Chapter 742

Gerald knew Alexa rarely bothered checking her inbox, so he took the trouble to remind her. Over the past few days, he had quietly investigated her situation. Deciding he might as well handle this before the holiday, he planned to put one of his vacant properties in her name. That would solve at least some of her immediate problems, allowing her to stay by his side with fewer distractions. Gerald blamed all his recent strange behavior on wanting Alexa to stay by his side as his bed partner. Upon hearing that, Alexa felt a sudden surge of warmth. "Okay, I'll look in a minute. Thanks, Gerald. By the way, if you're too busy, I'll just tell my dad we're not going. He'll just scold me for a while. No big deal. I'll treat it like nonsense and tune him out." Sensing how she was trying to be thoughtful of him, Gerald explained softly, "Some major clients came by the company, so I have to receive them personally. Otherwise, they'll think I'm brushing them off. I've been with them all day,