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20. Race to the heart
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CEO'S WEALTHY CONTRACT BRIDE 21. Ride of emotions
The day was a rollercoaster ride to Lia. The moment she got habituated with the adrenaline, she found it more scary. That is really what she felt. She just wanted to go to sleep now. Lia sat by the window and Asher sat beside her. Actually, he sat between her and Aster. A good choice. She was increasingly flustered. First, she fell so many times. And she was helped by Aster. The first time was epic. She remembered the feeling exactly. That was something she never felt. In any of her crushes. She was never near her crush. She always saw them by distance. Like how you see your idol or perhaps the sun. Safely at a distance. Where you won't be burned. But now, she was at a proximity range and it was nearly undoing her mind. She felt that she was developing feelings and that's why her brain was going overdrive. But now she was quiet. Asher fell asleep. And because he had a lot of cushions, she placed one by the window and leaned towards it. The evening sun was warm and she slowly
CEO'S WEALTHY CONTRACT BRIDE 22. Clash of the Clans
I hear that you are dating." Lia groaned. She was on a video call with her cousin. She was the daughter of her maternal uncle. They lived abroad but Lia had a pretty good relationship with her. She was younger than Lia but more mature than her. She had given her advice more than anyone else. "I'm not. How did you think of saying this?" "A little birdie told me." Lia pulled her hair. "My mom called your mom?" She nodded. "Aria, it's not true. I'm not in a relationship." Aria was at. very nice beach house. Lia could see the ocean waves behind her. Pretty nice view. "Okay, then you can start dating. I have some friends you could meet." Lia shook her head. "I'm in career mode now. I wouldn't concentrate on that stuff." "I knew you would say that. I'll tell my mom. She will tell your mom. So you better think of a new reason to answer her why you don't date now." Yeah, Lia was thankful for the reminder. Her mother wouldn't back off. She had not talked to the guy she had inadve
CEO'S WEALTHY CONTRACT BRIDE 23. Idea and Ideal
Aster- You there? Aster- Lia? Aster- Hey? Lia wasn't focusing. She knew for sure now that she was attracted to Aster. He was cool, handsome, understanding, rich and most importantly, he was a very good guy. Where were people like these? Maybe in her books. But he was a close second to her favorite characters. So here was the problem? Now that she was crushing, for real, what should she do about it? Tell him? No. The contract forbids her from falling in love. Then keep crushing? Her heart couldn't take that much pressure from all the cuteness. Then what else was left? She could only act. Phew. Life was all mapped out. When did it start getting so complicated? Lia- I was not here. I'll message you after some time. Lia finally replied. Aster wasn't alerted to her mental crisis by seeing her reply. He was facing his crisis. "You mean, they escaped." Aster almost wanted to crush something. He crushed his apple. It was already cut. The kidnappers who were after Asher e
CEO'S WEALTHY CONTRACT BRIDE 24. Past Reminder
"This time it worked. Next time, you leave this to the detectives. Don't involve yourself. This plan could seriously backfire."Aster reminded Lia. He was not underestimating her work but sometimes, professionals could do better. And they weren't good at this. Lia didn't get offended. He was right. What if this monetary success made her cocky and she fell down a hole taking risks? That would counter the point. "You are right. I will be discreet."Lia answered. Aster felt that this was as good of a promise he could get from her now. "What did you do today?"Aster asked her. He was arranging his materials. He and read through the documents and he was about to compare them.Lia saw that he wasn't watching her so she became bolder."I went shopping.""That's good."Lia nodded."Claudia dropped by. You remember the girl who we helped in that party. She told me stuff about your family."Aster gave her a brief glance before continuing his work."Like I said, no one could say anything to yo
CEO'S WEALTHY CONTRACT BRIDE 25. Angry apologies
Aster came back when Lia was paying for the ice cream. "Sorry, I went out without you.""At least you remembered."Lia saw that he had come back almost in a minute. So she reluctantly forgave him."Let's go."She followed him. "Your brother went to play. Do you want to sit somewhere?"Lia actually liked that. She didn't want to be around two of those guys. They were getting on her nerves."So this was the guest you said earlier?"Lia remembered and nodded."He seems rude."Lia felt like she found someone who agreed with her point of view."You think so too, right? He is super rude but my brother and cousin like him. And he doesn't fulfill his promises.""You seemed to be hung up on that?""I didn't tell you about him, right?"She looked further into the distance trying to remember."He is actually younger than me. Like a year. But he was very close to my brother. I didn't like him at first but slowly he grew up on me. We were really close. But because his family had problems, he stay
CEO'S WEALTHY CONTRACT BRIDE 26. Detective Trap
"I think we should talk everything out so we can reach some type of consensus."Lia put forward her proposal."I agree. But first, let's eat something. You need to have some energy to talk."Lia felt that was a good idea as she ran out without breakfast.And the culprit suggested eating. She had to weigh her options and the options obviously tilted towards the hunger side.The breakfast at this place was delicious. She almost missed such an awesome place because it was situated inside the alley and no one would venture this far when they saw breakfast shops before them.Wow."This is so good."Chris exclaimed.Lia didn't waste time answering him because she was so engrossed in the dishes. After eating heartily, the situation became awkward."I'm sorry for not telling you."Lia just kept looking at him. She wanted the full version. "I was scared, okay! I had nothing then. I liked Aria. And I would do anything for her. Even if something like this happens, I would do this again.""You s
CEO'S WEALTHY CONTRACT BRIDE 27. Ready to be scammed
Lia was very excited to see the drama in person. Aster on the other hand, stayed stoic. He was actually bored with those people. It was actually funny. They looked menacing, hideous and scary. They were actually scary. They tried every means to get the control of the company when his parents died. Arden was young but he quickly got everything under control.That was some hard time. Then these people were quiet but now that they knew Arden was gone, they all raised their hoods. But they made a mistake.Aster wasn't as young as Arden was then. He was perfectly capable of dominating them now. He didn't have to do anything more. Just play the part."I'll give you some introductions. The person who looks like a pencil is first grandpa and his wife, you will know. The one who looks like a peddler by shouting is the second grandpa. His wife is gone and he has two daughters. He is a good person so he wouldn't get involved there. First uncle is the shortest one and the first aunt is the plump
CEO'S WEALTHY CONTRACT BRIDE 28. Gamble on people
"That was cool. You really brainwashed them."Aster was very impressed."Oh, please. It's like managing a kindergarten. They are just greedy but they are not evil. The person who played them is your enemy. You should control these people so he wouldn't make them go against you at the right time."Aster became thoughtful. He was actually prejudiced against them. When he was young, there were two kinds of people in his mind. Good and Bad. But now, seeing what Lia had done, he felt that people were greyer. They weren't in the extreme ends of the spectrum but they were always oscillating here and there.Like she said, one enemy less was good. "Then according to you, how should I use them?""They can be good spies if you can allow them."She just said this but Aster had a whole level of different ideas. She was right. He had to use every resource to find the murderer. Why was he wasting this group of wonderful people because he had a grudge against them?If not something else, he should u
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CEO'S WEALTHY CONTRACT BRIDE Shouldn't have
The date was wonderful. When they came back, Lia couldn't stop smiling."So, I'll see you tomorrow. "Aster dawdled without wanting to leave. Lia smiled and nodded. "Yeah, you go first. I'll wait for your signal."Lia left first and opened the door to Jake's face."Have you son some lottery again?""Noo!"Lia wanted to stop her face from smiling like an idiot but it was proving to be hard."Then your experiment was successful. I knew it, let's celebrate by eating leftover ice cream from yesterday."Lia didn't pay attention to him. At this point, she didn't need to pay attention to him as he was already taking out ice cream. She slipped away to her room.Lia then opened her window and opened the balcony curtain. It was yellow, and the signal successfully alerted Aster. He smiled and sat in his room, waiting for Asher to come back.Aster wanted to talk to his brother and tell him how happy he was today.It was like he was floating. And nothing could stand in his way or hurt him today.
CEO'S WEALTHY CONTRACT BRIDE 140. Date
Butterflies were dancing everywhere. Lia felt like she had eaten some and some were flapping around her.That was really hilarious to think. But the thought of dating Aster sent her over the edge. She was being foolish but she was really happy.Lia cleaned her desk three times in a row before managing to calm herself down.Aster- How about we go to the museum today?Lia sent a reply lightning-fast.Lia- YesMuseum date, haha.She would love it.Museums were interesting and she would get to see a slow motion world there.No crowds today and more time to watch the exhibits she loved.Like the historic paintings and fossils.Lia wasn't worried about other things because she found herself wondering. The impact of the dating was this. She found herself double guessing her double guessing results.Finally, she dressed herself in a very casual way.And like always, she left her apartment with a note taped to the door. In case her brother wanted her to a grocery run, he could see the note and
CEO'S WEALTHY CONTRACT BRIDE 139. Yes
Lia- YesAster grinned happily and he wanted to do a cartwheel. That ended badly as he knocked over the vase on the table. But that didn't damp his enthusiasm.It was a feeling he never experienced. It was like he was living in a fluffy cloud and he was made of a fluffy cloud too.The high he was feeling made him forget so many things. For instance, the stupid contract he made then. And the threatening things in their lives. And the fact that he never told her that the Lexor family was related to her.Yeah, love has selective vision and he was the perfect example.Lia was somehow the more clear headed one in this scenario. She just started working on her game. Lia had this habit. When she was bursting with something, she would try to delay it with some other work as a tactic. And when she felt somewhat calm, she would deal with it.This only worked for ten minutes and she kept having flashes of Aster. Lia sighed and smiled."Stupid Lia!"This showed that her tactic wasn't working an
CEO'S WEALTHY CONTRACT BRIDE 138. Confess
"Do you want to confront him?"Marvin asked Aster.Aster really wanted to ask that person how could he betray his family. This guy was his mother's cousin. And to do this, it was really bad. Simon had sent so many items from his mother's collection and they were more or less bad. Similar to the stuff the old man gave. Now he was really doubtful about the old man too.Was he also involved in this shady stuff? Was he the mastermind behind this operation?Aster didn't know."What's the guarantee that he will tell me everything if I ask him?"Lia nodded. Yes, he could lie. Then they would lose their edge by making the enemy know that they were onto him."Yes, you are right. I think all of the people we found are scapegoats. If it was that easy to find him, your brother or your parents would have found him. And to keep doing this stuff for such a long time, he should be somewhat proficient, right?"Lia rambled.She really thought that way. "Also, we found this organization. Maybe there are
CEO'S WEALTHY CONTRACT BRIDE 137. Culprit
"Yes, the animal categories are very disturbing. It makes no sense why they used that but then again, it all depends on the person who is making the categories. If it was me, I would give them artistic names. Like painting, singing, dancing, you get it, right?"Albert answered and chuckled.But who asked him anything about this? No one. He was very interested in knowing and answering questions. "Hey, you are still working on the cats' folder, Marvin is now combing through monkeys."He also provided status updates.Good guy.This was making Lia nervous and competitive. She felt like she was taking a competitive exam and she had only thirty minutes left to solve half of the question paper."Got it. Your decryption algorithm worked, let's see the results."They all surrounded Aster."Let's see the first image."It was actually a cat playing with a red dot but after the decryption, it became something else.There were words instead.59 million gain 15 million lossAJ recruited"What's thi
CEO'S WEALTHY CONTRACT BRIDE 136. Encrypt
Lia watched Aster set up the equipment and do a final check. She stood out of the way watching everything.Albert just stayed there in the chair hanging his legs out and nearly falling asleep. He slapped himself awake and it was very funny to watch.Lia then watched Marvin coming out with cups of coffee.She took one because let's face it, she wasn't awake completely."Okay, we are ready. On your signal."Marvin nodded."It's time. Start."Aster pressed the button and the screen started changing. The text was scrolling and Lia found it difficult to read."This is going well. We don't have much to copy. It will be done in three minutes."And like he said, the status bar came to a stop."It's done."It felt less party kind of an exclamation but they were still happy. Lia thought that they would all jump in the air and celebrate. But the reality was that even with coffee, they were all very sleepy.""I'm going to sleep."Albert fell asleep there.As it was done, Lia nodded and went to her
CEO'S WEALTHY CONTRACT BRIDE 135. About to find
"Mom I have to talk about the class schedule with Marvin and Aster. I'll be home late.""Okay, have fun."Lia had finished her dinner and when everyone were watching television, she got a signal from Marvin."You go. I'll watch Asher and Jake."Oggy declared. Well, if he was so sure, then why not?"So, what is that water thing?"Lia almost forgot. Oggy was also a member of the kid gang.Seeing their attention drawn to the fountain, the three of them left the room.They went to Albert's apartment because apparently Aster's was not totally safe now.They didn't get rid of all the spy chips there. They left one as a formality.And that's why they had to change their Lair."Tell me, tell me, tell me."Albert started repeating."Wait, let Lia settle down."Yes, Lia was searching for a good cushion. She was embarrassed at having that pointed out "I'm okay, you can start."She coughed."Okay, so here's what we found."Marvin then motioned for Aster to start talking."Marvin connected my cop
CEO'S WEALTHY CONTRACT BRIDE 134. Hey there
"Whew, we are back home. The whole thing was very stressful."Aster felt like he was in heaven when he saw his couch. He was that happy."Yeah, take rest now. We will check the computer in the evening. Let's get the information sooner so that we can work on other things later."Marvin changed out of his clothes and he was ready to go out.Aster was surprised."You aren't going to rest?"He questioned Marvin."Yes, I have to go check the company. With the headquarters not here, I have so much backlogged by being out."Aster felt sad for Marcin. Good thing Ray did his work in the meantime.Maybe when his brother woke up, he would be free and sleep till he naturally woke up.Those were some happy days.Aster sighed and fell asleep on the couch."Uncle, you are back."It should be later because he was woken up by Asher."Yes, Aster, you are back. When did you come back? We didn't know anything."Jake was with Asher."I came around afternoon. Then I fell asleep. I would have met you all in
CEO'S WEALTHY CONTRACT BRIDE 133. Got it
"This is a disaster," Aster told himself when he saw the bustling crowd in there. The club was totally filled with people and it was getting on Aster's nerves.He had never seen these many people in such a closed space.He made his way to the other end to get to a secluded place.Marvin had gone to the other side so he could keep an eye on people coming and going out of the side door.Aster felt that Marvin was doing a very focused job. Marvin kept shooting him messages that kept popping before his eyes and Aster wanted to block him.Marvin was having fun with the glasses but Aster had worked on them for so long so he didn't have any preference over it."Hey, handsome, are you alone?"Aster was brought out of his reverie by a voice.It was a guy.He had short spiky hair that looked like it could really hurt someone."Oh, no. I'm in my company."That guy came near him and sat beside him."Crazy night, right?""You realize it's just afternoon now.""What? Its night. See."Aster saw no p
