All Chapters of ENTANGLED WITH MY CONTRACTED HUSBAND : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

"Haven!" Alexis exclaimed, half-laughing, half-protesting. "Put me down, you caveman!""As you wish," Haven replied, unceremoniously dropping her onto the bed. Alexis bounced on the mattress, her red hair fanning out around her like a fiery halo.Alexis sat up in bed, beside her was an empty space. Haven had already left for work. Even though their relationship wasn’t born out of romantic love, it was at least solid. Even though there were moments Alexis had doubts.Pushing off the negative thoughts, Alexis headed to the loo and carried out her morning ritual, feeling both anxious and eager for the day. As she adjusted her pencil skirt and white top, she spoke to herself in the mirror. "Alexis, you can handle this; there are just some job interviews left. No pressure.”As I walked towards the towering office building, She was trembling and needed a moment to regain. Herself before going into the building and approaching the receptionist."Despite being nervous, Alexis said, "Good morn

Cassandra followed Haven to his office. She tried to arrange the papers on his desk. The scent of her perfume shifted towards Haven making him a little bit uncomfortable. He kept readjusting his seat, trying to distract his mind which was already fixed on Cassandra at that moment."Is there anything else you need, Mr. Haven?" Cassandra asked, her voice low and sounding like someone on a mission.Haven cleared his throat. "No, that will be all for now, thank you."Cassandra didn't move. Instead, she perched on the edge of his desk, crossing her legs deliberately. "Are you sure? I'd be happy to stay late and help you relax." Her fingers trailed along the edge of his desk, inching closer to his hand.Haven's discomfort grew. He valued Cassandra as an employee, but her recent behavior had become increasingly inappropriate. "Cassandra," he said firmly, "I appreciate your offer, but it's unnecessary. Please, go home and enjoy your evening."As she turned to leave the office, she intentional

Frowning, Haven turned to Cassandra. "Have you seen Alexis? I need to find my wife.”She nodded. "I saw her heading towards the elevators a few minutes ago, sir. She seemed to be in a hurry."Haven knew Alexis won’t just come into the office if not she had a good and solid reason. The fact that she came to look for him because he was late at work was a testament of how solid their relationship was, which was about to go into ruins because of a moment of weakness.Haven ran towards the elevators, his mind focused to set things right. While he waited for one to arrive, he quickly tried to recompose and rehearse what he would say to Alexis. At this point he couldn't just go and meet her unprepared. How will he begin? How could he still savage the relationship? How could he explain his actions?The elevator dinged and the door slowly opened. To his surprise, here was Alexis, looking dejected. Their eyes met and time froze with no one saying anything to each other."Alexis," Haven said, st

As she walked, her phone began to buzz incessantly in her purse. She knew without looking that it was Haven, probably calling to beg for forgiveness or to spin some elaborate lie. Alexis yanked the phone out and turned it off with a vicious jab of her thumb.As the sun set while Alexis was in the neighborhood near a small park. She sat on the bench and was immediately exhausted. The events of the last few hours kept replaying in her head and every replay brought about a new wave of pain and anger."Excuse me, miss?" a concerned voice broke through her deep thoughts. "Are you alright?"Alexis brought her face up and saw an elderly woman looking at her with kind eyes. Only for her to start crying all over again."I'm fine," Alexis lied, forcing a smile. "Just having a rough day."The woman nodded sympathetically. "We all have those, dear. Whatever it is, this too shall pass." As the elderly woman continued to be on her way, Alexis just couldn’t get her mind past those words. This too s

"It was a moment of weakness," Haven pleaded. "I've been under so much stress with the merger, and Cassandra was there, and... God, I know it sounds pathetic. I'm not trying to make excuses. I just want you to understand that it wasn't about her. It wasn't about us lacking something."Alexis scraped the now-overcooked eggs onto a plate, her appetite gone. "You're right, it does sound pathetic," she said, her voice barely above a whisper. "Because all I understand is that when things got tough, instead of coming to your wife, you turned to someone else."Haven reached out, his hand hovering inches from Alexis's shoulder before he thought better of it and let it fall to his side. "I made a horrible mistake, Alexis. One I'll regret for the rest of my life. But please, don't throw away our marriage because of it. We can work through this. We can go to counseling, take some time away, anything you want. Just please don't give up on us."Alexis allowed the freedom of her thoughts to think a