Chapter: 449

Alicia rolled her eyes at his response, realizing he was taking her joke seriously.

“Forget the agreement." She dismissed the previous topic.

“It's almost Christmas. It's bad luck to even talk about ending things." During an intimate moment, Caden whispered in her ear, “We'll discuss this after the Christmas."

Alicia was left without words.

After they freshened up and went to bed, Alicia nestled into Caden's arms, feeling sleepy quickly.

"Why did you choose to sleep on the sofa tonight?" he queried.

Yawning, she answered, "I couldn't sleep. I'm still getting used to the new bed."

Caden watched her dozing face and smiled warmly.

“Is it the bed, or are you just not used to me not being here?" he asked softly.

Alicia remained silent, only snuggling further under the covers, with just her pink ears peeking out.

Caden was charmed by her reaction and drew her in closer.

Soon, she was sound asleep.

He chuckled softly as he observed her face illuminated by the soft Light of the bedside Lamp.

Alicia looked like a work of art.

Her features were fine and aesthetically pleasing.

Caden lost track of time admiring her before his phone interrupted with a buzz.

He turned away to check it, seeing a WhatsApp friend request.

"Caden, I'm Yolanda."

Freed from the agreement's constraints, Caden's approach in their intimate moments grew unexpectedly gentle.

As Christmas approached, both were swamped, with every sector hitting its busy stride.

Alicia managed her time tightly, sacrificing sleep to fit everything in.

One day, Hank brought her a small robot.

“Ms. Bennett, based on your ideas, we developed this model. It's already popular on the market. Give it a try," he suggested.

Alicia was pleasantly surprised.

Was she this fortunate?

She activated the robot with enthusiasm.

Immediately, a face appeared on the wall screen, smiling warmly at her.

"Hello, I'm K-bot. I'm at your service."

Taken aback for a moment, Alicia then asked Hank, "Do I speak directly to it?"

Hank confirmed with a nod.