Chapter: 236

Realizing how silly her preparations might seem, she firmly pushed him away, declaring, "Now that we've kissed, I'm leaving.”

However, Caden didn't loosen his grip, intent on keeping her there.

Trapped in his firm hold, Alicia stopped resisting. As he moved to kiss her again, she shyly covered her eyes.

Caden's voice, soft yet clear, teased, "It seems you were quite eager for my kiss."

His smile deepened her embarrassment.

Trying to restore her poise, she retorted, "I'd react like this with anyone."

Caden, intrigued, questioned further, "Oh? How many men have you kissed?"

Alicia evaded Caden's probing question with a diversion. "I'll be kissing many more in the future."

Caden's query was incisive. "Do you also prepare with breath spray before kissing Joshua?"

Lost for words, Alicia felt that continuing the conversation might expose too much.

Choosing to switch from being passive to taking action, she bit his lip and initiated a kiss.

Caden inhaled sharply in reaction. "My wound is still fresh, and now this?"

"You talk too much," Alicia complained, annoyed by his ongoing chatter during the kiss.

Why couldn't he just be silent?

Kissing was meant to be simple, free from unnecessary talk.

As the kiss ended, Caden let her go, and the immediate warmth between them dissipated.

With a lingering sensation on her Lips, Alicia stated, "My safety tomorrow is your responsibility. Keep an eye on my location, and intervene immediately if anything seems off."

Caden, lifting his head nonchalantly, responded, “Am I to act as your bodyguard just from a kiss? That's Like expecting a free ride for a mere handshake."

Alicia chose to disregard his remark.

After all, he was the one who had summoned her.

She figured the more desperate one appeared, the more they stood to lose.

After she left, Caden still felt the residual taste of her kiss on his lips, hard to ignore though he pretended otherwise.

Later, when Hank entered with updates and noticed the marks on Caden's lips, he halted abruptly.

“Mr. Ward, what happened to your lips?"

Touching his lips subconsciously, Caden saw a faint red stain and quickly wiped it off with a tissue. “It's nothing." He brushed it off.

Hank looked on with a knowing expression.

“It seems things are progressing well between you and Ms. Bennett."

Instantly, Caden's mood turned frosty. “Are you collecting information for Ciara again?"

Hank clarified swiftly, "After your warning, I haven't talked to anyone else. I'm simply impressed by your willingness to put aside your biases for your own well-being-it's quite rare."

Caden took a deep breath, pondering over his journey from a precocious toddler starting education at two to becoming the CEO of Blizzard Group.