Chapter 27

• Kai watched Sakuro’s hands trail further left, so he almost cupped Meilei’s thigh through her thin sundress and looked away, a spike of anger hitting him low in the stomach, but pushed it down. Mr. Sakuro had always been hands-on with young women, and this was not a new issue. It’s why Anna kept her distance; he was too important a client to say anything, and things like this were common in the business world, where rich men had to be kissed up to and contacts made. It grated Kai’s instinct to intervene.
• Kai shifted uneasily and picked up his mug, decidedly restless while he listened to the small talk between them, simmering a weird mood the longer Meilei sat there, allowing his touch. Anna raised a brow his way, eye gesturing to the man's hands, and he could translate easily she wanted him to act. She wanted him to say something to save the poor secretary and had no idea why Kai wouldn't. She was so used to him swerving in to protect female staff.
• Kai smarted internally. Mentally answering Anna’s gaze with a silent muttering, ‘Like I have ever been able to control what men she allowed to touch her.’ Bitterness rose in his throat, and he rolled his neck to ease the tension before gulping a mouthful of coffee to push it away.