Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 1752

Sylvia was caught red-handed and wished the floor would swallow her whole. Her face flushed a deep crimson again as she quickly lowered her head to stare at the empty folder in her hands. Her voice trembled slightly. "Who wants to look! Put your clothes on and stop being a creep!"

Steve watched her try to bury her face in the folder and could not help but click his tongue. "What a hypocritical woman." A smirk tugged at the corners of his lips. "But it is fine. Whenever you feel like looking, I will strip down and let you stare all you want."

Sylvia's face burned so hot it felt like it might bleed. She bit her lower lip, refusing to utter another word to him. Keeping her head down, she forced herself to stare at the paper and continue working.

Steve knew when to stop. He figured if he kept teasing her, the woman would cross the line from embarrassed to genuinely angry. Besides, he had quite a backlog of work to handle on his end. He slipped on a fresh shirt, walked over to the sofa, and settled into his tasks.

The office finally fell quiet, filled only with the sounds of their typing and the rustling of pages. But as Sylvia kept her head bowed over her work, she found it impossible to concentrate for a long time. Her eyes were fixed on the documents, yet her mind replayed the kiss they shared in the restroom. She felt like she was losing her mind. She was usually so calm and rational. How could she have done something so impulsive? But in that split second, Steve's words had truly pierced her heart. She had no idea how long a fickle man like him could maintain this level of devotion. Yet in that moment, she had felt an overwhelming urge to hold onto him, to keep this unique warmth and favoritism all to herself.

Unable to resist, Sylvia sneaked a glance toward the sofa. Steve was completely engrossed in his work. His hands flew across the keyboard, and his brow furrowed in deep concentration. It seemed he was completely unaffected by their out-of-control kiss. Seeing his composed demeanor, an inexplicable wave of disappointment washed over her. Men really were rational creatures, capable of easily compartmentalizing their work and their feelings, pulling themselves out of an emotional moment at the drop of a hat. Emotional women always struggled with that. Just like her right now. She had a mountain of files to review, but her heart refused to settle. Sylvia gave a self-deprecating shake of her head, looked back down, and forced herself to continue processing the paperwork.

However, she had no idea that the man sitting on the sofa was nowhere near as calm as he appeared. Steve was putting up a flawless front purely because he was terrified Sylvia would notice the tempest raging inside him. His hands appeared to be typing out rapid work emails, but the screen actually displayed a chat window. He was frantically bombing James with messages on his social network.

[Holy crap man!!!]

[Sylvia actually kissed me first!!!]

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