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Chapter 23 - Why was she there?

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The atmosphere became cold as soon as Mr. Anderson uttered those words to his daughter. It seemed as though time stopped for that brief moment. Even Mrs. Catherine who had been eavesdropping upstairs, had to come down from her hiding place out of shock and majorly, fear.

Nobody expected it coming. It was a massive hit to everyone who heard it. Mrs. Catherine was left speechless even as she got to where the father and daughter were. It didn't take long before her husband walked out of the living room, taking the route into his study room and she followed suit. Obviously, to talk things out with him on behalf of their daughter.

On the other hand, was Lora who came in some minutes ago. She barely had the chance to make her presence known amidst all the drama when her father's stance was made.

Her lips slowly curled into a mischievous smile as she crossed her hands against her chest, staring at her half-sister with a raised brow. The shock and pain written over Brittany's face was what sh
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  • Married To The Casanova CEO   Chapter 24 - Jake was an opportunist.

    Ace's POVJake wrapped Brittany's hands around his neck as he pulled her up. He lifted her purse to his other hand, but it didn't end there. He slipped his hands in her waist, leading her out and a deep frown crept to my face. I almost felt like stomping towards them to punch out all of his teeth. That way he would avoid touching what was mine. Wait! What did I just think? I must be out of my mind. Brittany was obviously loving it, since she looked comfortable being in his arms.“It's really her. Since when did she start coming here? Hey! Shouldn't you follow them? She seemed drunk to me.” Alex said, turning to face me at the last minute.“There would be no need. She looked so comfortable with her companion, so why should I bother?” I freed my hands from Elvira's grip to take my previous seat. I poured myself a drink and gulped it down all at once.“Dude! She is your wife and is drunk. If there's anyone to take her home in that state, then it should be you. You can't leave her in th

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  • Married To The Casanova CEO   Chapter 25 - What Lora was up to.

    Brittany's POVThe loud ringing above my head was what awakened me from the deep slumber that I wished lasted. As my eyes momentarily fluttered open, my hands reached out for the small clock on my bedside shelf and I turned it off. Then I sat up to rest on the headboard due to how light I felt at the moment.My entire body ached, that I felt like crap. It was obviously from too much alcohol yesterday. After what I tagged as the 'outrageous encounter' with dad yesterday, my whole body became numb and mind blank, especially when he just finished uttering those words, “then, your sister will have to get pregnant for him and become the CEO.” It felt as though someone would just wake me up from the disastrous nightmare.Everything was still fresh in my head, despite drowning myself in alcohol yesterday. Well, that was why I hated alcohol. It would only make one forget everything at that point then the next day, all memories would come rushing back.It was Jake's idea to clear my head in th

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  • Married To The Casanova CEO   Chapter 26 - An unwelcomed visit.

    ~~ Brittany's POV ~~“Misuse of the company's funds?” I repeated as I assimilated Clarissa words.I couldn't be more surprised to hear those words. It wasn't like I hadn't suspected this, but it was actually so shocking that she could really use that method.I had thought she would go extra miles, something even far dangerous than this, just to ruin me but as dumb as she turned out to be, she just had to use something like embezzling the company's funds. Tchh!My gaze raised to meet my personal assistant's once again, and it gave her the go ahead to proceed with her reports. “Yes. It was as you've said. The expenses used for the past few weeks doesn't meet up with the weekly financial reports she hands down.”Well, given that the company's financial reports were usually submitted to dad as he was still in charge of the company affairs, it was just so clear that she could try to do something as such.Now that I was aware of what her plan was about, it was time to turn things around in

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  • Married To The Casanova CEO   Chapter 27 - Past deed.

    Elvira could only watch in silence as Brittany pointed a finger towards the door, especially since she understood what it meant. Her anger knew no bounds and as she grabbed her purse, she hissed then scrambled out of the office.The only reason she was leaving that easily was because that was Brittany's company after all. The last thing she wanted was to be thrown out disgracefully, of which she knew Brittany wouldn't hesitate to do. Coming to the company in the first place was because of her doubts in Ace's marriage. Yes, she was fully aware that it was arranged by his father but somehow, she felt Ace also wanted the marriage even if he didn't show it. She had known him for long, way before he met Brittany in college and had eyes only for him. He also returned the gestures back then until he met Brittany and got in a serious relationship with her. That ruined her chance of being with him, but she wasn't willing to give up.“He is mine and mine alone.” She mumbled under her breath a

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  • Married To The Casanova CEO   Chapter 28 - Plans with Kylie.

    ~~~~Brittany's POV~~~The restaurant's atmosphere was cozy and bright. Just like I wanted. It was an inviting and attractive surrounding. All thanks to Clarissa, who studied my tastes in these things so well.Eating dinner with Kylie was going smooth. Though, I felt his eyes stealing glances at me at intervals, I pretended not to notice as I focused on my meal.I picked my glass of wine as I inhaled the sweet flavor emitting from the freshly decanted red wine for a moment before sipping it.“We finally had dinner together.” He finally started a conversation.Exactly, what I waited for.“You always wanted to have dinner. So I thought, why not? Like you said, there was nothing wrong with getting to know each other. Co-workers could also be friends.” I managed not to sneer to the last part of my sentence as I shrugged off like it was no big deal.“I'm really honored. A mere worker having dinner with you is rare, so I'm glad to be here with you.” He replied, and I just chuckled lightly.I

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  • Married To The Casanova CEO   Chapter 29 - Brittany was in trouble.

    ~~~Ace's POV~~~I glanced at my wristwatch and sighed for the umpteenth time. The evening was fast approaching as Charlotte kept making unending selections. Soon, she stepped out of the dressing room with a considerable smile on her face.“So, how do I look?” She asked twirling around in the yellow dress.I scoffed out loud, “you've asked that question for a zillion time, and I remembered answering all of them.” “Those were all different dresses and sure needs different comments on them. This is also different, so I want another comment on it as well.” She rolled her eyes and crossed her arms against her chest.“Next time, do this with your friends and not waste my time.” “Tchh, you see your little sister for the first in a while, and you're acting this way? Gosh, I wonder what elder brother I've got.” She hollered and rolled her eyes once again as she glared at me.“A very handsome and popular brother.” I shrugged out a reply and she scoffed out.“I'm going to get changed now. It l

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  • Married To The Casanova CEO   Chapter 30 - What could ruin Lora.

    The door opened, revealing Kylie in his prisoner's uniform as his hands were cuffed together. He was made to sit on one of the empty seats before the warden left him alone with Lora in the visitation room.Almost immediately, Lora's hand went directly to his face, smacking him as hard as she could. That actually shocked the hell out of Kylie. Another ear deafening slap hit his face from the other side, and he flashed his gaze immediately back to Lora, his eyes staring daggers at her as his blood boiled in anger. If only he wasn't cuffed, then maybe.......“You piece of shit! How dare you do this to me? How could you have ruin my plan like this?” Lora asked, ignoring the vicious gaze she was receiving from Kylie.All that mattered was the course of rage surging through her. Kylie, doing what they both never planned together really pissed her off coupled with the fact that it could affect her plans.“You tried to sleep with another woman despite all I've done for you?” She scoffed and s

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  • Married To The Casanova CEO   Authors Note:

    Hi, lovelies.❤️ At this point, I'm convinced that you're enjoying this book and would love to see to the end (I'm also as curious as you are). Hence, I need you to help me out. Please drop exciting comments on your thoughts about each chapter, wonderful reviews and vote your beautiful gems. Thank you and see you in the next chapter. 🥰

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  • Married To The Casanova CEO   Chapter 80 - He has PTSD.

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  • Married To The Casanova CEO   Chapter 78 - What he turned into.

    ~~ Brittany's POV ~~"Everything has been prepared for the meeting and everyone is waiting for your arrival, Ma'am.""Fine, let's go." The door opened and Jake came in. He was hesitant at first as he stepped closer, his hands clasped together in front. "Please, we need to talk." He stated almost inaudibly, his eyes simply boring into mine."Excuse us, Clarissa." I said and walked back to stand behind my desk.Clarissa left without hesitation, and I was all alone with Jake, who was still gawking at me like he was suddenly tongue-tied."You don't have all day to talk to me. There are more important things I have to do.""Um... I didn't mean to delay you or anything. I...just wanted to speak about us." He stuttered out, taking a deep breath afterward. "It's absolutely fine if you're too busy to talk now. We can do that some other time, maybe discuss over dinner later tonight.""Say whatever you have to say right here, there won't be a second chance for this discussion." I chipped in wi

  • Married To The Casanova CEO   Chapter 77 - Familiar eyes.

    ~~ Ace's POV ~~I could feel people raiding their eyes on me as I walked into the company; many ladies throwing flirtatious gazes while some murmured amongst themselves. Moments later, a group of people walked up to me, stopping in front of me."Mr. Ace, it's a great honor to have you here. Please come with me, the president is pleased to welcome you to the company." One of the men amongst them stated with a small smile."I'm not here to see him." I corrected and glanced everywhere else but them. "Where is his daughter? I'm here to see her instead." I glanced back at them and could feel their embarrassment, especially on the man's face."Oh, Ms Elvira? I'll take you to her. She's in her dressing room. Come with me, please." One of the ladies offered, walking away and I followed suit.These were one of the numerous companies that A&C enterprise invested in but it was actually the first time I'd been there without the CEO title, i.e when there wasn't any official occasion going on. Afte

  • Married To The Casanova CEO   Chapter 76 - I don't want you around.

    ~~ Brittany's POV ~~I woke up to the beeping sounds beside me as I managed to sit upright on the bed. My body ached badly, like I had been lying on this bed longer than usual and my head throbbed slightly with headache. I felt heavy all of a sudden at the discomfort and I moved my gaze around the strange environment until they stopped on Clarissa sitting on a white couch."Ma'am, you're awake." She said as our gaze met, and she rose to her feet, walking towards me immediately."What happened?" I asked, looking around the ward once again. "Why am I in a hospital? And how long have I been here?""You've been unconscious for over a day, ma'am," Clarissa replied before making me rest my back on the pillows behind."But how did I end up..." The door suddenly opened causing me to pause as I turned towards the direction. Ace halted near the door briefly before hurrying towards me in the next second while the doctor just strolled casually behind him."How are you feeling, Mrs. Miller?" The

  • Married To The Casanova CEO   Chapter 75 - Her Father's Side Chick?

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  • Married To The Casanova CEO   Chapter 74 - Heartbroken.

    ~~ Ace's POV ~~Many would say that I was speaking under the influence of alcohol and even as they finally agreed to sign the contract, I could still feel some of their astonished gazes on me. They all looked like they weren't the same set of people who weren't willing to give us a second of their time earlier.The truth of the matter was that I couldn't bear to see Brittany caught in a tight spot. I could feel it earlier when she spoke to them that she was nervous, and that was the height of it all. The Brittany I knew in business affairs was usually so confident and sometimes, it was not easy to oppose her in business matters. Many of our business partners were aware of that.As we eventually signed all the necessary parts, the deal was sealed successfully with two people from my legal team present, as I promised. They had smiles plastered over their faces, every one of them except for the old man who happens to be the town leader."We hope you don't disappoint us the second time be

  • Married To The Casanova CEO   Chapter 73 - Ace's announcement.

    ~~ Brittany's POV ~~"I asked the others to think of a solution, but nothing seems to come to my mind. It's super annoying but I can't just let this go. I need to do something to prevent a disaster.""It's not the end for you, you know.""And you?" I asked, clearly irritated that I was the only one worried about the whole thing while Ace was looking the less bothered.As over an hour had passed, all he did was pacify me when I got overly worried. He even ordered our lunch through the hotel's room service and while eating, he didn't allow the topic till we finished eating. That moment felt passionate as my toes curled at how caring he was. "The both of us can't possibly be too worried at the same time. Then who would motivate who to stop overthinking?" He tilted his head to the left as if trying to seek answers through my eyes.That had me roll my eyes. As much as I wanted to deny it, he was right. One person had to stay in their right frame of mind to avoid losing it. I made my way o

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