Chapter 423

Vivian Grant reached out and grabbed Alexander Brooks by the shirt. "Alex... can you go talk to them for me? Please?" If the J-Alliance guys ever caught a glimpse of their usually sharp, no-nonsense boss acting all clingy like a kitten in a man’s arms, using that soft, sugar-coated voice—man, their jaws would hit the floor. "Okay." Alex didn’t even blink before agreeing. Honestly, it wasn’t really a conversation a son-in-law should have been the one to start… But his girl had asked. That’s all that mattered. Forget “inconvenient”—he’d walk through fire for her without a second thought. "I love you." Vivian blurted it out because Alex never let her say "thank you." Alex’s eyes flickered with heat for a second. He tilted her chin up and gave her a soft peck on the lips. Just a brief, feather-light kiss. "Get some rest. I’ll talk to your parents tomorrow over tea," he said as he gently helped her lie down, then lay beside her. Lately, Vivian had been emotionally drained and on edge consta