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Chapter 72 – It depends on what kind of bed it is

Chapter 72: Chapter 72 – It depends on what kind of bed it is

"Don’t worry. I will pay handsomely for every time it happens," Alex said seriously, increasing the wedge between them, just as Joanna thought they might become friends.

Why did it feel rather insulting to her? Did she look as if money was all she cared about, or was it a way for him to clear his conscience? Joanna thought to straighten things between them.

"Alex, I’m not a sex worker. All I want from this deal is my mother’s shares, but grandpa making it possible for me to get the company isn’t bad. Please don’t add a price to a favor next time, or you won’t like what I’ll do."

Alex was impressed, taking her silent warning seriously, but then he reminded her.

"You know how emotions could get entangled." He was not naïve and was speaking from experience, but Joanna laughed bitterly and retorted,

"Don’t worry, I’m not that weak."

She was confident not to get entangled in this emotional façade, though Alex struggled to believe it.

"Do you mean what you are saying?" He asked seriously. Joanna smiled profoundly.

"Every single word."

As such, he asked his next question, but that almost made her want to disappear into thin air.

"In that case, it shouldn’t worry you for us to give it a try instantly, right?" Joanna froze instantaneously, feeling her cheeks heat up and turn red.

Her heart rate increased rapidly, and her stomach felt funny. "Perhaps another time but not now."

Alex chuckled, slightly disappointed and slightly jealous. Was it so bad that she did not want to kiss him?

"So much for your not getting emotionally entangled. If you could kiss Logan, what makes it so difficult for me? Is it because I’m a cripple?" He asked directly.

Pain registered in Joanna’s eyes. Alex had a way of always ruining her mood.

Was he not the one who wanted to draw boundaries she did not dare to cross?

Then why was he toying with her emotions so much? "If you must know, my relationship with Logan was not a contract, and also, there were no rules."

Logan and Joanna were in love, or so she thought until she proposed a fake marriage since they were both not ready for a real one.

The bastard agreed when he did not intend to go ahead with it and had even forgotten the date.

But with Alex, everything started as a contract, only getting complicated every single day with his mysterious lifestyle.

Things were better when they were out of the mansion, but in there, the reality of the contract they signed waved at her in the face.

The smirk wiped from the corner of Alex’s lips instantly, knowing what she was driving at.

Since he was not willing to roll with it, he chimed, "Let’s go see your father."

When they reached the elevator, he remembered something and said to her, "you go ahead. I will meet you in the car."

Joanna thought it was because of the wheelchair, offering to help him with it.

"If it’s the wheelchair, I am here. I can help."

Alex refused. "It’s not the wheelchair. Just go ahead. I will be with you shortly."

Since it wasn’t the wheelchair, Joanna did not say anything more, going ahead of him.

As soon as the elevator door closed, Alex dialed a number. "Did you wake up from the wrong side of the bed?" A surprised voice asked.

Alex smiled faintly before responding. "It depends on what kind of bed it is."

The person at the end of the line laughed as Alex’s voice turned serious.

"Listen. Take down what I am about to tell you and act on it immediately."

The person at the end of the line got serious as well, doing as instructed. "Go on."

A few minutes later, Alex ended the call, wheeling himself into the elevator before reaching the car park. The weather was suddenly very chilly, and the wind was getting strong.

Alex checked the weather forecast, amazed by the storm headed their way but still eager to end things with Cole.

Both Ike and Jack were waiting, though Joanna sat in Alex’s car. "Jack, wait for madam at home," Alex said as Ike reminded him. "Sir, what about the base?"

He knew that for as long as the madam was there, Alex would not be able to make it to the base because of her.

"Tell Aiden about of the change of plans. We shall make it tomorrow evening."

Ike nodded, and as he brought out his phone to make the call, Jack returned to his car and drove away, hoping to reach the mansion before the storm.

In the car, the heater was turned on as soon as they hit the main road. It was already raining cats and dogs, bringing undesirable memories into Joanna’s mind.

It was the first time she met Logan. Her car broke down in the middle of the road during a heavy downpour.

A lot of cars were honking at her at that time of the night, but Logan stepped out of his, offering to give her a ride home and repairing the car for her.

One thing led to another, and that was when Joanna fell in love with him.

When Logan proposed to be her boyfriend, she eagerly accepted it. "What are you thinking about?" Alex’s voice interrupted her thoughts.

Joanna felt ashamed of thinking about an idiot like Logan, but how could she blame herself?

Then, he proved himself as a gentleman worthy of her love. "Nothing of interest," Joanna replied with a calm smile, watching the heavy raindrops hitting the windshield, and the wiper clearing at its fastest rate.

Alex did not ask any more questions. Arriving at the Baker’s mansion, disappointment tensed up the atmosphere at the sight of Alex with Joanna.

Cole spoke in the pretense of being surprised. "Alex, I didn’t know that you were coming too."

"What makes you think I would allow my wife to come to this house alone after what you did to her the last time?" Alex asked in annoyance. Cole forced a smile, letting them in.

Joanna helped Alex into the house as Rene went to whisper something in Cole’s ears. A smile stretched his lips instantly, making Joanna uneasy.

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