Madly Yours (Nora Reed) novel Chapter 217

"Grant."

Hudson raised an eyebrow. "What did he want?"

"He wanted me to be his lobbyist. He wants you to go hunting with them in Northampton."

Hudson looked down at her, his gaze lingering on her face for a second before a faint smile touched his lips. "Do you want to go?"

Nora quickly shook her head. "I'm not interested in that kind of stuff..."

Though she denied it, a small part of her was secretly intrigued.

She had never seen a real private hunting ground. She wondered what those exclusive playgrounds, which usually only existed in movies and novels, actually looked like. Let alone seeing how the ultra-rich heirs really spent their weekends.

But she couldn't go.

She had seen how insanely busy Hudson had been these past few days.

Every night when she fell asleep, he was still in his study. Every morning when she woke up, he was already at the company.

She refused to add to his burden.

Reading her mind, Hudson tightened his arm around her, pulling her flush against his chest.

"If you want to go, I can push some work back and take you out for a few days."

Startled, Nora shook her head vigorously. "No, no, focus on your work. I'm really not interested."

"A massive wave of military orders just came in. As the lead director, I have to keep a close eye on the production lines. But the bulk of the heavy lifting is done; it's mostly just details now. The team can handle the rest."

He paused, looking deeply into her eyes. "So, do you want to go?"

Nora bit her lip and shook her head again. "I'm honestly not interested."

Hudson stared at her for two solid seconds before laughing.

"Alright, then we won't go."

Just as the words left his mouth, a sharp knock sounded at the door.

"Ms. Reed, you have a package."

She had no idea what Grant had mailed her, but her gut screamed that it was nothing decent.

Since she wasn't going to act as his lobbyist anyway, whatever it was had lost its purpose. She would just find an excuse to return it to Grant later.

Noticing her distracted state, Hudson chuckled under his breath. He reached out, lacing his fingers through hers, their palms pressing firmly together.

"What's the rush? Nobody is chasing you."

Nora kept her mouth shut and her pace quick.

It wasn't until she was safely seated in the car that she finally let out a long sigh of relief.

Sitting beside her, Hudson draped his arm across the back of her seat, his thumb lazily stroking her shoulder.

"What's in the box? Do you want me to open it for you?"

"No!" Nora instantly sat up perfectly straight, clutching her bag to her chest like her life depended on it.

Seeing her guard the package like a paranoid vault security guard, Hudson laughed and let the subject drop.