It was the second time Olivier had slept so close to a woman in his twenty-eight years of life, after being swaddled by his mother and nanny as a baby. He had been sleeping alone for a long time.
The woman in his arms was sleeping peacefully now, but for him, it was unbearable.
Olivier closed his eyes, feeling restless.
"Mr. Martinez, Miss Leroy met Miss Lopez at the hospital. Miss Leroy said that she was your girlfriend, and that she was pursuing you. She also said..."
Raoul's words echoed in his ears. "...how you could possibly resist her seduction."
How could you possibly resist my seduction? That sentence was a direct provocation, a challenge. What's more, if Fleur said that, one could easily imagine the confidence in her tone when she did.
As if she were saying, "No one can resi
