Chapter 74 Feeling Something?

Nicholas Andrieux The plan had worked. The public had fully bought into the story. Alicia and I were now the golden couple in the media’s eyes, and, just like that, her little scandal with Daniel was nothing more than yesterday’s news. But the game wasn’t over. We still had to keep up the act, appearing together at events, exchanging carefully rehearsed smiles, and playing the part of two successful business partners who just happened to be romantically involved. It should’ve been simple. Should’ve been just another calculated move in a long list of strategies I’d executed before. But for some reason, my mind kept replaying one particular moment. The kiss. It was different. I had kissed plenty of women before, all for various reasons. Some for pleasure, others for necessity. But this one… There was something about it that didn’t quite fit into either category. I leaned back in my chair, staring at the ceiling of my office, annoyed that my brain was stuck on something so tri