red instantly. The warmth spread from her cheeks all the way to her ears. Embarrassed and annoyed, she sat back down, grabbed her spoon, and shot him a glare. \u201cZachary! Be serious!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m very serious.\u201d Zachary spread his hands innocently. \u201cYou just moved in. You should warm the place up, give it some life. You live alone. Aren\u2019t you afraid at night? I\u2019m just\u2026 worried about your safety.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
So, he was concerned for her safety. This man was too good. With just a few words, he could completely throw her off guard, yet leave her with nothing to argue.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juliet picked up a huge piece of rib and put it on his plate. \u201cI\u2019m perfectly safe. Eat up!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary laughed softly, his chest vibrating with the sound. The laughter tickled her heart like\u00a0<\/p>\n
a feather.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After the meal, Zachary took the initiative to clean up. When Juliet tried to help, he stopped her. \u201cYou sit. I\u2019ve got it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
So, she sat on the couch, watching his back as he moved around the kitchen. He was tall and well-built. Wearing that cartoon cat apron, he didn\u2019t look ridiculous at all. In fact, he gave off a homey feeling.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Water ran steadily as he washed the dishes, his movements elegant and efficient.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If it were Asher, he wouldn\u2019t even pour himself a glass of water. He\u2019d wait for Agnes to deliver it right to his hand. Between Juliet and Asher, there had always been an invisible wall called status.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yet, Zachary, another man born into privilege, could blend in so naturally into this everyday\u00a0<\/p>\n
scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 18\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once he finished washing up, Zachary dried his hands and put his coat back on. Instantly, he transformed back into that refined, untouchable tycoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI should get going,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve got a meeting this afternoon.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juliet stood and walked him to the door. \u201cZach, thank you so much for today. You changed the locks and helped me solve such a big problem.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t need to be so polite with me.\u201d Zachary slipped on his coat and lifted a hand, wanting to ruffle her hair. But his hand paused mid-air, and in the end, he only gently patted her shoulder. \u201cCall me anytime if you need anything.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The door closed. The gentle smile on Zachary\u2019s face instantly vanished. He leaned against the wall by the door, not leaving right away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He raised the hand that had just touched Juliet\u2019s shoulder. His fingertips still seemed to hold onto that soft sensation. He brought them to his nose, closed his eyes, and inhaled lightly. The scent was impossible to describe. It was something uniquely Juliet\u2019s.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ever since the first time he had carried her on his back years ago, he had dreamed of that fragrance night after night. No one knew that Zachary Wilson, the distinguished gentleman who ruled the stock market, had been falling asleep with a woman\u2019s photograph since his\u00a0<\/p>\n
teenage years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In his pale gray eyes surged a possessiveness so intense it bordered on madness. Excellent. His little sun had finally begun to see him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 19\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 18\u00a0 \u201cBut\u2026\u201d Zachary deliberately dragged the word. His pale gray eyes lingered intently on her lips, still glistening from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-save-your-pleas-im-with-your-best-friend-now-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=397"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":437,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397\/revisions\/437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}