After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back (Aveline and Lucas) novel Chapter 1011

"I’m joking!" Aaron quickly explained, tightening his grip on her wrist.

Selena struggled, her breath becoming more rapid as she stared at him. "Is this supposed to be funny to you?"

With a quick motion, Aaron pulled her into his arms, holding her close. "I’m sorry. I just wanted to see what that woman was up to. I swear, I didn’t let her touch me."

Selena scoffed. "Then what was she doing under your desk?"

Aaron sighed. "Picking up a pen."

Selena glanced under the desk and, sure enough, saw a pen lying there. It seemed she had walked in just in time—Valarie had barely gotten under the desk before anything could happen.

Even so, Selena was still angry. She tried to pull away. "Let go of me."

Aaron held her tighter.

"No. Don’t be like this, Selena. Why did you come here?" His voice lowered, so only the two of them could hear.

Ignoring his question, Selena glanced at the door.

"You both can leave now," she said firmly.

Rudy and Valarie were still lingering by the door.

"Yes, ma’am," Rudy responded, closing the door as they left.

After a moment of thought, Selena said, "Let’s go."

Sensing her concern, Aaron nodded. "Alright."

The two of them left the office immediately.

Once they were seated in the car, Selena spoke up. "It was Rudy who told me to come here. He mentioned you were in a meeting and suggested I wait in your office."

Aaron let out a cold laugh. "Seems I’ve got a traitor among my staff."

The whole thing had been a setup. If Selena had come just a bit later, and if Valarie had done anything, there would’ve been no time to stop it before it got out of control.

If Selena had misunderstood him, it would have led to arguments, a wedge between them, and become a lingering thorn in their relationship...

The Fletcher family's plans weren’t just aimed at Selena—they even had people planted close to Aaron.

Selena huffed, "Just answer the question!"

Aaron smiled. "You’re prettier."

Selena beamed. "Then how about I become a celebrity too? You can focus on promoting me instead of anyone else."

Aaron pinched her cheek. "No."

"Why not?" she pouted.

He replied, "Do you think I’d tolerate seeing you getting all cozy with other men on screen?"

Selena laughed. "It’s just work..."

Aaron suddenly flipped her over, pressing her beneath him. "Not feeling sleepy, huh? Then let’s do something a little more fun."

Before she could protest, her breath was stolen by his kiss.

With their breathing intertwined, the room filled with a rising intimacy, and all the day’s worries were soon forgotten.