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33. Punches from the future haunt the present
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CEO'S WEALTHY CONTRACT BRIDE 34. Family together
Aster spent most of the time working and resting. But he was also doing some other things. Like interrogating. He wore his headphones and he could listen to the words being exchanged by his assistant Ray and the people they had deemed suspects."Mr.Aster, come and sit here."He was called by Jake for a lunch date. Asher was also with them. Aster was having the best of both worlds by listening to Ray and watching the family."Aster, what are you doing?""Mrs. Carver, just some work stuff. I will be free in five minutes.""Kids these days. You always work. Look at Lia, she is nose-deep in her laptop and Jake is always living with his phone. you should spend some time with nature too."Aster smiled like a good boy. Chris snorted seeing this."I will listen to your words, Mrs.Carver. Definitely."As a gesture, he removed his earpiece and sat peacefully. "Pretentious," Chris mumbled."What's that now?""Nothing, Aunt. I was just clearing my throat."Aster kept smiling like seeing this d
CEO'S WEALTHY CONTRACT BRIDE 35. Track your heart
The lunch was over and everyone was just sitting watching television. Because the autumn festival was arriving, there were many galas on the channels. They watched the national channel and enjoyed the programs. Asher was sleepy. Aster took him to the secluded sofa and allowed him to sleep. He tucked him in and came back to watch the program. Lia's mother went back to rest and there were now four of them watching television. Chris and Jake fell asleep lulled by the television. Lia was also nodding on and off and then she also dozed. Aster was the only one who couldn't sleep. His wound was itching and he couldn't really fall asleep. He took a shawl from the corner and put it on Lia. He completely ignored the two guys and went to the balcony. He closed the door and called Ray. "Have you followed him?" "Yes, sir." Ray answered. "He stays home every day and I never saw him coming out." "Are the lights turned on in his house?" "No, sir." "He left then. Maybe in disguise." Ast
CEO'S WEALTHY CONTRACT BRIDE 36. Day
Video call incomingLia picked up the call and she saw the three aunts wearing face masks lying on recliners. It seemed like they were enjoying themselves."Lia, see, we are now having a spa treatment."The second aunt first spoke.Lia found it hard to not laugh seeing her colorful face mask."This is a fruit mask. It is the costliest one. These two bought the cheap masks. I was so embarrassed, you know."Lia felt that she could understand her feelings."What? They are selling it so high. I can make these at home for a lesser cost."The first aunt grumbled.The third aunt remained quiet and she kept watching the ping-pong battle between the first and second aunt."Don't worry. I will pay for this session."This calmed those aunts."But seriously, niece-in-law, these treatments are so costly. If I can grow these fruits at home, it will be so cost-effective."The first aunt still held on her opinion."You money-cherishing guy, is it easy to grow fruits? Not to mention, some take years,
CEO'S WEALTHY CONTRACT BRIDE 37. Two steps back
"Yes, it's good. Niece-in-law, you are awesome."Lia laughed at that. She felt that she seemed to start liking them. She now understood that there was both good and bad in people. You can't arbitrarily judge them. As long as they seek improvement, it's good."You can make some notes and a plan. I will study it and make some changes. When it's all good, we can start."The three of them cheered. Lia felt that it was the first time the three of them agreed on something without fighting. It was good."Call me later. Today, you guys concentrate on enjoying yourselves. Bye."Lia cut their connection and smiled.She got up from her bed and sat before the desk. She couldn't go to them without knowing anything, right?She started her research. She knew her mother was good at this. She could have asked her mother but that meant losing her vest. That was dangerous and it wasn't something she was willing to see.Then that left one way for her. She had to know the knowledge herself."You are hoggi
CEO'S WEALTHY CONTRACT BRIDE 38. Unexpected
The more you avoid, the more it haunts you. Something like this always happens. There's also Murphy's law. It finally happened.Lia and Aster were undercover. They found a lead and they had to investigate.The lead was actually a young girl. She seemed younger than Aster but older than Lia. She was the sister of the shooter who had attacked Lia and Aster in their exhibit. As the clues were cut when they checked, they had to find different angles to investigate. This time they decided to go meet the suspect unintentionally. Like undercover. The girl worked in a themed restaurant.And the theme happened to be lovers. What a coincidence, right?Lia and Aster had dressed up. Aster didn't need to because his work uniform was formal. But Lia had to change to his wife Lia so she had to wear makeup and use a disguise.The party at the restaurant was in full swing. The couples were being really intimate according to Lia. Because they were dancing real close."Should we go dance?"She asked
CEO'S WEALTHY CONTRACT BRIDE 39 For real
Aster kissed Lia on the cheek. Because he saw that there were many people recording. He had to act, right? As a normal young couple, they had to be intimate. He was also a celebrity on top of that, so he had to show that there was nothing suspicious. As long as the people hiding focused that his relationship was an act, they wouldn't discover that Lia was dear to him.It was like hiding under the flame where there was darkness. In the plain sight.He also thought it would be good if he could kiss her under different circumstances. There were only hugs, kisses on the cheeks, and hand holding in their intimacy clause. Nothing other than that.So he kissed her cheek.He knew she had makeup on, but the skin felt smooth. Maybe her makeup was different, he felt.They both then stood like statues."Look here. Our couple, is so cute, right? This is why we all loved you. You look so good together. Like a perfect combination. We wish you to be happy forever.""Thank you," Lia answered this ti
CEO'S WEALTHY CONTRACT BRIDE 40. The Lexor family
On the other hand, there was an earthquake in the Lexor family.A majestic old man sat on a children's swing watching the merry-go-round rotate.He was being served with many fruits."Ah, pity me, old man. I have six grandchildren but no one comes to meet me. Who has this kind of bad luck? Ah!"The person who was handing him fruits twitched the corners of his mouth."Sir, you kicked the young master out just last week."The old man turned around."Then why didn't he come back? I kicked him but he could walk back. He doesn't want to. I know."This time, the man sighed."Sir, the eldest master will arrive today."The old man who was basking in the sun stood up like a spring. The leisure energy was gone and he walked towards his study. His steps were brisk and no signs were showing he was weak."That kid is coming. Why don't you tell me earlier?"The old man quickly changed his clothes and he lay on the bed sleeping."Give me some sign when he comes, okay? I'll sleep till then."The butl
CEO'S WEALTHY CONTRACT BRIDE 41. A surprise visit
Lia looked at the unfamiliar person in the request column and then she opened the account.It seemed like an old grandpa used this account to talk about his granddaughter. He wrote almost everything.My granddaughter passed her college entrance test. I'm cooking her favorite meal ^ ^My supervisor was caught feigning illness. His grandson took him out by force ^o^Distortion of morality. My old friend ate ice cream behind my back. *sad face*Lia laughed at the wowees. But she still hesitated. She was okay with following because many people followed her. But being a friend, she and to think, right?Then she saw the message request."Sorry, child. My granddaughter followed you from my account. She was about to delete it but I kept it the same."Now, she got it. Lia's account had all kinds of technical stuff. And it made sense that some college students followed it to get project ideas. "It's okay, sir."Lia followed back. She had no issues with good senior citizens. And Lia knew to che
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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
