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Arranged Marriage With The CEO Chapter 173
Christian I sighed at her stubbornness and sat down on the bed as Jennifer almost ran inside the bathroom. As if I was going to run behind her like a creep. Not that I didn't want to, but definitely not to eye her getting undressed because there's nothing that I've not seen about her. And even though it would excite me as much as the first time, I wanted to go inside solely for her help. Because I knew that it would be difficult for her to manage with all those scratches and injuries on her body. Ah!! How I crave to see Catherine in the same condition as she caused my princess to be in. My several imaginations about the ways of killing that woman were interrupted when the door of the bathroom was ripped open, revealing my very annoyed wife. I frowned, not understanding her mood and waited for her to speak up which she did after a moment. “ Help me!” I watched her as she forced those words out of her mouth before looking up and meeting my gaze. My frow disappeared and I pressed
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—JENNIFER—“ Done.” I heard Christian’s voice which broke my trance and pulled me back to reality.I snapped my eyes open only to be met with those dark pooles already staring back at me. “ What?” I mumbled dizzily. “ It's done. Your top.” He pointed with his eyes but it still took me another four seconds to comprehend his words. And when I did, I almost jumped on my place in the realisation of standing so close to him. “ I, er… . Yeah, T-Thanks.” I said, nervously looking here and there before trying to fix my gaze back at him to not make my nervousness so obvious. Which had me noticing the way his eyes scanned me from up and down, making me very self conscious all of a sudden. I gazed down at myself with a frown before the realisation struck me that I was now standing in front of him half naked with nothing but a brassiere on my upper body. A deafening shriek escaped my mouth before I turned my back to the constantly staring Christian. “ Why the hell are you still standing h
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—JENNIFER—As soon as I opened the cupboard and shuffled through the clothes to decide one outfit for me, my hands brushed against a metallic thing and I stilled in my place. Pulling the thing out from behind the clothes my heart thumped loudly in my chest when I realised what the thing was exactly. A gun. A REAL FUCKING GUN. A sudden push felt to my breaths and heartbeats and they accelerated, as if trying to beat each other in a race.I was so stunned seeing that thing in here that I was totally feeling unable to think anything or even move a damn inch. That's when the door of the room was pushed open suddenly, pulling me out of my shock and I looked up to find Christian entering inside the room in a hurry. He froze in his place when his eyes fell on my trembling hands which were holding the gun. A panic that was visible on his face was telling me that this thing was the reason he came back running in such a hurry. “ I-..., er, Jennifer. That's..” He stuttered as if trying to
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—JENNIFER— A gasp escaped my mouth at the realisation of standing in just a towel wrapped around me, in front of him. I quickly pushed him away and turned around only to collide with the cupboard. “ Slow down. I've already seen enough.” His voice had me going red and I whipped back to glare at him with my flushed cheeks. “ What the hell does that mean?” I tried to glare at him while trying to hide myself behind the door of the closet. “ I-... I m-mean, you have been standing here in a towel for the last few minutes, so I've seen enough that you don't have to run or hide now.” He said, quickly as if he was trying to cover something. “ Will you go out now, I need to change.” I said, looking away. “ Sure, I'll just go and set the table.” He said before turning and walking out of the room. I sighed in relief and went through the clothes to get dressed. After wearing a comfy shorts, I picked up a T-shirt and tried to wear it but it was difficult with all the soreness and scra
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—CHRISTIAN—It was funny and concerning at the same time how wildly my wife’s brain works. I mean, Mafia?? Really? I didn't know If should laugh at her weirdness or should take her to a psychiatrist. The Mafia world isn't the only place where you have to be careful about your life. This business world is even more dangerous. In the Mafia, at least you know what could possibly happen with you, but these monsters in the nicely tailored suits are unpredictable. You never know who the snake in your sleeve is until it bites you. And personally, I can't even count on my fingertips how many enemies I have in this business world who would not think twice before shooting me at the first chance they get. That's the reason for that gun in my cupboard. But why it was there now was a different thing, I almost lost my head a few days back when I went to meet Catherine with the intention of killing her after finding out that she was planning to meet the media before she barged into Jennifer's pa
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—JENNIFER— “ I could have never thought that I would fall in love with such a big mouthed, stupid, clumsy girl. But here we are.” He chuckled lowly in my ear, making me forget how to breathe. The sensation that his action sent down my body was weird as hell and I didn't know how to react to it. I don't know that man at all. Or maybe I do but I just don't remember. Whatever it may be, the thing is that things are just so awkward. No doubt, the man is gorgeous as hell and it's hard to ignore. What's even harder is to believe the fact that he is in love with me. All my life I had been waiting for this moment and now when my wait is over, it just feels so empty because all the effort and everything is from his side and what I feel is an awkward pull towards him. Which I'm unable to ignore and also can't understand why it's there. “Do you not remember it?” I was pulled back to reality as his slow voice fell into my ears. “ What?” To my surprise, my own voice was nothing more than a
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—CHRISTIAN—Closing the room behind me, I had just taken only a few steps towards the study when I remembered that I forgot my phone in the room and turned back to take it but paused when I held the handle, hearing her speaking inside. “ Excellent!! First you claim to be in love with someone and then leave them in a strange house's strange room alone.” My eyes went wide in surprise. Wasn't she the one to make me think that she was uncomfortable around me? “ I know. But, is comfort more than safety?” I heard her huff. Can she hear me now? I looked around and then back at the door in disbelief. “ How the hell would I feel comfortable when I won't feel safe? And how the hell can someone feel safe in a strange house, that too alone?” I shook my head in disbelief, hearing her words while my lips twitched up in amusement. She has always been mad, but seems like she's turning into a maniac. My maniac. Shaking my head at my stupid little wife's antics, I headed toward the study and ca
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—JENNIFER—My sleep was broken with someone stroking my hair and after trying to ignore it thinking it was my dream or something, I finally opened my eyes with annoyance only to be met with a T-shirt clad chest. Well, who could be that? That was the first reaction my slow mind could produce before it raced and realised that it was the same six feet three inch handsome mafia don that claims to be my husband. Shit!Why the hell am I tangled with him?I pressed on my head and it took me another few seconds to remember last night before my eyes went wide in realisation. I immediately tried to roll back but his other arm was wrapped around me securely which did not even let me move an inch. Taking a deep breath to calm my nerves down, I took into the situation calmly only to be panicked again seeing the way my legs were tangled with his and arm was draped around his chest. God damn me!What the actual hell was I even thinking? Arghh!! Scolding myself mentally to hell and back, I tr
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JENNIFER The next few days were spent with everyone celebrating my memory regaining and for our soon to be born child. Mom and Dad disclosed the whole truth about Catherine and I was just happy that they at least told me whatever it was. I was upset for being lied to but never angry. It eases their tension and we are back to normal. I looked at the clock and then towards the main door. With a sigh filled with disappointment, I had just turned back when the click of the door opening had me turning back again only to see my husband dearest entering with a bag in his hand. “You’re home.” I exclaimed, with a relieved smile while mentally thanking God. At first glance, he looked the same as when he’d left— black shirt, black pants, hauntingly beautiful face—but a closer look revealed the quiet storm brewing in his eyes. “You asked me to come home.” He watched, body still but gaze burning like an open flame, as I closed the distance between us. “So here I am.” His rough velvet
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JENNIFER When I opened my eyes, my head felt heavy. It was hurting like someone had crushed it under a car wheel. With a wince of pain, I opened my eyes and the first thing I landed my eyes on was a pair of black eyes. Two moments of unblinking stare into those worry filled eyes before I took a sigh of relief. “ Christian!” I called out his name in my weak and hazy voice and saw him practically relaxing. As if a burden was taken away from her chest. “ Princess! You are awake.” His voice was filled with relief. “ What do you think?” I joked at his obvious question. A small sigh left his lips before a soft smile appeared as he bent down to kiss my forehead. “ You scared the shit out of me.” He murmured, straightening back. “ What? I don't remember anything?” I asked and he froze in his place. “ You don't remember anything?” He asked, repeating my words and emphasised on the last word. Now it was my turn to freeze in my place. I paused and all the events of the past
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CHRISTIAN “Hello, Raphael.” I examined Jennifer’s stalker, who was strung up with heavy cuffs locking his arms and legs into a vertical spread- eagle position. Nails pinned his palms to the wall behind them, while black and blue bruises mottled his body like an obscene piece of abstract art. We were in the warehouse I’d bought for this specific purpose. Remote, soundproofed, and guarded enough that an ant couldn’t crawl across the floor without me knowing. Not all of my guys were okay with dirty work, which was fine. I only needed a few who were, and they’d done their job prepping the bastard for me. I couldn’t have him waiting too comfortably while I tended to Jennifer. My gaze flicked to the floor. A small pool of blood stained the smooth grey concrete. That was also fine. It will grow soon enough. Raphael’s face was so beaten up it was unrecognisable, but the heat of his glare made me smile. He had a bit of fight left in him. Good. That would make our session so much m
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JENNIFER I slept in until almost noon the next day. It was the latest I’d ever woken up, but the previous day’s events had taken their toll. Even after a solid sixteen hours of rest, fogginess clouded my brain as I walked to the kitchen. Being drugged and kidnapped. Finding out my husband dearest has a brother about which I still have to ask him, Nearly dying, then getting rescued by Christian, and sort of/kind of making up with him. I’d had time to process, so it was easier to wrap my head around what happened, but yesterday was so surreal I still felt like I was walking on the edge of a dream. It was Monday, so I’d expected Christian to be at work. But when I entered the sun-splashed kitchen, I found him standing by the espresso machine, dressed in a black shirt and pants instead of his usual suit. I blinked with surprise. “You’re here.” I asked and he turned back swiftly as if pulled back harshly from another world. I guess I disturbed his thoughts. “It is my house,” he s
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CHRISTIAN She’s here. She’s safe. I repeated the words in my head as I held Jennifer tight. Tiny shivers rippled through her body, and even though she was almost as tall as me, she felt fragile. Breakable. Fierce protectiveness burned in my chest. “It’s all right, princess,” I murmured. “You’re okay. You’re safe.” She buried her face deeper in my neck, her soft sobs twisting my heart like a wrung-out rag. Her hold on me felt like I was the only trustable and safe place for her. It felt like the old times, before her accident. It felt like I was holding her again for the first time in years, but this wasn’t how I’d wanted it to be. Not with her bruised, hurt, and terrified. Something struck my mind and my one hand automatically moved towards her belly. I felt my heart clenching in my chest at the thought of any possible harm to our child. The relief I’d felt at seeing her alive gave way to renewed rage. My cold gaze found Rapheal over Jennifer’s shoulder. He should pray t
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Jennifer Lights washed across my vision at the force of the impact, but I didn’t have time to waste. I slammed my wrists down as hard as I could behind me until the frayed rope snapped against the protrusion. Luckily, Raphael hadn’t tied my legs, and I stumbled to the door. I almost made it before strong hands yanked me back. I hit the floor with a thud. Raphael pinned me to the ground and manacled my wrists above my head. “Let go of me!” I struggled against his hold. “You’re mine,” he said calmly, like we were at a picnic in the park and he wasn’t holding me hostage. “It’ll be so much easier if you give in, Jennifer. I don’t want to hurt you.” I couldn’t keep struggling forever. My energy was already fading, my muscles sore and my thoughts jumbled with panic. I turned my head a fraction to the right, and my breath hitched when I saw my purse lying a few feet away. My taser. I always kept it on me because since Christian forced me to do it. If I could only reach it… Raphae
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JENNIFER A prickle of sensation dragged me from the dark, murky wells of unconsciousness. It started as a tingle in my fingers and toes. Then it was the hard press of wood beneath my thighs. Finally, it was the rough abrasion of ropes around my wrists and a pounding pain behind my eyes. I didn’t know what was going on. All I knew was, it hurt, and my throat was dry, and my head throbbed like someone had shoved a jackhammer or ten in there. Concrete anchors dragged down my lids. The darkness wasn’t soft and gentle like the gradual drift to sleep. It was endless and menacing, like the weight of the earth after being buried alive. I forced my lungs to expand past my rising panic. Breathe. Think. What happened? I struggled to sort through the day’s events. I remembered meeting my friends at the cafe. Morris running to the restroom. Nausea, dizziness, stumbling out for air…and the cold press of a gun against my ribcage. A voice, then blackness. Oh God. I’d been kidnapped. Th
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JENNIFER A sharp stab of concern pulled my brows together. “Do you need to sit down? You don’t look so good.” Actually, I didn’t feel great either. My usual lethargy intensified and tugged at my limbs and eyelids. Morris’ face swam before me until I blinked the blurriness away. “Yes, I”—he gripped the edge of the table. “I”— his face turned ghostly white before flushing the crimson. “Stay here. I’ll be right back.” He bolted toward the bathroom. The door slammed shut. A second later, I heard the faint but unmistakable sound of vomiting. My own stomach twisted at the noise. I hoped we hadn’t gotten food poisoning, but something was clearly wrong. My vision blurred again. This time, blinking didn’t help. I stood, hoping the change in altitude would clear my head, but an instant wave of dizziness forced me back into my seat. What is going on? I’d only had tea and a pastry. Could you even get food poisoning from tea and pastries? Black dots danced in front of my eyes, and panic
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—JENNIFER— As soon as our mouths collided, I felt colours bursting behind my eyelids, making them shut up automatically. Christian went frozen at my unexpected stunt and couldn't even move for a long moment. For myself, I was in shock about how the mouth of this cold man could be so warm and soft. I didn't give it any thought so I was as stunned as him at my own action and couldn't even move out of shock until I felt his hands coming up to grab my waist and he pulled me into himself. My body felt burns and chills at the same time where his fingers were digging into my skin in a firm but not painful hold. Suddenly I was too conscious about the things that his touch was making me feel. The pause we both took out of shock had me thinking for a moment that he would pull back but instead, he tilted his mouth and deepened the kiss with a sudden force that I almost lost my step. A gasp of shock couldn't find a place to escape me because of the way his mouth was perfectly occupying m
