Chapter 166: For Self
"What are you doing?"
Adam’s voice echoed lightly as he stepped into her office that evening, only to be met with silence. He stopped short, raised a brow as he saw her completely absorbed in reading something on her screen—something about furniture made from rice husk, if the heading was anything to go by. She hadn’t even noticed his arrival, let alone his question. He grinned.
Shaking his head, he crossed the room without another word. And then, without warning, he swept her right off her chair, lifted her easily into his arms.
Melanie let out a startled squeal, as she clutched the papers in her hand and caught him around the neck. "Adam!" Grinning, he plopped down onto her chair, settled her on his lap as if it were the most natural thing in the world and then smacked a kiss on her lips.
She blinked at him, her heart still racing. With one hand pressed to her chest and the other swatting at his shoulder, she narrowed her eyes and glared at him. "Adam Collins! Are you trying to kill me? My heart almost stopped because of you."
Adam chuckled, clearly pleased with himself as he stole another kiss. "That is an unfair accusation, sweet melon. You were the one who almost killed me by ignoring me. I was in so much pain. If I were trying to kill you, you wouldn’t even see it coming. It would be totally painless."
Melanie scoffed, and sat up in his lap. "Please. You only keep grabbing me all the time and are now using the exuse of me ignoring you! I was simply busy. As of killing you, I’d do a far better job. You’d probably thank me for it by the end."
There was a beat of silence as Adam grinned Then a faint cough.
They both turned to find Ben standing frozen in the doorway, holding a folder and looking thoroughly scandalized.