A CEO's Revenge Marriage Accidentally in Love

Chapter 48

Chapter 48

Jake

I’m not a very talkative person… or well. I talk easily to those close to me, and then I act reserved toward newcomers. I’ve always been like this, even from a young age. This made it hard for me to make friends as a kid,

but I was never bothered by that.

Winnie, my childhood friend and old

neighbor, made me feel seen throughout my

childhood.

Instead of ignoring me like everyone else

did, Winnie included me in everything. We were partners in crime, and I fell for her because she always smiled and made my day

better.

This is why Winnie has been on my brain for the past twenty-two years. People claim kids can’t fall in love and don’t know what those

emotions are, but trust me when I say that

I’ve loved Winnie for years. She has always been the one, but I’m starting to believe she doesn’t deserve me.

In the end, I never mattered as much to her

as she did to me…

I try to push that feeling aside and focus on the tacos I’m making. I chop some

vegetables and put some meat on the stove.

Winnie is sitting by the table, glancing at me whenever she thinks I’m not noticing it. Now that I’ve voiced my thoughts to her, she suddenly sees me, but karma is a bitch

because I wasn’t born yesterday. It will take

miracle for me to regain my interest in

Vell…

ou don’t get over someone you’ve liked for ears in a day, but I’m certainly chillier

ward her now. I asked Winnie to do

rands with me because I was too chicken

it to ask her out on a date. And what does

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she do? Break my freaking heart.

I’m still hurting….

However, she bought me the cookies we used to steal from the cupboard as kids, so my heart isn’t entirely frozen over. I’m also a nice guy, so it’s not like I won’t be her

friend.

“Jake?” Winnie asks in a low voice.

I don’t look at her from where I’m standing by the counter. My sole focus is on the cucumbers that I’m chopping for our tacos. ” Mhm?”

“I’m an asshole.”

smile. Almost.

Winnie is now getting up from her seat. “I want to make it

a klutz and would probably

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fingers.

to help

don’t want

visit the hospital.

it! I’m

turn to stone when Winnie determinedly

stand beside me. She is much shorter than

stinking adorable, and my heart flutters

It’s frustrating.

to turn the other way, but I’m drawn in by her beautiful eyes.

  1. Have there ever been a more tortured

man?

gorgeous, and it’s hard to stay mad at someone who makes your heart sing oudly in your chest.

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sigh when she grabs a

her half-blind, and if Winnie doesn’t put up her

around your

heart clenches, but I ignore that feeling. “But I don’t

at her. Winnie is definitely living a dangerous life, and I open a drawer to take out a rubber band. “First off, you need to put

She blinks up at

this once. “It’s what you

behind Winnie and mash down

up. I’m mad at her, damn

you’ve made it

life.”

not that

ran into a pole

of high

excited showing around the

ears turns

a one-time

shit happens…’

Pretty sure that’s why you started to hold on to my arm. ” I smile at the memory. It’s a fond one. And you picked me, not Mark, because according to you, I was heavier

emergency.”

are you remembering

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things?!”

and Winnie turns tense when I

hair in

instinct telling me to hug the shit out

me whenever I’m next to

remember how you slipped and fell on your ass earlier today at the hospital.”

exclaims. “I didn’t think anyone saw me! I was on my way to

whole spectacle. Kinda wish I had filmed the entire thing. It was funny.”

touch her all over, see where else she can

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look away

Winnie, I find more things to admire about her appearance, which is not good. I’m supposed

her, not count the freckles on her

hands me a shy smile. “I’ve never

that for me before.”

mutter and nod at the

the

in a bowl.”

“Yes, sir!”

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