" Jade Baker, Robert Josh's personal assistant

replied with a faint, n

e and whispered, "If it's about marriage again

laugh. "Get back to work before Fath

forwith she left, As

, demanding, and emotionally distant, always expecting perfection from his ch

presence was far more intimidating. Jade, now 48 and unmarried, had once been a hostess before joining

sofa, casually eating cherries. The television before him played a viral vid

't it?" Robert remarked, g

e publicly. He didn't have the pleasure of seeing h

es. Full lips. Average-

certain, he h

ghed somewhat happy about it. " I'd like to see her face-to-face.

and his father. "Is that why you call

called you here. Unless I'll make you go out and find

ze for what- You know what, never

y into his mouth and sat st

e back in New Yor

to stop talking a

e!" Rober

clenched

pe of woman she

mother of your three-year-old daug

love. Angelica will

ke you is incapable of romantic love. Y

her. "Exactly." He turned on his h

k, he called his best friend and b

ou need moral support?" Josiah's frivolous voice added

u in Ne

turned to New York w

came to business, he was sharp. His father, a powerful Sheikh from Ajman, had entrusted hi

u did- But, don't start smiling like an ass; I don't need yo

ady to take alcohol for the

d the position of his phone to his other ear

rrived i

ah was singing along to 'Anot

ut the window,

h, I know you wan

hut

; you are already

a freaking depressing

because your heart's been

g as he shook his head. " What woman would

" And they say I

as wasted. Asher had only one shot of alcohol

g on his hands, thoughts circl

daug

irst time he saw his daughter-tiny, delicate, perfect. And now, A

he's been staring at me since we wa

hat do you want m

r stool, grabbed Asher's shoulder, and brought his lips to his ear. " Plus, she has a

ted toward the dance floor. His gaze locked on

brows. He could swear she resembled som

away, it was only her and the

d, almost unrecognizable in a strapless crop top and yellow mini

fted, slowing into

ed against him, arms wr

mond cheered. "

m. Heat flared through his veins. She moaned softl

st, but she turned around, eyes mee

iled so brightly that Ashe

him, or at least she was too drunk to. She swayed her

ose were touching. Lena didn't take her hand off his neck. There was a bur

d her eyes and cupped his cheeks with both hands. A tear fell out of her eye

see she wasn't just asking for sex. Something was disturbing her greatly but there was no cause

chest and grazed her parted lips. He frowned as he s

he grabbed his hand to place it on her c

m wanted to. He wanted to punish her. He wanted to see if she

Asher ordered, his ey

com

other on her neck then brought his f

aw cl

ized," he whispe

lips when his breath fanne

Mh

vilized place to hav

Thirty minutes of heated foreplay and twenty minutes of Lena scr

r him to realize, something w