CHAPTER 829. MY LITTLE BELOVED. A Disobeyed Christian GreyThere was a reason why Niko stopped dead in his tracks—because, for some reason he didn’t even understand, he was absolutely certain that Gigi would never tell him if there was a problem.So he cleared his throat slowly, buttoned his jacket, and leaned in close to her ear. He felt the way she shrank in on herself as his low, threatening words slipped from his mouth."Gigi, I asked you a question. What’s your room number?" he hissed, hearing the tense way she held her breath before answering."Well... Mr. Keller, the thing is... there weren’t any... um, there weren’t any executive rooms left for me. I mean... there weren’t any single rooms either...""And where exactly were you planning to sleep?" Niko demanded."I booked another hotel!" she blurted out quickly, pulling out the paper with her reservation. "It’s really close! I can come and go whenever you need me, no problem!"Niko snatched the paper from her hands and handed i
CHAPTER 830. MY LITTLE BELOVED. The Volcano of Bad LuckShe wanted to jump on the furniture, on the bed, on the rug, or on that fluffy thing at the foot of her bed... What was it called again?She had no idea! She didn’t care!She just wanted to jump! And scream! And laugh!“Gigi!”That fateful shout from her boss threw her off balance, because to be honest, when Niko Keller got angry, his voice could throw even a mammoth without knees off balance. Gigi almost swallowed her tongue and ended up falling on her butt as she bounced on the bed, almost reaching the ceiling.“Mr. Keller!”Niko stood speechless, staring at her. The only thing she was wearing was his shirt, which reached almost to her knees, and probably one of those Hello Kitty panties because he could swear he saw the pink edges under the white fabric. Her hair was more disheveled than ever, and her smile was brighter than the sun... at least until he entered.“Do you have any idea how loud the television...!?” he tried to s
CHAPTER 831. MY LITTLE BELOVED. A CastleNiko Keller was not an easily impressed man. After so many women had passed through his life without leaving a mark—models, actresses—there wasn’t much that could render him speechless… but what stood before him was something else entirely.Gigi was right, she wasn’t beautiful. She had just the right curves for an eighteen-year-old, zero makeup, and delicate features. It was the first time he had seen her in clothes that weren’t three sizes too big or even with her calves exposed, and that executive outfit and high heels screamed from every angle that Gigi did not belong in them.Gigi belonged in floral dresses with puffed sleeves, in denim overalls with low-top sneakers, in a schoolgirl skirt, with braids and laughter. She wasn’t a stunning, sophisticated, and elegant woman. Gigi was pure innocence—the beautiful kind, the real kind. The kind that made you want to run out and find a crystal urn to place her in with all her butterflies, her back
CHAPTER 832. MY LITTLE BELOVED. A Weapon of Unintentional DestructionGigi looked terrified, but for some reason, Niko was already getting used to her and her reactions."Why have you never told me your last name?" he suddenly asked, extending his hand to help her out of the car when they arrived at the hotel. "Watch out for—"That hand turned into two, and then into an "I'll grab everything I can" moment to keep the five hundred contract papers from flying away. Two seconds later, Gigi had regained her balance against his side, half-sprawled, apologizing nonstop.Niko looked at her again with condescension because, without a doubt, this creature could never be a housewife—she’d probably burn the house down on the first day."Your last name?" he cleared his throat, trying to change the subject."Oh, well, it's just that you never asked me, Mr. Keller!" she smiled as she clung tightly to the stair railing.And Niko thought that he had asked her. He had said: "Miss...?" And she had answ
CHAPTER 833. MY LITTLE BELOVED. The Answer to EverythingVan Beek was an intelligent man, more than capable of picking up on hints, though next to Niko, the young woman seemed absurdly oblivious to what her boss had just implied—to the point that she hadn’t even blushed. That was either extreme innocence or an excellent performance, and in either case, he liked it.“Well… I hope Miss Favre gets at least one day to herself on this trip. It would be terribly rude of her boss not to let her see Amsterdam,” the man said, and Niko forced a smile.“Don’t worry. In fact, since the weekend is starting, it’s not a good time to discuss business. Let’s take these days to review the new contract, and on Monday, we can sign it. Does that sound good to you?”That tone wasn’t exactly open for debate, so Van Beek had no choice but to reluctantly agree while Niko led Gigi to say her goodbyes.He left in a foul mood—frustrated, uncomfortable—and whether he liked it or not, the cause of his whole state
CHAPTER 834. MY LITTLE BELOVED. A Little Bit of Everything, Unintentionally"Go to sleep, Gigi, go to sleep!" Niko sighed, using the same tone any father would use to send his daughter to bed. But the truth was, he himself barely managed to sleep all night.The scene at the club with Van Beek haunted him. Gigi telling him she was an Aquarius almost broke his heart, so he ended up turning over in bed with a groan before dawn.How could Gigi be so… innocent? No, more than innocent—odd, lost, like she had just been plucked from a tulip in the garden. She hadn't even noticed the advances of a man as experienced as Van Beek, so she hadn’t been confused in the slightest.But unfortunately, that didn’t make his own attraction to her diminish. On the contrary, her tenderness and naivety drove him to the brink of desperation.After tossing and turning ten times, he got up heavily, glanced at the clock, and decided it was time for coffee. He had been too harsh the night before, and though he di
CHAPTER 835. MY LITTLE BELOVED. Truths at DuskGigi heard the shower running as she reached for a bottle of water, sighing as she thought about her boss. Nothing bad, of course, because nothing bad could possibly cross that little head of hers. She simply felt good because he had been less gruff that day than usual.She had taken a short nap after their outing, and the sound of the running water in Niko’s room was a clear sign that she should get ready too. However, before she could enter her own room, she noticed a box sitting on a nearby table—a box with her name on it.Gigi carried it into her room and opened it, left speechless: inside was a casual yet elegant dress, light and beautiful, with puffed sleeves down to her elbows and a high waist. It was far too lovely to turn down, so she searched for her best-matching shoes and put it on after taking a shower.“Well, Gigi… let’s try out that lipstick.”She tried not to look at herself too much while applying it, unaware that the mom
CHAPTER 836. MY LITTLE BELOVED. A Girl on the Verge of RebellionNiko wanted the ground to open up and swallow him whole—first him, and then everything left of Amsterdam’s Red Light District.Gigi’s expression was shaken, as if she couldn’t believe what she had just seen. Though to be honest, her boss had no idea what exactly was going through that little head of hers at that moment.“You shouldn’t have seen that!” Niko muttered, helping her up, visibly uncomfortable. “You weren’t supposed to see any of that, damn it!”But even though he kept her close while they hurried through the rest of the district, trying to get out of there as fast as possible, and even though she never looked anywhere but at the ground in front of her shoes, it was obvious that what she had seen had affected her deeply.Still, as she was used to doing, she said nothing. She kept her gaze down, almost as if lost in thought. And as they moved farther from the neon lights and the suggestive shadows, Niko started