A CEO With An Impossible Libido Chapter 12

A CEO With An Impossible Libido Chapter 12

Three months later, Nathan and I developed the antidote for the Succubus Vine.

As a volunteer tester, Ivy was the first to receive the antidote.

Others in the support group whose bodies had been altered by the Succubus Vine also began booking injections.

I had only been pricked once, so I needed only a very small dose.

That was enough to fully clear the Succubus Vine’s effect from my body.

When Julian learned I was going to receive the injection, he was very supportive.

He waited for me outside the lab.

“Vivian, I’ve been very happy these past three months. Thank you.”

I smiled.

“Are you afraid I’ll go back to being as cold as before?”

Julian gently stroked my hair.

“No. No matter how you change, I’ll still love you.”

“Okay. I’m going in.”

For the moment, I didn’t tell him.

Even after receiving the antidote, I would not go back to being as cold as I was before.

Julian had unlocked the code to my body.

Some things became addictive.

And I was already addicted to Julian.

That weekend, Julian and I returned to Hartwell Manor for dinner.

It was the first time Grandfather Hartwell saw Julian and me come home holding hands.

He smiled so widely he could barely close his mouth.

While Julian went to the wine cellar to choose a bottle, Grandfather Hartwell said to me, “Vivian, when your father and Gregory arranged your engagement, Julian was against it.”

My heart tightened.

Grandfather Hartwell continued, “Julian said that if he liked someone, he wanted to pursue her himself. He didn’t want the family arranging it for him.”

“But your father said you were reserved by nature. If Julian tried to pursue you, he might not win you over even after several years.”

“That was why Julian finally agreed to let the families set you two up.”

“After your father passed away, Julian originally wanted to postpone the wedding and spend time getting to know you, waiting until you fell in love with him before getting married. I didn’t agree.”

“I said that once you were married, feelings could grow just the same. Looking at you now, my decision was right.”

I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

So Julian hadn’t married me only because of a family arrangement.

After dinner, Julian and I drove to the mountains.

On the way, I asked him, “Julian, when did you fall for me?”

Julian said tenderly, “Do you remember your eighteenth birthday?”

“My parents took me to your birthday party.”

“You were trimming flowers in your family’s garden. I stood behind you and watched for a long time.”

“I fell for you then.”

The comments appeared.

[Wow. Julian fell for her that early.]

[No wonder he gave Vivian the preserve and the lab right after they married. He wasn’t just throwing money around. He gave her exactly what she cared about most.]

[His love for Vivian was hidden in every little part of daily life.]

[To be honest, I really resisted them being together at first. Now I’m sold.]

[+1. I’m sold too.]

[The female side character and the male lead are actually pretty shippable.]

[The heroine has her own happiness too. Isn’t that a kind of perfect ending?]

Ivy’s internship at Hartwell Group ended.

She went to work at Evergreen Power Authority.

She and Russ Ludlow also seemed close to an engagement.

That night, in the cabin in the woods, Julian closed the windows.

Outside, the chorus of insects rose and fell like a nocturne through the night.

Julian lowered his head, kissed my forehead, and coaxed me softly.

“If you feel uncomfortable, you can tell me to stop. You don’t have to worry about my feelings.”

How could I feel uncomfortable?

A night like this felt too good, soothing both body and soul.

I hooked my arms around Julian’s neck and whispered against his ear, “Julian, keep going.”

Julian was ecstatic, his hoarse voice turning dangerously seductive.

“Next time, will you come to my office? I prepared a lot of…”

I smiled.

“Mm.”

The evening breeze brushed the curtains, and moonlight spilled across the floor.

Across the mountainside, flowers bloomed wildly.

The End