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Ethan sat at the table with Cassidy for lunch but it was obvious his attention was not present much to the annoyance of Cassidy who clenched her fists below the table. She tried to bring his attention to her, “Ethan? Is something wrong with the food? Isn’t it to your liking? I can prepare something else for you.”She made to get up but he put out his hand to stop her, “I’m perfectly fine with it, there’s no need.”She tampered down her annoyance at the fact that he wasn’t giving her a chance to stun him with her culinary skills. He was always eager to gobble up Jane’s cooking and didn’t even want to share.“Are you sure? You haven’t eaten a lot from your plate.”She tilted her head in a way that she assumed was attractive and tried to hold his hand across the table but he withdrew it.“Ethan, what is it? You are withdrawing from me and it’s not fair, I’m your best friend. Now you don’t even talk to me anymore.”“I’ve been hearing what you’ve been saying, Ivy. And I do feel the need to
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“Young Master Toby?”“Yes, it’s me. Now open the gate, I need to see my dear, elder brother.”The security guard let the slide open and Toby’s driver drove up into the driveway of Ethan’s mansion. He had suspicions about the kidnapping situation not reaching his brother’s ears.His brother had that lapdog, Bruce, always giving him firsthand information so there was simply no way that crippled brother of his had no news about Jane’s kidnapping.“We’re here, Young Master.” The driver’s reminder pulled him from his thoughts and he alighted from the car once his door was opened.He strode into the mansion while the guards watched him like a hawk and had their ears pinned for movements.The sight in front of him stunned him and his eyes fluttered from one side to the other as he asked with confusion written over his features.“What’s going on here?”Ethan was seated at one end of the couch with Cassidy at the other end and a ring between both of them.“Elder brother,” Toby called with mirth
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Ethan stormed off into his study after Toby left. Cassidy tried to go after him but was stopped by the guard standing by the staircase.“Get out of my way,” she said with gritted teeth, “I’m sure your Young Master would love to know exactly how you treated his soon to be wife.”The guard let out a mocking belly laugh, “You think I would be scared by your little threats? Well think again. You think because he handed you a ring, it automatically makes you lord over anything?”Cassidy stood with gritted teeth, glaring at the guard who always tested and infuriated her to no end. He didn’t care about her or anything she did and was not even scared of being reported to Ethan.“You should be, I can help you lose your job at the snap of a finger, same with the others of your kind. You think you have an opinion but you really don’t, all you can do is stand still, move about and fulfill orders… just like a robot.”The guard's face went cold and hard as he glared down at her. His brows became lik
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Jane walked through the airport pulling her luggage with her, Bruce and Maurice walked on either side of her. They were dressed exotically and the aura around them made heads turn.They got done with all the formalities and boarded their flight which took off a few minutes later.The flight landed two hours later then they drove Bruce's Escalator that had been dropped off by the hotel staff an hour ago.“Young Madam, please text Miss Lee and let her know to get ready to meet us at the restaurant once her class is over.”“Oh alright. Pass me your phone, I think mine has been deactivated or something, it stopped working back in W County. That's why I couldn't call anyone.”Bruce and Maurice glanced at each other but Jane's head was bowed with her attention on the phone so she didn't notice.She shot Ivy a quick message as Bruce had directed.Back in Sunnybrook. Restaurant after class.She had a wide grin on her face as she anticipated meeting her best friend again. Her mind slipped to Ca
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The engagement party had begun and Cassidy had begun receiving guests at the entrance to the mansion. She was extravagantly dressed from head to toe and beaming.She had to greet the guests alone as Ethan had gone back to his ruse of being a cripple but she preferred it this way, it gave her the opportunity to speak to these people without Ethan's shadow.The guests scrutinized the decorations and set up. Although they didn't speak, each had the same thought… too much!The women in particular eyed the wedding decorations and tutted. Some even began whispering.“If this was what the bride to be settled on for engagement party decorations with few people then I wonder how the actual wedding decorations would be.”“Her choices reek of new money.”“That's offensive to the new money people who actually have taste.”“Then it must be that the rumors are true.”“Rumors?”“You haven't heard? I heard it over the radio on the way here, she's the unwanted mistress.”Someone turned to whisper too a
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Everyone waited for his words with bated breath. He looked at Jane with wonder at her discovery of the hidden functions of the necklace.“Yes, she's correct.”There was an uproar as the guests began to speak again but this time more boldly.“Ha! So she wanted to become a phoenix?”“She'll forever remain a chicken even though she bears the Owen family name.”“They were such a classy bunch, who knew their remaining relative would turn out like this and ruin their good name.”“She's a prime example to teach young ladies what not to become.”“So Ethan Harrington would have married this ninny if his wife hadn't shown up today?”“I can't imagine how his life would turn out then, his wife is really his lucky charm.”Ethan was livid but he composed himself and dismissed the guests.“Dear guests, thank you for coming and as you have probably figured out, this engagement will not happen. I apologize for showing you our embarrassment.”They got the hint and began to leave one by one while whisper
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Bruce took Jane to the room where he had put all her things in storage, Jane assessed the room and decided.“We're not moving my things back to the master bedroom, Bruce. I like it here way better,” she said with a small smile.Bruce was a little taken aback at her decisiveness but he wasn't surprised at her decision, he had to admit that he would have been a little disappointed if she let everything go.“Yes, Young Madam.”“Wait a minute.”“What?” Did she change her mind? This simply wouldn't do, she had to be a little more hard-hearted.“Why have you been calling me Young Madam and not Young Mistress like you always did?”Bruce blinked. That was it? He thought it was going to be something else.“Bruce?”“Ah yes, well Dr. Owen was sort of a mistress so we would rather not sully your name like that. Young Madam is better.”“Oh,” she said surprised, “Ok.”She had never thought it would be something like that.They turned to continue setting up the room when Ethan's guard and two others
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After Arnold left, Ethan's sour mood returned. He walked to the balcony attached to their room and stood with his hands in his pockets.He began to wonder if he had gone about all this the wrong way but he had no choice. His wife was innocent, he knew that all along.He trusted her, that was why he had let her stay at the home of the Davenport family in W County.He had found out about Cassidy’s plans the moment she had started reacting strangely and showing jealousy after he introduced Jane to her as his wife.The Cassidy he knew was never clingy about their friendship or overstepped boundaries, no one would even know they were friends based on the fact that they share the same personality.Which was why he knew something was wrong.Bruce had been an amazing help in all of this, heck all his guards did well bottling up the extreme hatred they all held for Cassidy.But he had to admit, he hadn't known Bruce was that good at inciting people when he told Cassidy that no one could eat the
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Jane woke up in an abandoned warehouse north of the city.Because the wedding was tomorrow, Jane had been resting very early recently and even slept in separate rooms with Ethan.Ever since they started having sex, her husband's self-control seemed to evaporate every night, as if he wanted to make up for years of deprivation.It drained Jane of her energy, leaving her unable to wake up the next morning. Ivy had laughed about it at her expense for a long time.However, Jane did not expect to receive a call from the old folks' home the day before her wedding. They had said that her grandmother was dying and wanted to see her for the last time.After careful consideration, Jane decided to grant her request. Ethan had been very busy recently as most of his businesses were conducted domestically now.Now, Ethan had changed and was stepping into new shoes as a new man, so Jane chose to pop down and come back without disturbing him.Unexpectedly, as soon as she stepped into the ward, her gra
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Jane was stunned silly, his father had gone that far?“Jane?...”“Continue, I'm listening. How did he even know her in the first place?”“He had an ulterior motive that he didn't want to handle directly so when Claire orchestrated the accident that took the Owens' lives, he secretly contacted her and threatened her with it.”“She was only too ready to comply with his orders. Claire had initially thought that Cassidy and I would be married when we were older and she apparently… liked me.”“So she figured marrying me as Cassidy would solve that for her but you came into the picture, she was receptive to my father's orders.”“He had told her to get you out of the house in anyway possible and he would take it from there…”“So?”“He arranged the robbery… when your passport was stolen. You would be stuck there if you didn't have it.”“He had arranged for you to meet Brock Davenport at the hospital so he would take you with him…”“Hold on, so Brock knew?”“He was in on it because my father p
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Ethan's eyes went wide, Bruce put his hands on his head and Arnold stumbled a bit.The officer finally decided he had had enough and left after tucking the speeding ticket into Bruce's pocket. He shook his head and mumbled, “Rich people and their problems”.When he had come out to work today, he had not expected to see the drama from the novellas his wife always watched in real life.The other guards stood by silently, watching and wishing they had not given in to this Young Miss. She wouldn't have been able to come here on her own.Jane clenched her fists and finally decided she had had enough and she let her words out without filtering them one bit.“Now listen here, you poor excuse of a noblesse daughter,” Everyone's eyes went wide, “I do not care where you have come from, your money, title or none of that shit.”“That is all you will say in front of me. You open your gutter and utter one more word, I will make sure to give you what your abductors did not.”“A new facial reconstruc
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Jane sneered at the television in disdain and picked up her phone to call Bruce.When he finally picked up, she stated abruptly, “Tell your Young Master not to come back!”“He should not set foot in the villa. I have changed the passcode so he shouldn't bother with anything.”__________Bruce was stunned and immediately walked up to Ethan who was on his way out after the conference was done.“Young Master, the Young Madam called.”A smile bloomed on his stoic face at the mention of his Jane.“She said not to bother coming back and that she has changed the passcode of the villa.”Ethan's smile fell and an overwhelming sense of panic set in, he ran off to the parking lot with Bruce hot on his tail, both ignoring the calls of Cassidy.He got to the car and frantically gestured for Arnold to unlock it. They both got in with a confused but alert Arnold wondering what the problem was.“To the villa, as fast as you can go!”Arnold started the car and raced out of the parking lot, no one noti
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Ethan opened his eyes first and glanced at the alarm clock on his own bedside table. It read 6:00am, he turned to admire his wife with her hair fanned out on the pillow.Smiling at the memory of last night, he tucked a stray lock of hair away from her face. It had taken some time and serious work to convince her but he did.He had to go pick up Cassidy from the abductors’ den. His guards had infiltrated the den the night before and rounded them up in minutes.They were no match for these ones as they were former mercenaries he had given shelter, a job and a new life.Ethan got up reluctantly to take a shower. All he wanted to do was stay with his little wife in bed and cuddle.He would have that soon enough, bringing back the annoying little critter was more important at the moment since his jet was more convenient than a commercial flight.Shooting Bruce a text to pick him up, he then proceeded to accessorize before planting two kisses on her lips and forehead.He left once Bruce let
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Jane's eyes fluttered open and the soreness of her lady bits hit her like a train, she recalled what had happened and blushed. She had finally consummated her marriage.The rumbling of her stomach jolted her from her thoughts, she was hungry. She sniffed the air and smiled, he was in the kitchen.She had a quick shower and tip toed out of the room, she peeked into the kitchen and watched her husband's back muscles ripple as he plated the pasta he just cooked.“Jane, baby, get over here and sit. I can feel your eyes on my back,” he chuckled and she scrunched her nose as she blushed in embarrassment.“That's impossible, how did you know?” She took a seat at the kitchen island and beamed at her plate.“I heard you close the bedroom door. Letting the door close noisily is not exactly wise if you were trying to sneak up on me.”He pinched her cheeks still rosy from her shower. She dug into the pasta with gusto, moaning at the first bite.Ethan swallowed as his brain fed him with flashbacks
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Ethan kissed her again and laid her down on the messy covers. Leaning forward, he let his mouth linger on the shell of her ear, his breath tickling her neck.Jane shuddered at his touch, eyes bright and hazy with the eagerness to learn and desire pooling in her belly.He lightly traced her jawline with his nose, enjoying the way her breath hitched.Jane felt she could burst into flames at any moment, feeling goosebumps spread down her neck and chest. He had barely touched her but she was ready to melt into a puddle.Ethan wasted no time sinking his hand into the hair at the nape of her neck with a mild grip. His free hand slipped around her body and palmed her ass as his lips hovered barely an inch over hers, making her moan into his mouth.It felt like he was everywhere at once and all she could do was hold onto him and take it. Then his mouth travelled down her neck, sucking and nipping, she was now practically panting.Ethan sunk to his knees by the bed in front of her, tugging at
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The cops tried to talk her out of it as she backed the exit and attempted to leave with the hostage but was quickly immobilized by two bullets from a Ruger SR22.Shot on target by a retired female general and shattered her kneecaps.She was quickly dragged out and calm was restored within the shocked guests.“I would like to state that the real Cassidy Owen is safe and will be returning soon, that's all.”Ethan walked out amidst shouts for interview requests from the reporters and stunned silence from the rest of the audience.Only the comments from the live stream was active even after he left.He rushed to the car and settled in, thinking of how cool he must have looked.“Take me to the villa instead, and don't wait. I will be sleeping with my wife today.”Bruce and Arnold glanced at each other, understanding their Young Master's intentions so when they dropped him off in front of the gates of the villa, they shouted some encouraging words.“Take care, Young Master. You have to do i
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There was an uproar both at the event and in the comment section of the live stream. The directors stood stunned at his statement and the reporters began taking pictures and video cameras were focused on the people at the doors of the vault.Jane went mute in front of the television while Ivy screamed in surprise.Cassidy went pale in fear and horror but composed herself and tried to defend herself.“Mr. Harrington, we have been friends for many years but I do not think I like this joke.”“Friends? I have no recollection of ever being friends with a wannabe imposter. That is extremely beneath me and very insulting.”“Mr. Harrington,” the older director, Mr Jenkins, called out to him, “You do realize that you can't just say things like this…”“Oh I can, because I've known my friend since childhood and that… is not my friend.”“Ethan, if this is about what happened at your house with your wife… I apologize. However, you can't disrupt my inauguration because you want to be petty…”“Petty
