Chapter 263

That last "Be good" felt way too suggestive. Claire knew she shouldn't have said that. It sounded too petty, but sometimes her mouth just didn’t check in with her brain before speaking. Being emotionally squeezed by two moms at once? She was so annoyed, even ants walking by her feet could catch her smoke. "Who are you telling to be good?" Julian leaned in, a smirk playing on his lips—dangerous with a dash of flirt. “...Even the CEO shouldn’t be interrupting lunch breaks.” She jerked her leg out of his grip. Julian had one arm propped against the back of the couch, practically caging her in. "Secretaries who just chugged a whole bottle of jealousy instead of eating lunch... Did you go for the full 'Sour Feast' menu?" His breath grazed her cheek, warm and too close. Claire turned her face—just in time for their lips to brush. That tiny hit of “accidental initiative” was basically like tossing catnip to a cat. Julian chased it just as she reacted and pulled away. "Didn’t feel like eating