I always thought you were sleeping peacefully at home, but I didn’t expect you to come over.

“Was it Kimberly who woke you up?”

I shook my head and said deliberately, “Because you weren’t here, the blanket got cold, and I woke up from being frozen.”

Reynaldo’s eyes softened, a touch of tenderness swirling in his gaze.

He picked me up horizontally and chuckled, saying, “Let’s go home, I’ll warm the bed for you.”

I was startled and awkwardly pounded his shoulder, saying, “What are you doing? Put me down, there are bodyguards outside!”

“What are you afraid of? I didn’t show affection to you in front of them. Besides, even if I show affection to you in front of them, do they dare to say anything?”

“You, you’re just thin-skinned.”

Reynaldo said the last sentence with a helpless smile.

I looked at him speechlessly. Okay, sometimes this man’s face is really thick.

In the following days, Reynaldo became even busier. He had to deal with the affairs in the company on one hand, and investigate the influence Matthew was hiding on this side on the other.

The end of the year was approaching, and Essie and Roddy were both on winter break. Every day I would take the two children to see Vonnie, and have a heart-to-heart talk with Gracie, comforting her. Essie and Roddy were good at coaxing people, and the two children always managed to make Gracie laugh heartily. With these two children, the room was filled with much laughter and joy.

For more than ten days, I hardly saw Reynaldo’s figure. That day, I made a meal by myself and took it to his company, but he was still in a meeting. He was really busy; it was already time to get off work.

When I was almost falling asleep in the president’s office, he finally came back.

“Esmeralda?”

When he saw me, there was a flash of surprise in his eyes. Indeed, I came quietly without telling him. Reynaldo took three quick steps and then two more to reach me, bending down to encircle me in the oversized armchair. Before I could say anything, his lips pressed towards me. He kissed fiercely and urgently, with deep longing and dominance. We kissed for a while, and then he finally let go of me, his eyes staring deeply at me.

I was breathing heavily, almost out of breath from the kiss he just gave me. His eyes were dark and deep, making my heart beat faster. This is the office, someone could come in at any time. He better not have those indescribable thoughts again. Just as I was thinking this, he slightly stepped back from me and leaned against the desk in front of me. I lowered my eyes awkwardly. Well, prejudices in people’s hearts are really a big mountain. Although he was eager, it seemed like he didn’t have the eagerness to the point of feeling it in this office.

I misunderstood him and wrongly blamed him. Reynaldo looked at me gently, his eyes were quite clean and clear. I felt even more embarrassed and guilty in my heart. My own thoughts were impure; how could I always think of him in a twisted way?

Under the gentle gaze of the man, I pushed the thermos in front of him and said, “Here, this is for you, and I made it myself. You should eat it while it’s hot.”

“Okay.”

Reynaldo gently responded and opened the thermos next to him. The dishes were average, and the aroma was average. He held it as if it were a treasure, cherishing it like a precious gem.