A CEO's Revenge Marriage Accidentally in Love

Chapter 38

Hannah

I’m warming my cold hands on my coffee cup. It’s a nice morning, but I’m one of those who freeze even when it’s warm.

A growl from the carpet makes me smile. The puppy is fighting a toy on the floor, and Tobias is shaving inside the bathroom. But I don’t hear his machine going anymore, so maybe he is done.

“What do you think?”

I look up at Tobias when he walks into the kitchen. He is wearing all casual clothing: a black hoodie and a pair of jeans. Everything sits tight on his tall body. It looks good, and he smiles on top of the cherry while his fingers touch his smooth, shaven jaw.

“It looks good,” his eyes lit up at the compliment. Butterflies bite me at that, and I tap the seat beside me, already nervous about what I’m about to tell him. “Come here. I have something I need to tell you.”

Curiosity glimmers in his eyes. It makes my heart pound even faster. I’m slightly afraid to give the news, but I know I’m being silly. I have nothing to fear. Announcing my pregnancy will make my husband happy. Tobias will be thrilled. Because this is what he wants… right?

I hope?

He sits beside me, his palms resting on his muscular thighs while he looks at me all expectantly. “Yes?”

“So, I’m…” I trail off, and Tobias seems to be holding back a laugh. His eyes are amused as if he finds it. entertaining that I’m speechless. And he looks so beautiful it’s dizzying thinking he will be my child’s daddy.

“Are you nervous about something?” Tobias asks and reaches out his hand, placing it over my colder

one.

“Yeah…”

Before I can object, he rises from his chair, and I’m scooped up from mine. A giggle slips out of my lips, but not because I’m shocked to be carried. It’s just that Tobias looks so grumpy. His lips have

have told

smile. “It’s not

like ice… I bet your toes are the same. We need to buy you

outside,” I point out. “And you can

tighter around me. “You’re lucky to have a husband who is a walking furnace. I will

his

is such a thoughtful

I murmur. “Love you

Tobias pokes me with his nose. “My

the couch. He

My heart swells.

my legs wrap around his waist. He smells like Christmas spices, and

my neck and runs his hands over

him. I find Sarah scary

rasps. “Sarah makes me anxious. And when she visited me, I dreamt nightmares about these unlikely scenarios of her somehow managing to break us apart. It would tear me

to meet his eyes. My good feelings grow when I see the stark terror in his eyes. He is speaking the truth and parts his

to rip the marriage contract apart, Hannah. I want to become your real husband. My only fear is that I’m older than you. I don’t want you to one day look back at me and loathe me for stealing your

and I

I want. I don’t care that he comes with baggage and that he has lived a life before. me. It also doesn’t

That’s all that matters.

want you,” I say in a determined tone. “You won’t be stealing my future away from me; you will give my life meaning. You already have. I’m blessed