CHAPTER 306. A NAUGHTY GIRL. Hello, Mrs. CEO

Levi stood still for a second. He knew she had planned her trip for that day, but he imagined that after the hospital, the spider, and everything, she would stay longer. He sighed, half-smiling, and nodded.

"Work?" he asked, moving closer.

"Yes, and it doesn't let me rest much," she replied. "Chiara has been covering for me for a few weeks, and now it's my turn to take over because she also has... things to handle."

Levi wrapped his arms around her waist, and she purred with pleasure at the warm touch on her skin.

"I understand. Looks like this might end without ever really starting," he murmured as Noémi stood on her tiptoes to reach his lips.

A second later, she was trapped in a possessive embrace, and Levi's lips claimed her mouth with desperation. There was a desire neither could deny, a need to feel skin against skin and give in to their instincts, but a cooing sound from the baby brought them back to reality, making them laugh.

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