Reject My Alpha President (Iris and Arthur) novel Chapter 74

Chapter 74

Iris

I scramble to my feet, my face instantly heating beneath Arthur’s confused gaze. I quickly realize that I’m still wearing his sweater, and that I fell asleep in his closet while waiting for Selina to leave.

“I… Um…” I glance around, looking for some kind of excuse. My eyes finally fall on the pile of dresses, and I scoop them up, holding them so Arthur can see. “I needed a dress for tonight. Guess I fell asleep while I was looking for one.”

Arthur furrows his brow. “Did you not sleep last night?”

“No, I mean-”

“And you never told me why you’re wearing my sweater.” He reaches up, bracing his arm on the doorframe above his head. A look of amusement flickers across his features, and I feel my heart flutter even faster at the sight of him. Here, surrounded by his scent, wearing his sweater, and looking at his handsome form, I feel suddenly small and foolish.

“I got cold,” I manage, hating how meek my voice sounds.

Arthur stares at me for a moment, and I know he doesn’t believe a word of what I just said. But thankfully, he doesn’t press. For now, at least.

“I heard about what happened yesterday, by the way,” he says, reaching out to touch one of the dresses in my arms. His finger brushes my wrist as he does, and I suppress a shiver. “At the thrift store.”

The memory pains me more than I would like to admit, and I look away. The last thing I want is to be reminded of what those women said—about how Arthur should ‘provide for his mistresses‘.

Mistresses. Plural. Like I wasn’t once the fucking love of his life.

I finally manage, shaking my head, “It was nothing. I left before it got too out of control.”

“It wasn’t nothing,” Arthur quickly replies. “You should really consider wearing a disguise when you go out in public from now on. It’s okay here, because I’ve kept my identity hidden from the other residents of this building. But when you go out, at least consider wearing a hat and sunglasses like I do.”